Exciting Comics
#50
(August 1946)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1946-06-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (president)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Terror [Bob Benton]
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; machine guns; revolvers; robbery; United States Mint; vaults
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- CC-693
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can a man actually be alive...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Mr. Prentiss; Edgar Nugent
[no title indexed]
Crash Carter, Air Cadet / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- CC-561
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When criminals take to the skies...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Crash Carter; Stew; Louie; Frank Andrews (crook)
The Last Word
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charles S. Strong (credited)
- Pencils
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- George Meade was working late...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- George Meade; Billy Meade; George (crook); Red (crook)
The Case of the Million Dollar Bequest
The Crime Crushers / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- CC-445
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Crazy business, Ploopie...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; "Frank the Itch" (crook); Duke (crook); Mrs. Geraldine Fordyce; Eames (driver)
Bellboy Detective
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)
- Pencils
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eddie Quinn was just sixteen years old...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Eddie Quinn; John Barton (hotel manager); Mrs. Grayson; Doc Lake (druggist)
Death from the Stars
American Eagle / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- CC-449
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- America is now at peace...
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; Dr. Svent; Borman (villain)
Indexer Notes
next appearance in FIGHTING YANK #18
Roundup Time
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charles S. Strong (credited as Chuck Stanley)
- Pencils
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Leo Morey (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill Selden's blacksmith shop was busy.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bill Selden; Harry Selden; Punch Drake (crook); Dillon (crook)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Black Terror -
1.
["Can a man actually be alive..."]
The Black Terror -
2.
["When criminals take to the skies..."]
Crash Carter, Air Cadet -
3.
The Last Word
-
4.
The Case of the Million Dollar Bequest
The Crime Crushers -
5.
Bellboy Detective
-
6.
Death from the Stars
American Eagle -
7.
Roundup Time
-
8.
["Before final victory, Jap plans to invade India..."]
Sergeant Bill King
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