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Issue: Exciting Comics #1 (4) Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1940
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Issues: #1 (4) of 69 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/25/1940
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines [as N. L. Pines] (president)
Disclose 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, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover, newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Max Plaisted
Inker(s): Max Plaisted
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): The Space Rovers
Character(s): Ted Hunt; Jane Martin
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Pages: 1
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The Lost Valley of Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Max Plaisted (signed)
Inker(s): Max Plaisted (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Space Rovers
Character(s): Mara (introduction); Martians; Xark (villain, introduction); Ted Hunt; Jane Martin
First Line: We're almost home, Ted!
Synopsis: A mishap on their way back to Earth causes Ted and Jane to pass by Mars where they spy a damsel in distress.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Ted Crane and the Voice from the Flames

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Mandel
Inker(s): George Mandel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ted Crane
Character(s): An evil scientist (villain, introduction, death); Takima (introduction); Ted Crane; Prof. Hawkins; Betty Hawkins
First Line: Ted Crane, Prof. Hawkins and his daughter, Betty, returning from their adventures in the city of gold, decide to camp for the night near an ancient temple.
Synopsis: Betty has been kidnapped by an evil scientist and Ted Crane comes to her rescue.
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Pages: 8
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The Phony Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Thayer
Inker(s): Raymond Thayer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Mask
Character(s): The Mask [Tony Colby] (District Attorney); Sandra Cummings (Broadway star, death); Dr. Lawrence Reid (villain, introduction, death); Slug Custon (villain); Pat O'Rooney; Bill Kallem; Butch; Dick Granville; Jim Boughton; Carol Smith
First Line: Sandra Cummings, Broadway star, is found a suicide!
Synopsis: The Mask is on the trail of a criminal commiting crimes who is posing as the Mask.
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Pages: 6
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The Theft of the Tank Plans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Mandel (signed)
Penciller(s): George Mandel (signed)
Inker(s): George Mandel (signed)
Colorist(s): George Mandel
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Son of the Gods
Character(s): Dr. John Thesson; Daggett (villain, introduction); Mr. Wheeler; Jane Wheeler
First Line: After saving Europe from the deadly red blight, Thesson leaves for the United States!
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Pages: 10
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The Bootleggers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Thayer [as Ray Thayer] (signed)
Inker(s): Raymond Thayer [as Ray Thayer] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dan Williams, Private Investigator
Character(s): Chris Toomey (villain, introduction); Dan Williams; Gail Parker
First Line: Racketeers open a new offensive!
Synopsis: Dan Williams and Gail Parker break up a bootleg enterprise.
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Pages: 8
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Outlaw Ransom

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jackson Cole
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Jackson Cole ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Buck Sanders; Joe Marsh; Bill Smith; Chuck Wilson; Tom Jones; Mr. Sanders
First Line: Buck Sanders thought it was fun playing that he was a real prospector going home with a load of gold.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Sansone [as Leonard] (signed)
Inker(s): Leonard Sansone [as Leonard] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Bill King
Character(s): Nazis (villain); Sgt. Bill King; Schmidt; Herman
First Line: Sergeant Bill King and his men are under heavy fire!
Synopsis: Sgt. King is sent undercover to retrieve the formula for a new bomb created by the Nazis.
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Pages: 5
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The Firebugs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Thayer ?
Inker(s): Raymond Thayer ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sphinx
Character(s): The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Twist (villain, introduction); Hoppy Moran (villain, introduction); Ann Neville; Cochrane
First Line: Firebugs terrorize the business district!
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Art credits per Alter Ego #111 (July 2012).
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Sergeant Tommy

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Easterly
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: military
Character(s): Tommy Harper; Capt. Harper; Lt. Gray; Mrs. Gray
First Line: Tommy Harper liked living at the fort way off in the African jungle.
Synopsis: Tommy Harper thinks of a way to save the fort that is under attack by local inhabitants while most of its regiment is away.
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Pages: 1
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The Corpse in the Cave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger
Character(s): Sylvia Field; Rodney Field; Jake Norris; Capt. McDowell; Jim Hatfield; Bradley; Pete Jones; Texas Rangers
First Line: Sylvia and Rodney Field hear startling news!
Synopsis: Jake Norris, utilizing underhanded methods, tries to take the Circle 3 ranch.
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Pages: 6
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Mickey wins!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling [as Nord] (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling [as Nord] (signed)
Colorist(s): Klaus Nordling
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Make-Believe Mickey
Character(s): Mickey
Synopsis: Mickey daydreams that he is a great horse rider; reality proves differently.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling [as Nord] (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling [as Nord] (signed)
Colorist(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Make-Believe Mickey
Character(s): Mickey
First Line: Gee! Wish I could do that!
Synopsis: Mickey imagines himself as a great juggler.
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Pages: 1

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