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Exciting Comics
Date | Number: v3 3 | Lang: English (en)
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   By EHowie60
First appearance of The Black Terror. Since his first run ended in 1949, he's been revived about a dozen times.
   By positronic1
A dozen times? I only count four. AC/AmeriComics in guest-appearances in their various titles since 1983; Eclipse Comics in his own 3-issue miniseries and the Total Eclipse crossover event series (1989); Alan Moore's America's Best Comics imprint from DC (in Tom Strong and Terra Obscura) beginning in 2003; and Dynamite's Project Superpowers in 2008, which led to his own series, running 14 issues, plus whatever PSP sequels Dynamite did.
   By SuperScrounge
Pretty sure a few webcartoonists have done their own takes on the Black Terror, such as Curse of the Black Terror which can be found on the Duck Webcomics.
   By The Australian Panther
Here is yet another version of these characters. A few liberties taken in the interpretation, judging by the covers, I think. https://comicvine.gamespot.com/exciting-comics-1/4000-700715/ And Dynamite are on their third Project Superpowers Miniseries. And they also did a dark alternative earth miniseries using the characters. Tom Strong (based on Nedor's original Doc Strange) is now a mainstream DC character. They are not going away anytime soon. Cheers!
   By positronic1
But should I count "MADAM MASK" as exactly the same as a revival of Nedor's MISS MASQUE? I just got that book last week, and the connection seems sufficiently vague, although I guess you might say there are some implied parallels. Dynamite might be trademarking their own versions of the characters now, as well. I guess it's really hard to say what is or isn't a comic book anymore. At one time I wouldn't have counted "fanzines" or "ama-comix", but now anyone can literally draw anything they like and if they have a scanner (or even just a digital camera in their phone) post it to the web, somewhere. Or run a Kickstarter campaign, and if successful, have THAT book printed up. But I was thinking more along the old-school lines of traditional comic book publishers. Also, just to be clear, I'm only counting Black Terror's revival in Dynamite's PSP as ONE revival, regardless of the number of limited series or gaps of months or even years (with no Black Terror appearances) between them, because that's just the nature of the way DE publishes comics, not as the formerly-standard "ongoing" series representing the majority of what they publish. Probably the only TRUE "ongoing" titles DE has (regardless of renumbering) are Red Sonja and Vampirella.
   By paw broon
There was another Terror appearance in a small press b&w title before the implosion. Titled, The Terror, I have it in a box somewhere. Not very good, I'm afraid. If I can find it, I will remind myself how close or far it is from the original.
   By positronic1
Also, I may have left out some very minor appearances like if BT appeared in a crowd scene of Golden Age heroes in some story arc of SAVAGE DRAGON or something. SD has hosted many brief"guest-starring" or "cameo" roles for Golden Age PD characters, but the only ones who've gotten significant roles are Daredevil, Rex Dexter, and (quite recently) Captain Tootsie.
   By positronic1
Oh yeah, and Black Terror (although nearly unrecognizable in this incarnation) was included in a HEROES OF THE NORTH: DARK ORIGINS (another superteam) one-shot from 2012. Not sure if that was a Kickstarter gig or not, but after a cameo appearance in the follow-up HOTN #2, that was the end of that. "If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?" Same can be said for a "blink and you missed it" Golden Age hero revival.
   By ghmcleod
Thank You
  
Additional Information
 
PublicationMay 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly
 
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]
 
Comic StoryNemesis of Evil (15 pages)
SynopsisDruggist Bob Benton is working on a compound to create a tonic for run-down people, the kind he himself would like to take because people are always picking on him. When Tim gives him the wrong substance to add to the compound, it creates a vapor that brings strength beyond measure to him. Tim later takes a whiff of the substance and gets similar abilities.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] (introduction, origin); Tim Roland (introduction, origin); Jean Starr (introduction); Rodney Clark (introduction); Mayor Brant (introduction)
 
Comic StoryTed Crane in Basutoland (8 pages)
FeaturingTed Crane
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Congo Jack (villain, introduction)
 
Comic StoryThe Dictator of Jupiter: Part 3 (4 pages)
FeaturingThe Space Rovers
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: The Space Rovers [Ted Hunt; Jane Martin]; Chotan (villain, death); Kongo (guest-star); Yolana (guest-star)
Noteslast appearance
 
Comic StoryThe Hodges Case (7 pages)
FeaturingThe Mask
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Slim Hodges (villain, introduction); John Willet (newspaper publisher)
NotesMask gets a new mask (full headmask) in this story/ Platt signs - as 'K' - in the final panel.
 
Comic StoryThe Race Car Murder (7 pages)
FeaturingThe Sphinx
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Mike Dean (villain, introduction, death); Yates (villain, introduction, death)
 
Text StoryJimmy Gets the Bear (1 page)
FeaturingJimmy Blue
CreditsPencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Blue; Seth Blake
NotesJimmy Blue
 
Comic StoryThe Snake Murders of Dr. Zinn (8 pages)
FeaturingDan Williams, Private Investigator
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dan Williams, Private Investigator; Dr. Mephiste Zinn (villain, introduction); Edith Britt
 
Comic StoryThe Comanches and the Coach (7.8 pages)
FeaturingJim Hatfield, Texas Ranger
ContentGenre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Jed Taggard (villain, introduction, death); Chief Red Wolf (introduction)
 
Statement of OwnershipStatement of Ownership
CreditsLetters: typeset
 
Text StoryRustlers' Hideout (1 page)
FeaturingJimmy Blue
CreditsPencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Blue; Sandy
NotesJimmy Blue
 
Comic StoryIn the U.S. Army (5 pages)
FeaturingSergeant Bill King
ContentGenre: Military | Characters: Sergeant Bill King; Sergeant Tim Kelly; Capt. Schmidt (Nazi agent, introduction, death); Colonel Grant (death); Klemper (Nazi agent)
NotesSgt. King leaves the British Army and joins the U.S. Army
 
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