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| Publication | [February 1943] | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Alter Ego #111 (July 2012) wrongly credits the cover to Alex Schomburg. |
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| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr |
| Notes | Alter Ego #111 (July 2012) wrongly credits the cover to Alex Schomburg. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Thrills -- Excitement -- Action -- (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew] |
| Notes | inside front cover.
Illustrated promotional advertisement for the next issue of Exciting Comics. |
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| Synopsis | The Terror Twins attend an airshow, alert for possible sabotage, not knowing that Nazi agent Trupp is going to strike and then try to eliminate the duo. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes? | Pencils: Elmer Wexler? | Inks: Elmer Wexler? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Ed White (city engineer); Hermann Göring (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Trupp (villain, Nazi agent in Amedrica); Trupp's thugs (villains) |
| Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich. |
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| Synopsis | Jean and the mayor head to Germany to rescue American newspapermen being held by the Gestapo and end up prisoners themselves. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes? | Pencils: Elmer Wexler? | Inks: Elmer Wexler? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; un-named Mayor; Heinrich Himmler (villain); the Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich. |
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| Text Story | Money on Ice (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Herbie was displaying his ice skating abilities when his grandfather warned him to be on the lookout for two robbers that had been operating in their area. When the two thieves made an appearance, Herbie's quick thinking saved his grandfather and their money. |
| Featuring | Herbie Johnson |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Herbie Johnson; Mr. Johnson (Herbie's grandfather); Bill (villain, robber); Joe (villain, robber) |
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| Synopsis | The Terror Twins face the evil Dr. Metz who can inoculate Japanese soldiers causing them to appear Caucasian. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Metz (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains); the Japanese (villains) |
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| Text Story | Arthur's Salvage (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Arthur discovers the presence of two Nazi agents, dynamite in hand, ready to blow up the locks of the Panama Canal. |
| Credits | Script: Kerry McRoberts (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Arthur Dillon (son the Commanding General of Panama Canal Zone); General Dillon; Gus (villain); Fritz (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Introducing the Crime Crushers (17 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fresh from their college graduation, Steve and Ploppie open an agency known as "The We Do It Boys," and after some insignificant jobs, are hired by John Merrit to play a practical joke on his brother, Henry, with disastrous results. |
| Featuring | The Crime Crushers |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes] (signed) | Pencils: Al Camy [as Camy!] (signed) | Inks: Al Camy [as Camy!] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry (introduction); Ploopie Carr (introduction)]; John Merrit (Gayle's guardian); Henry Merrit (President of the Merrit Bank, John's brother, death); Dr. Rana (villain); Gale Andrews (villain) |
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| Text Story | Kidnap Clue (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Richard is held for a $100,000 ransom by a pair of kidnappers |
| Credits | Script: Russell Stanton (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Richard Gaines; Harold Gaines (Richard's father); Red Dixon (villain, kidnapper); Spike Duval (villain, Red's partner) |
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| Synopsis | Rusty and Shrimpy are on their way to see Susie Gerrish, Rusty's heart throb twenty years prior, and Shrimpy wants to know why Rusty didn't marry her. He soon finds out. |
| Featuring | Bobo the Hobo |
| Credits | Script: Rusty Meredith? | Pencils: Rusty Meredith (signed) | Inks: Rusty Meredith (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Rusty; Shrimpy; Susie Gerrish; Susie's husband |
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| Advertisement | Do You Want Success Like This in Radio (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustrations); photos | Inks:? (spot illustrations); photos |
| Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (President, photo); Hollis F. Hayes (photo); James E. Ryan (photo); Walter B. Murray (pilot, American Airlines, photo); Milton I. Leiby, Jr. (photo); Arlie J. Froehner (photo); William Cermak (photo) |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover.
Seqauence added by Craig Delich.
Illustrated advertisement from the J.E. Smith Company for a 64-page book titled "Rich Rewards in Radio", which is designed to train men for careers in radio. Six such people are shown and each has a direct quote listed. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Metro Publications in New York for their 3-volume in one publication, "Wonders of Science Simplified", on sale for $1.98 plus postage upon arrival to the buyer's home. Those ordering the book are eligible to get a 33-power telescope absolutely free.
Sequence added by Craig Delich. |
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