| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Kin Platt ?, but is clearly by Schomburg. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The American Crusader [Archibald Masters]; two unnamed Nazis |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Kin Platt ?, but is clearly by Schomburg. |
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| Publisher advertisement | It's Thrilling! It's True! It's New! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Real Life Comics |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Sir Francis Drake; Woodrow Wilson; Black Hawk; Billy Mitchell; Richard I of England; Pat Christie |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Scorched Earth (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Professor Fangawa (villain, introduction); Von Klampf (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains); American Crusader [Archibald Masters]; Prof. Banks; Dr. Morris |
| Notes | title from last issue blurb |
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| Comic Story | Doc Strange and the Mad Emperor (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thompson; Mike Ellis (Doc Strange's sidekick, appears in all subsequent stories, introduction, origin); The Emperor (villain, introduction); Watkins; Bill; Bodoni |
| Notes | Art was previously credited to Jack Binder, but Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Comic Story | Adventure In India (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ghost [George Chance]; Betty Morris; Professor Fenton (villain); the spirit of the Venerable Yogi; The Rajah of Rajput; Mahout |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to George Mandel, but is clearly by Froelich. |
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| Text Story | Indian Lore (1 page) |
| Synopsis | George Culver is captured by cattle rustlers and finds a way to summon help. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: George Culver; Mike Mullaney [Old Mike]; Red Carson; Jack Culver |
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| Comic Story | The Scheme of Schadow (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: The Lone Eagle; Schadow (villain, introduction); Major-General R.T. Greene; Major Vance |
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| Comic Story | Turning Table-Lands (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Young Smiley West; Buck; The Sheriff |
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| Comic Story | Football and Fifth Columnists (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nazi spies steal an invention that allows for remote control of planes. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports | Characters: Dan Duffy; Marcia Lee; "Blink" Gordon; Mills (villain, introduction); gang of spies (villains, introduction); Professor Clement |
| Notes | Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Letters Page | Join the American Parade (1 page) |
| Featuring | Chats with the Editor |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Includes a membership form to join the Thrilling Club. |
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| Comic Story | The Sinister Spiritualist (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Inspector Cavanaugh; Dr. Phineas Peble (villain, introduction); Horace Bishop; Carl |
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| Comic Story | Assignment: Umbria (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Nickie Norton; Lefty; Betty Blane; Donner (villain, introduction); Smolar (villain, introduction); Mr. Bradford; Santo (spy) |
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| Featuring | The Life of Rookie Riley |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Rookie Riley; Corporal; Sergeant |
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| Publisher advertisement | It's The Black Terror! Run!! (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Black Terror; Exciting Comics |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) |
| Content | Characters: Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland] |
| Notes | Inside back cover. House ad for the Black Terror and for Exciting Comics. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for the book "Rich Rewards In Radio." |
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