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| Exciting Comics #20, July 1942, c2c. Scanned by Marble River, Uploaded by darkmark. |
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| Publication | July 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly with the exception of January, May, September |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "A New Feature The Liberator!.... In This Issue" |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland] |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "A New Feature The Liberator!.... In This Issue" |
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| Publisher advertisement | Crashing through to a New High in Mystery Adventure Red-Blooded Action (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo for Startling omics |
| Featuring | The Fighting Yank; Captain Future |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Comic Story | Dr. Eptil (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Eptil (villain, introduction); The Spider [Joe Mattock] (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Actinic Weapon (12 pages) |
| Featuring | The Liberator |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Pohlkat (villain); Karl (villain); other spies (villains); Prof. Rossel (introduction) |
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| Text Story | Junior Red Cross Man (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Harry Foster |
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| Comic Story | Spies at the Flying Circus (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Crash Carter, Air Cadet |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Tom 'Crash' Carter; Looie Tizzle; Horace 'Stew' Kent; Mosher (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Tops in Excitement! Tops in Thrills! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo for Thrilling Comics |
| Featuring | Doc Strange; The American Crusader |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Comic Story | The Mystery Base (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry North, United States Navy |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Death at the Zenith Bank (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Mask |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Mask [Tony Colby]; Ralph Davis (villain, introduction); Butler gang (villains, introductions) |
| Notes | last appearance
Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Text Story | Paddy's Magic (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Paddy Harding |
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| Comic Story | In Saigon... (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Ted Crane |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Colonel Yakima; Dr. Cobra (villain); Captain Soames; Japanese (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Military Payroll Heist (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Sergeant Bill King |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sergeant Bill King; Ferro (villain, introduction); Hawley (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Featuring | Harvey |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Harvey |
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