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Issue: Exciting Comics #2 (17) Public Domain
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/06/1942
Volume: 6
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines [as N. L. Pines] (president)
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]
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Miscellaneous
1
Cover marquee: "A New Feature The Liberator!.... In This Issue"
The Hypnotic Gas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Manton (introduction); Sweiger (villain, introduction)
Jean Starr, the Mayor's secretary...
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14
The Poison Dart Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Tommy; Gobel (villain, introduction); Babbon (villain, introduction); un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
A deadly menace looms over America...
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10
The Murderous Mechanics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
war
Tom 'Crash' Carter; Looie Tizzle; Horace 'Stew' Kent; Hans (villain, introduction, death); Hauser (villain, introduction, death); Capt. Black (villain, introduction, death)
Captain Black and two mechanics...
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Miscellaneous
8
Bench Quarterback

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
sports
Chester Forrest; Bruiser Barlow
Chester Forrest, who was thin...
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Miscellaneous
1
The Harlequin Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol (secretary); The Harlequin [Richter] (Joker rip-off, villain, introduction)
Harlequin's murdered another man...
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Miscellaneous
7
Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.
Crashing through to a New High in Mystery Adventure Red-Blooded Action

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Fighting Yank; Captain Future
The Fighting Yank; Captain Future
Promotional advertisement for Startling Comics.
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Miscellaneous
1
Carribean Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
military
Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Von Stofer (villain, introduction); Nazi spies (villains, introduction)
Hearing rumors of a Nazi plot...
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Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Make-Believe Mickey; Jeanie
Lookit him go!
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1
Hidden Loot

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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? (2 spot illustrations)
typeset
Subject Matter
western
Jimmy Blue
Jimmy Blue
Jimmy Blue liked to play at the old deserted gold mine...
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
adventure
Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Dr. Cobra (villain)
In a Hong Kong hotel...
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Miscellaneous
8
Attack on the Secretary of War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
military
Sergeant Bill King; Wasser (villain, introduction, death); Hugo (introduction); Mahler (introduction)
Wer're making a sham attack...
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Gunboat Grey; Eight Ball
Gunboat, report to the recruiting station...
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Miscellaneous
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Between this sequence and the previous sequence, there is a small promo for Real Life Comics, text only.
Not Fiction..But Vivid.Blazing Fact!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
biography
Adolf Hitler
Promotional advertisement for Real Life Comics.
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Miscellaneous
1

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