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Issue: Exciting Comics #2 (23) Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1942
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Issues: #2 (23) of 69 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/06/1942
Volume: 8
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines ?
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover marquee: "A New Feature The American Eagle Democracy's Champion"

The cover is redrawn from the splash page of this issue's Black Terror story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; The Bludgeon (alias Mother van Riper; introduction, villain); Dr. Conant (inventor)
First Line: Once in the history of every nation comes the grim specter of unholy terror...
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: The Eaglet gets super-powers in this story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snapper McGurk
Character(s): Snapper McGurk
First Line: Well, I'm nice and early...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Litz (Nazi spy); Koontz (Nazi spy)
First Line: Infused with formic ether vapors...
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Pages: 14
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Sturm (Nazi spy)
First Line: Nelson Drew, young university professor, uses an ancient Egyptian potion to become the mighty Liberator, America's avenger!
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Pages: 10
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Willie's Uncle Bill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): The Gashouse Gang
Character(s): Willie Squidgen; Malarkey
First Line: My name's Willie Squidgen...
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Pages: 2
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The Unholy Trio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pepper Swift; Buzz Ward
First Line: Look, Pepper!
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Pages: 7
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Land of the Free

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William McLellan (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, war
Character(s): Junior Forbes; Pop Forbes; Mom Forbes
First Line: Armistice Day was rolling round again...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Tom 'Crash' Carter; Looie Tizzle; Horace 'Stew' Kent
First Line: Boy, more sub sinkings off our coast!
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Pages: 8
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Outlaw Saddles

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Billy Dawson; Tom Dawson
First Line: Billy Dawson hurried to the front of the ranch...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Sergeant Bill King; Captain Wray; Heinrich (Nazi spy); Krantz (Nazi spy)
First Line: Captain Wray wants to see you right away, Sarge!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit determined by text analysis.

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