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Issue: Exciting Comics #2 (2) Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1940
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Issues: #2 (2) of 69 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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
Credits
Penciller(s): L. North
Inker(s): L. North
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Ted Crane
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Act now! On this bargain offer!
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Pages: 1
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Ted Crane and the Leopard Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Ted Crane (first appearance); Prof. Hawkins (first appearance); Betty Hawkins (first appearance); The Leopard Men (first appearance, villains); J. Atkins Bullard (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Professor Hawkins leads an expedition to find the lost Konogo tribe.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Marooned on Mercury

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Ted Hunt (first appearance); Jane Martin (first appearance); Dr. Matthew Martin (first appearance); Douglas Hunt (first appearance); Mercurian cave-people (first appearance); Flaedo (first appearance, villain, death); Zado (first appearance, villain); King of Thian (first appearance, villain); Otto (first appearance, villain); another spy (first appearance, villain); Varta
First Line: Everything's about ready, doctor. Ted is now aboard the ship stowing away a year's supply!
Synopsis: When spies try to steal her father's spaceship Jane launches it and she and Ted end up on Mercury.
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Pages: 10
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The Second Theseus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Theseus (first appearance); Ariadne (first appearance); Aegeus (first appearance); Minos (first appearance, flashback); Prof. Craig (first appearance); Periphetes (first appearance, villain, death, flashback); Sinis (first appearance, villain, death, flashback); Minotaur (first appearance, villain, death, flashback); Procostous [Procrustes] (first appearance, villain); Cercion (first appearance, villain, death)
First Line: Soon our great adventure starts! We may even find the ring of Poseidon!
Synopsis: Thesson and Craig go to Crete to excavate the labyrinth.
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Pages: 8
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The Knowles Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Dan Williams; Patricia Knowles (first appearance); Edward Knowles (first appearance, villain, death); Howard Dern
First Line: Quick - get over here right away! Help! - He...
Synopsis: Dan gets a call for help from a deserted house.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Ray Lowry. Regular artist Ray Thayer's full name was Raymond Lowry Thayer.
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On the Western Front

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Nazis (villains); Captain Carver
First Line: Sergeant, I'm going back to staff headquarters! They may know what's up!
Synopsis: Sergeant King rescues his captured captain.
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Pages: 5
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The Grey Rider

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Grant; Slash Teller [The Grey Rider]
Synopsis: Sheriff Grant has figured out who the mysterious criminal, the Grey Rider, is.
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Pages: 1
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Mystery of the Lost Mine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): The Specter [Harmon] (villain, first and only appearance); Chico (horse); Mr. Parsons; Sally Parsons
Synopsis: The Masked Rider shows up at a ranch where a costumed villain is killing ranch hands.
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Pages: 8
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Theft of the Tank Plans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): Marjorie Grover (first appearance); Oliver D. Thomsen (first appearance; villain); Saunders (first appearance; villain); other spies (first appearance; villains); Mike; Fred; Jim
First Line: The Sphinx picks up a radio alarm at his club!
Synopsis: The Sphinx comes across a plot to steal a new tank.
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Pages: 8
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Masked Bandit

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Zeth King; Sally Stanley; Lee Nelson; Sam Jerrson
Synopsis: Sally's sharp eyes spot a clue to the identity of the stage robber.
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Pages: 1
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The Mask Returns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): Olly Snate (villain, death); Otto Fox (first appearance, villain, death); Carol Smith; Silk; Butch; Paul Stewart; Peter Gage; Warner; Murphy
Synopsis: The Mask solves who is behind a series of armored car robberies.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #43 published December 2003
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Signed in panel five of the last page.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Home Recordo
Character(s): Charlie Barnet (photo); Judy Ellington (photo); Larry Taylor (photo); Bob; Bill May (photo)
First Line: Charlie Barnet uses Home Recordo!
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): J. G. O'Brien (photo)
First Line: He mailed this coupon
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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