Exciting Comics (1940) comic books 1940-1942

Cover art by L. North. The Mask Strikes, art by Raymond Thayer; origin and first appearance of The Mask [Tony Colby]; vs. Olly Snate. The Beast Plague From Jupiter starring Major Mars (intro), art by Max Plaisted. In No-Man's-Land starring Sgt. Bill King (intro), art by Leonard Sansone. The Black Inferno starring Texas Ranger Jim Hatfield (intro). Payoff In Lead starring Gunner Thompson. Deep Sea Drama On Parade starring Hy Hardy, art by Ken Browne. The Forbes Case starring Dan Williams, art by Ray Lowry. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. North. The Leopard Men, art by George Mandel; first appearance of Ted Crane; vs. The Leopard Men and Bullard. Marooned On Mercury featuring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted. The Second Theseus featuring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel. The Knowles Case starring Dan Williams, art by Ray Lowry. On the Western Front starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. Mystery of the Lost Mine starring Masked Rider; vs. The Specter [Jim Sanford]. Theft of the Tank Plans starring Sphinx. The Mask Returns, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Olly Snate and Otto Fox. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. North. The Robot Masters of Venus featuring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted. The City of Gold starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Gruenfeld. The Takeover of Jim Gotch starring Mask, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Jim Gotch. The Red Light of Dr. Hodl featuring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Hodl and Gen. Pasko. The Collins Case starring Dan Williams, art by Ray Lowry; vs. Collins and Dr. Palumbo. In Berlin starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. Crisis In Concho starring Jim Hatfield; vs. Bull Jeffrey and Duffield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Max Plaisted. The Lost Valley of Mars featuring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted; intro of Mara; vs. Xark. The Voice From the Flames starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. The Phony Mask starring The Mask, art by Raymond Thayer. The Theft of the Tank Plans featuring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel. The Bootleggers starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Chris Toomey. Untitled Sgt. Bill King story, art by Leonard Sansone. The Firebugs starring The Sphinx. The Corpse In the Cave starring Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Max Plaisted. Adventure On an Asteroid featuring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted; intro of To Tarjas. In Algeria starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Sgt. Boucher. The Payroll Robberies starring the Mask, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. The Chief. The Tankonaut featuring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel; vs. Gage (I); guest appearance by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Titano the Gorilla starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. The Aircraft Plant Saboteurs starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. The Mystery Submarine starring Sphinx; vs. Lupine. Rustling At the Bar C Ranch starring Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Max Plaisted. In Egypt starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Phator and the Cult of Death. The Golden Victims of Orro starring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted. The Plot Against Tony Colby starring the Mask, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Rusty Bolton. Mystery of the Missing Men featuring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel; vs. The Invincible Five; guest-starring Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Kidnapped Inventor starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. Disaster At the Gold Mine starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. The Radio Announcer Murder starring the Sphinx. The Stagecoach Bandits starring Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Tondo Treasure starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Koch. The Dictator of Jupiter: Part 1 starring the Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Hajeck and Dorja. The Racetrack Murders starring the Mask, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Rutter. The Thanotane Formula starring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel. The Secret Weapon starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone; vs. Baron Goltz. The X-11 Secret starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. The Lethorade Crimes starring Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter; vs. T. V. Tyrell. The Comanche Uprising starring Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. In Uganda starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Vincent. The Dictator of Jupiter: Part 2 starring Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Chotan and Hajeck. The Mask Returns starring the Mask, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Digby. Havoc In Hawaii starring the Son of the Gods, script and art by George Mandel; vs. Burgstadt. The Case of the Stolen Formula starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone; vs. Von Cranz. The Wagon Train Gold Robbery starring Jim Hatfield; vs. Brand Logan. The Hooded Assassin starring Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter; vs. Owney Biggers and Shaw. The Cancer Hospital Murders starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Rother. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Nemesis of Evil starring Black Terror (intro), script and art by Richard Hughes; Druggist Bob Benton is working on a compound to create a tonic for run down people; When Tim gives him the wrong substance to add to the compound, it creates a vapor that brings strength beyond measure to him, and Tim later takes a whiff of the substance and gets similar abilities. In Basutoland starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. The Dictator of Jupiter: Part 3 starring Space Rovers, art by Max Plaisted. The Hodges Case starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt. The Race Car Murder starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter. The Snake Murders of Dr. Zinn starring Dan Williams. The Comanches and the Coach starring Jim Hatfield. In the U.S. Army starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Boss Cohalan and the Bridge starring Black Terror, script by Richard Hughes, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Big Ed Cohalan. Strike At South America starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Von Bulow and Nazis. In Arabia starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. and Trompa. The Cardsharp Shuffle starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt. Who's Who In Murder starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter; vs. Reeves. The Bank Robbers' Hidden Hoard starring Jim Hatfield; vs. Scott Briggs. The Construction Site Murders starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. The Arsenal Saboteurs starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Framed For Murder starring Black Terror, art by Ed Wexler; vs. Alderman Peters. Captured By the Sea Raider starring Peter Noble. The Pearl Diver Murders starring Ted Crane. The $75,000 Briefcase Snatch starring the Mask; vs. Toomey, Preston, and Brant. The Stolen Pollbooks starring Jim Hatfield. The Murder of William Morton starring Dan Williams. The Plastic Surgery Gang starring the Sphinx. The Supply Hijackers starring Sgt. Bill King. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Death of a Double starring Black Terror, script by Richard Hughes, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. Nelson and Henry Devoe. The Case of Mike Morgan starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Mike Morgan and Bassett. In Afghanistan starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Aiken and Fowler. The Fuehrer of Brazil starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Dr. Sanchez, Hans, Kurt, and Dr. Ludwig. The Mangler Moran Case starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter. The Bombsight Bandits starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. The Cuff Link Clue starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Jarvis and Anita. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Zoo Murders starring the Black Terror, script by Richard Hughes, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. Billings. In India starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Stefan Muhler. The Blackout Frameup starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. Sonelli, Joe, and Suggs. The Nazi Gold Mine starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. the Nazis. The Masked Blackmailer starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Al Walsh and Bill the Gun. The Body In the Trunk starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. The OGPU Strikes starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter. Framed For Bank Robbery starring Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Ward Heeler's Scheme starring Black Terror, script by Richard Hughes, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. Brand, Baldy, and Vinnie. In the Andamans starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra. The Cigarette Case Case starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Ace Denton and Ogden. Menace In Martinique starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Reuswig and Ludwig. The Briefcase Burglary starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Crime Sanitarium starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter. The Taxman Murder starring Jim Hatfield. The Warehouse Arsonists starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Elmer Wexler. The Malay Menace starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. The Master [Philip Van Allen] and the Malay cult. Origin of the Liberator starring the Liberator; vs. Krause, Kurt, and Nazi spies. In China starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra and John Lasher. The Panama Peril starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted. The Calmite Explosive starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Gentleman Strikes starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt. The Chinese Smugglers starring Jim Hatfield. Untitled Gunboat Grey story, script and art by Ray Gill. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Attack On an Airport starring the Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. Pete Hogue and Mike Scanlon. The Challenge of X-3 starring the Liberator; vs. X-3 and Nazis. Debut of an Air Cadet starring Crash Carter (intro and origin), art by Bob Oksner. Deathtrap For the Mask starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Cliff Barnes. Attack On the Arsenal starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Singapore Plot starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. Trouble On Bitter Creek, art by Jim Hatfield. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Hypnotic Gas starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Sweiger. The Poison Dart Murders starring The Liberator; vs. Gobel and Babbon. The Murderous Mechanics starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner. The Harlequin Murders starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. The Harlequin [Richter], a Joker-like character. Startling Comics ad. Carribean Crisis starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Von Stofer. In Hong Kong starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra. Attack on the Secretary of War starring Sergeant Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Real Life Comics ad on back cover with Adolph Hitler. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The League of Lilith starring the Black Terror. Untitled The Liberator story. Untitled Sergeant Bill King story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Untitled The Mask story, art by Kin Platt. Untitled Ted Crane story, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra. Untitled Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger story. Untitled Crash Carter, Air Cadet story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Dr. Eptil starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Dr. Eptil and The Spider [Joe Mattock]. The Actinic Weapon starring Liberator; vs. Pohlkat and Karl. Spies At the Flying Circus starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. Mosher and Nazis. The Mystery Base starring Lt. North; vs. the Japanese. Death At the Zenith Bank starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Ralph Davis and the Butler gang. In Saigon starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. The Military Payroll Heist starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Weather Wreckers starring the Black Terror. The Machine That Raised the Dead starring The American Eagle, art by Kin Platt; A clever Nazi spy learns of a scientist's invention that can bring the dead back to life and kills the man who invented it so he can secure the machine to bring great villains from the past back to life. The Bulletproof Men starring the Liberator. At the Top of the World starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel. Conspiracy By the Clock starring Pepper Swift, art by Bob Oksner. Larry Saves a Vital Rubber Shipment starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled American Eagle story, script by Richard E. Hughes, art by Kin Platt; Eaglet gets super-powers. Untitled Black Terror story. Untitled Liberator story. The Unholy Trio starring Pepper Swift, art by Bob Oksner. Untitled Crash Carter story, art by Bob Oksner. Untitled Sgt. Bill King story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.