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Exciting Comics (1940) comic books 1941-1943

  • Issue #7
    Exciting Comics (1940) 7
    • INCOMPLETE. Only three stories present and complete (Space Rovers, The Mask, and The Sphinx), everything else is missing. Full length spine split to all present wraps. Cover detached, possibly MARRIED.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.

  • Issue #15
    Exciting Comics (1940) 15

    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.

  • Issue #17
    Exciting Comics (1940) 17
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3800446005

    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.

  • Issue #19
    Exciting Comics (1940) 19
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3800446006
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
  • Issue #20
    Exciting Comics (1940) 20
    • INCOMPLETE. Back cover and staples missing, piece torn from last page, slightly affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.

  • Issue #21
    Exciting Comics (1940) 21
    • Staples added (not manufacturing), cover secured with tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
  • Issue #23
    Exciting Comics (1940) 23
    Auction opens June 10
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #22-323A2F8-001

    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.

  • Issue #25
    Exciting Comics (1940) 25
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #22-34A3EF4-003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • INCOMPLETE. 2 wraps missing at centerfold, interrupts art and story. Tape along length of spine. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Untitled Black Terror story; vs. Macro and Mecanons. Untitled American Eagle story; once more the spirit of the minute-man rides abroad. Untitled Crash Carter story, art by Bob Oksner; Winston Churchill cameo. Untitled Liberator story; Prof. Nelson Drew is aided by ancient Egyptian Lamesis. In the Balkans starring Pepper Swift, art by Bob Oksner. The Radio Beam Mystery starring Larry North, U.S. Navy, art by Max Plaisted. Untitled Sergeant Bill King story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Exciting Comics (1940) 28
  • Issue #29
    Exciting Comics (1940) 29
    Auction opens June 10
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #23-11DB1D1-003