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Exciting Comics (1940) comic books 1942-1944

  • 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
  • Issue #31
    Exciting Comics (1940) 31
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Attack On the Red Cross starring Black Terror, art by Alex Schomburg; vs. Col. Bosch and Nazis. The Tuxedo starring American Eagle, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. The Tuxedo and the Enigma Raiders. Encounter With Mr. Doom starring the Crime Crushers; vs. Mr. Doom [Count Hezky-Duom]. Air Trap For a General starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. Schmidt and the Japanese. Action In the Aleutians starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. the Japanese. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #32
    Exciting Comics (1940) 32
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #22-34A3EF4-004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Untitled Black Terror story; someone steals Black Terrors uniform. Untitled The American Eagle story, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Japanese. Untitled Crime Crushers story, art by Al Camy. Untitled Sgt. Bill King story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Untitled Crash Carter story, art by Bob Oksner. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    Exciting Comics (1940) 35
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #2104147003
    • Brittle, spine splitting to several wraps. Cover and two center wraps detached at single center staple, staining throughout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by John Swenson, Gerald Devers, Walt Wilson and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth, Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Ed Moritz and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with art by Ken Battefield and Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Bob Oksner; 1-page text story "Dust Storm" by John Swenson; The Liberator in an untitled story; 1-page text story "Haunted House" by Gerald Devers; Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Good Cowpony" by Walt Wilson; and Larry North, U.S. Navy, in and untitled story with art by Max Plaisted. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,500 EXCITING COMICS #35 CGC VG/FN 5.0; CM-OW; classic Schomburg German war cover!
    1 day left Auction ~Exciting Comics~ #39 (Publication Services, 1945) Condition VG- Heritage Grade

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  • Issue #36
    Exciting Comics (1940) 36
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3962631006

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Terror of the Torch starring the Black Terror; vs. The Torch. The Punta Rebellion starring American Eagle, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Japanese. The Plasma Shipment Adventure starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. Nazis. Ploopie Plays Cupid starring the Crime Crushers, art by Al Camy; intro of Virginia Giltrock; vs. Ricardo and his gang. Island Trap starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.