Digital Comic Museum - Exciting Comics 005 (paper+4fiche)


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Exciting Comics 005 (paper+4fiche) (c2c)

scanned from a book missing its centerfold, so the CF is from fiche

Scanner: rangerhouse
Edits: Movielover
From the Phil Barnhart Collection (with much thanks)

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Comment:	Beautiful scans and edits guys, clean and crisp, thank you.

Volume: #2, Issue: #2 (5)
Published: September 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover, Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/) The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Ted Hunt Jane Martin Harpies

Comic Story (10 pages)	Adventure on an Asteroid
Synopsis:	Ted and Jane save the Ceresians from the Harpies.
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Io Tarjas (introduction) Dian Tarjas (introduction) Ceresians (introduction) Harpies (introduction, Villain, Death) Ted Hunt Jane Martin Lars Tarjas

Comic Story (8 pages)	Ted Crane in Algeria
Synopsis:	Ted and his party are tasked with the search for the lost city of Tenoran.
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	Sergeant Boucher (introduction, Villain) Ted Crane Prof. Hawkins Betty Hawkins

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Payroll Robberies
Synopsis:	The Mask investigates a series of payroll robberies at the First National Bank.
Genre:	Adventure Crime
Characters:	The Chief (introduction, Villain) The Mask [Tony Colby] Carol Smith Bill Ed Butch Silk Commissioner Warner

Comic Story (10 pages)	The Tankonaut
Synopsis:	Thesson stops a super-powered tank, called a tankonaut, from terrorizing Americans.
Genre:	Military Superhero
Characters:	Dr. John Thesson [Son Of The Gods] M. V. Gage (introduction, Villain) Franklin Delano Roosevelt General Slater

Comic Story (7 pages)	Titano the Gorilla
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Cooper (introduction, Villain) Titano (an Ape, Introduction, Death) Dan Williams Mr. Hastings

Text Story (1 page)	Teddy and the Shark
Synopsis:	Toni, trapped underwater, is rescued by Teddy.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (spot illustration) \| Inks: ? (spot illustration) \| Colours: ? (spot illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	Teddy Fall Mike Ike Toni

Comic Story (5 pages)	The Aircraft Plant Saboteurs
Genre:	War
Characters:	Kent (introduction, Villain) Bill King Jarvis

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Mystery Submarine
Synopsis:	The Sphinx stops a submarine that is robbing ships at sea.
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Lupine (introduction, Villain) Lila Blake (introduction, Learns The Sphinx's True Identity) The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester] Murphy

Comic Story (1 page)
Synopsis:	Mickey imagines himself as the captain of various aquatic vessels.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Mickey

Comic Story (6 pages)	Rustling At the Bar C Ranch
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Randy Smith (introduction, Villain) Jim Hatfield Capt. McDowell

Text Story (1 page)	Billy Brings a Posse
Credits:	Pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations) \| Inks: ? (2 spot illustrations) \| Colours: ? (2 spot illustrations) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Billy Gray Keno Jordan Jim Brant Mr. Gray

Comic Story (1 page)
Synopsis:	Harvey wants to see a movie that costs 25 cents, but he only has a dime.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Harvey (introduction) Bank Teller

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