Exciting Comics
#1 (1)
Exciting Comics #1 (1)
Market Value
- Ungraded
- $414
- as of Sep 3, 2026
Exciting Comics #1 (1). Written by Klaus Nordling and Norman Daniels with art by Ken Browne and Klaus Nordling. A detective-mystery; superhero comic. Published by Pines in 1940. 68 pages. Featuring Major Mars (1st appearance), Sergeant Bill King (1st appearance), The Mask (1st appearance) and more.
Cover Date
April 1, 1940
On Sale Date
February 15, 1940
Pages
68
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Ned Pines
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Characters
Major Mars (1st appearance); Sergeant Bill King (1st appearance); The Mask (1st appearance); Tony Colby (1st appearance); Capt. McDowell (first appearance); Caroline Forbes (first appearance); Carol Smith (first appearance); Dan Williams (first appearance); Doctor Franz [alias Fats Rocco, crook); Grag (first appearance, a robot); Greer (crook); \"Gunner\" Thompson (first and only appearance); Hy Hardy (first and only appearance); Jim Hatfield; Joan Jilson (first appearance); John Blodgett (first appearance, villain); Kurt Piersole; Make-Believe Mickey (first appearance); Olly Snate (first appearance, villain); Padre Borasho (first appearance, villain, death); Ruth Wildon; Scarpino (villain); Sen. Crocker (first appearance, villain); Silk Davis (first appearance); Slade (first appearance, villain); The Nazis (villains); The Space Emperor [Kells] (villain, first appearance)