Exciting Comics (1940) #2

Pines 1940–1949 series Cover date May 1940

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Exciting Comics #2 (1940) is issue #2 of Pines's Exciting Comics (1940–1949), with a cover date of May 1940. Written by George Mandel and drawn by George Mandel, Max Plaisted, Leonard Sansone and others. It has the first appearance of Dr. John Thesson, Ellsworth Forrester and The Sphinx, and the first and only appearance of Jim Sanford and The Masked Rider.

Creators

Writer: George Mandel
Pencillers: George Mandel, Max Plaisted, Leonard Sansone, Ray Thayer
Inkers: George Mandel, Max Plaisted, Leonard Sansone, Ray Thayer
Colorist: George Mandel
Cover artist: L. North

Characters

First appearance Dr. John Thesson
First appearance Ellsworth Forrester (Sphinx, Standard/Better/Nedor)
First and only appearance Jim Sanford
First and only appearance The Masked Rider
First appearance The Sphinx

The stories

“Ted Crane and the Leopard Men”

Professor Hawkins leads an expedition to find the lost Konogo tribe.

“Marooned on Mercury”

When spies try to steal her father's spaceship Jane launches it and she and Ted end up on Mercury.

“The Second Theseus”

Thesson and Craig go to Crete to excavate the labyrinth.

“The Knowles Case”

Dan gets a call for help from a deserted house.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.