Vol. 1 No. 17
January 2000

In this issue:

Red Panther

Fantomah

Miss Masque

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Hey, everybody, welcome to the long-awaited 17th issue! My new house has been completed and I'm all moved in, so it's back to the reprints!
I'm sticking with the single main introductory page format for the foreseeable future. It cuts down on production time and most of the background information I included came from the stories reprinted anyway...
Up first this month is The Red Panther, from a coverless issue of Jungle Comics which I believe to be no. 15 based on the contents. Any confirmation/correction would be appreciated. Issue no. 15 was published in March of 1941 by Glen-Kel Publishing, Inc./Fiction House. The Red Panther appeared in Jungle Comics 1-26.
The second feature this month is Fantomah, reprinted from the same issue of Jungle Comics. Fantomah, Mystery Woman of the Jungle (and later "Daughter of the Pharohs"), appeared in Jungle Comics 2-51.
Returning this month in the third spot is Miss Masque, in a story from The Black Terror no. 21, published in January of 1948 by Visual Editions, Inc. This is Miss Masque's second appearance in Pure Excitement Comics. She appeared in Exciting Comics nos. 51-54, America's Best Comics nos. 23-31, The Fighting Yank nos. 22 & 24, and The Black Terror no. 21.
All stories are believed to be in the public domain*. If you enjoy this issue, be sure to write to let me know (it's also OK to write if you didn't like this issue...all feedback is appreciated). You will find a link to my Email on the page following the stories. And be sure to join my mailing list to find out when I update any portion of my now-gigantic web empire!

* All stories are over 50 years old and believed to be in the public domain. Should a story appear which is not in the public domain and the holder of the copyright is opposed to its inclusion in Pure Excitement Comics, it will be immediately removed from this site upon notification. Pure Excitement Comics is a non-profit operation and does not claim the copyright to any of these stories or characters. Information for this page was found in Howard Keltner's Index to Golden Age Comic Books. There is a new edition of this great book now available. Email Bob Klein for details on how to purchase a copy!