(August 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-06-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
An All-American Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Major Steve Trevor; Pete; Jimmy; Erich Sturm
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Our Country's Generals & Admirals Appeal to You (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Chains and Bracelets (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter); Marston Art Studio (several unnamed female artists)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter); Marston Art Studio (several unnamed female artists)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; General Darnell; Major Steve Trevor; Pete (child, introduction); Jimmy (child, introduction); General Bleak (introduction); Butch; unnamed enemy agent [as 1st Lt. Sturm] (villain, disguised as the cousin of Lubit, introduction); Lubit (villain, spy, introduction)
Synopsis
Steve is ordered by General Darnell to take some secret papers over to General Bleak's home, but he discovers the papers have been somehow stolen from his jacket, and it takes Wonder Woman to solve the mystery.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Heroes Ain't Always Happy (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; children
Characters
Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Boitram; Alonzo
Synopsis
Tubby has to eat his way out of the villain's trap.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Story of Eros on Mount Olympus (Table of Contents: 7)

Picture Stories from Mythology / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
M. C. Gaines ?
Pencils
Don Cameron
Inks
Don Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Eros; Chaos; Nyx; Uranus; Gaea; Chronos; Iapetus

Indexer Notes

Copyright by M. C. Gaines 1945.

What Makes a Champion? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime on the Downbeat (Table of Contents: 9)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Inks
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Harry; Benny

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Victory Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
A. W. Nugent

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Two Mistakes Are Better Than One! (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (credited as Lynne Lovelace)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

The Story of the Declaration of Independence (Table of Contents: 13)

Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
M. C. Gaines; W. W. D. Sones
Pencils
Allen Simon
Inks
Allen Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Patrick Henry; Thomas Paine; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from reprint. We formerly credited the art to Don Cameron in error.

Copyright 1945 by M. C. Gaines

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Seasick Captain!! (Table of Contents: 15)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Gallagher
Inks
Joe Gallagher
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Phineas Flemm; Charles Glomm; Mr. And Mrs. Elmer Armstrong

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

Join the Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Prevue of Magazines Now Selling at Your Dealers! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Flaming Rescue! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Our Country's Generals & Admirals Appeal to You
  4. 3. Chains and Bracelets
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["T' tell you the truth..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Heroes Ain't Always Happy
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  8. 7. The Story of Eros on Mount Olympus
    Picture Stories from Mythology
  9. 8. What Makes a Champion?
    Wheaties
  10. 9. Crime on the Downbeat
    Mr. Terrific
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Victory Puzzles
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle Products
  13. 12. Two Mistakes Are Better Than One!
  14. 13. The Story of the Declaration of Independence
    Picture Stories from American History
  15. 14. ["He comes from Mars possessing strange, magnetic powers!"]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  16. 15. The Case of the Seasick Captain!!
    Wildcat
  17. 16. Join the Junior Justice Society of America
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  18. 17. A Prevue of Magazines Now Selling at Your Dealers!
  19. 18. Flaming Rescue!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore