(December 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-10-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

National Comics has bought out M. C. Gaines' share of J. R. Publishing.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Wonder Woman and the Midget Mystery (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]; Teena; Topso
Reprints
Keywords
Golden lasso

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

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

Watch for These New Issues of Your Favorite Magazines! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[The Midget Mystery] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter); Harry G. Peter Studio ?
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter); Harry G. Peter Studio ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you snicker at people smaller in size than you?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Major Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Mr. Grange (a courier, introduction, death); Sam (a jeweler, introduction, death); Mary (a jeweler, introduction); Teena (villain, a midget, introduction); Topso (villain, a midget, introduction); Topso and Teena's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Midget crooks, disguising themselves as children in order to rob a jewelry store, discover that the Coronet Diamond is being delivered to that store, and they notify their gang to be ready to commit the theft.
Reprints
Keywords
Coronet Diamond; Golden lasso

Indexer Notes

Story title from cover. Writer credit from The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014).

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Story of the Ham-Leapers (Table of Contents: 5)

Picture Stories from Mythology / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Gods and Goddesses on Mount Olympus were all ham-leapers!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jupiter; Gaea; Fama; Fortuna; Typhon; Enceladus; Hebe; Ganymede; Juno; Eros
Synopsis
A ham-leaper is someone who can become a fly, a mouse, a lion or any other thing they want to be.
Keywords
mythology

Indexer Notes

copyright by M. C. Gaines 1945

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ghost Trouble! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry (signed)
Inks
Frank Harry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Feet...keep...moving!!!
Genre
superhero; children
Characters
Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]
Synopsis
Tommy and the Blue Boys have been invited to a Halloween party at the local 'haunted house' They find that all the kids there have dressed as the town's local heroes. A 'ghost' appears and causes panic, but the trio reveal a plot by crooks to prevent anyone finding out that house is where they stash their loot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Losses Pay a Profit! (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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"All that glitters is not gold, black sheep dwell in every fold!"
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloan]; Wanda Wilson
Synopsis
Mr. Terrific breaks up an old street scam known as 'the pocketbook drop'.

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

Victory Puzzles / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

To Tough to Die! [sic] (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Longhorn (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Dan, have you decided...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dan Thorne; Mr. Thorne

Make Up Your Mind! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tippie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why, I just let you in!
Genre
humor; children; animal
Characters
Tippie; Joseph "Cap" Stubbs
Reprints
  • from Cap Stubbs and Tippie Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx

Join the Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Bronko Nagurski (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Meet "The Pushing Pals" (Table of Contents: 16)

Who's Who in Zooville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Santi
Pencils
Ron Santi
Inks
Ron Santi
Colors
?
Letters
Ron Santi

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Pushing Pals

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Thru Darkest Africa with Stretch Skinner! (Table of Contents: 17)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wildcat! How can you stand there and ask me what's cooking?!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; J. Huntington Ives; Phyllis Ives; George Ives; Arthur Ives; Curry
Synopsis
Three spoiled kids hire Stretch to protect them on a trip to Africa to search for gems.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Surging Energy (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Wonder Woman and the Midget Mystery
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Watch for These New Issues of Your Favorite Magazines!
  4. 3. [The Midget Mystery]
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["That's the kind of cramming I like to see!"]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Story of the Ham-Leapers
    Picture Stories from Mythology
  7. 6. ["Hey, I said send up some quinine..."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
  8. 7. Ghost Trouble!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  9. 8. ["His magnetic powers foil a vicious sabotage plot..."]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  10. 9. Losses Pay a Profit!
    Mr. Terrific
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Victory Puzzles
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  13. 12. To Tough to Die! [sic]
  14. 13. Make Up Your Mind!
    Tippie
  15. 14. Join the Junior Justice Society of America
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  16. 15. Bronko Nagurski
    Wheaties
  17. 16. Meet "The Pushing Pals"
    Who's Who in Zooville
  18. 17. Thru Darkest Africa with Stretch Skinner!
    Wildcat
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  20. 19. Surging Energy
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore