Sensation Comics #50

(February 1946)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Girl in Braces (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Steve has always admired beautiful girls...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Paula Von Gunther; Margo Vandergilt (introduction); Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Captain Blank (introduction); Colonel Jack Harvey (introduction); "Ears Fellock" (villain, introduction); Fellock's blackmail gang (villains, introduction for all); Corine (villain, gun moll, double of Margo Vandergilt, introduction)

Synopsis

Steve falls into a trap of the Fellock gang when he becomes romantically involved with Margo Vandergilt, unaware that she is a member of the gang, which has stolen military secrets.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972 series) (1972)
• in Wonder Woman (Crown Publishers, 1972 series) (1972)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #7 (2012 [January 2013])
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])

Keywords

Paradise Island; Purple Ray

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Richard Morrissey.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Out of the Gag-Bag / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

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Letters

Ed Wheelan

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bobby, name five thins that contain milk!

Genre

humor

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

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

The Men on the Flying Trapeze! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

East or west, rich or poor...

Genre

children; superhero

Characters

Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy; Tubby; Ronald Vandewater; his mother; the Bellows brothers

Synopsis

Ronald Vandewater is not allowed to play with 'ordinary boys' like Tommy, Toughy and Tubby. Then he goes missing, possibly kidnaped, but in reality he is enjoying himself knocking around the circus. Acrobats the Bellows brothers spot him and lock him up, with the intention of holding him for ransom. Tommy summons the Blue Boys and they set him free.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Puns o' Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When I sing...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

5 gags. Data from Jerry Bails.

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

Fleers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mr Terrific Goes to the Dogs! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)

Inks

Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

He has used razor-sharp wits...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Judge Bixby; "Boss" Deever's gang; Wanda Wilson; Sue

Synopsis

Terry and Wanda are visiting their friend Judge Bixby and his crippled grandchild Sue. The youngster is very fond of the Judge's prize dog Sally. "Boss" Deever's gang plan to kidnap the dog and force the Judge to pass a sentence of "not guilty" on their boss. Terry changes into his Mr. Terrific costume and pursues the kidnappers to their cabin in the woods, where he and the dog teach them a lesson. Sue is so happy to see Sally again that she leaps out of her wheelchair and runs to her.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Man of Gold (Table of Contents: 13)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alfonso Greene (signed)

Inks

Alfonso Greene (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strange adventures - - new worlds - - daring feats...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Lord Snyles; Boppo; the King of England; Inca Manco

Synopsis

Lord Snyles persuades the king to finance an expedition to the Spanish New World to trade for gold. He agrees but insists that Jon accompany him, for protection against the pirates in those waters. The King tells Jon that in addition to whatever protection he may give, to keep an eye on his cousin Styles, who is a weak man, a gambler and a rascal. Styles orders his man Boppo to kill Jon and Justin, but they put him to rout, cutting off Boppo's pigtail. Jon hands this to Styles, as a warning not to try any further monkey business.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails.

Greene signs on both first and last page.

The Professor Was Right (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller [as Jay Marr] (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Data from Jerry Bails.

Behind the Fate Ball! (Table of Contents: 15)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uh - - It says here, Wildcat...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Madame Zaza; Eddie

Synopsis

Madame Zaza lures Stretch into her parlor, and he tells her all about Wildcat's modus operandi. That evening, she and her gang use that information to effect a robbery of a swanky home. Another revealing question time helps a further robbery the following evening, during which Wildcat is captured, but he escapes in time to bring the gang to justice

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Vest Pocket" Power (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)