(January 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-11-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor); Robert Kanigher (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

Initial data for this index from Jerry Bails.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Million Dollar Tennis Game (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints
Keywords
Golden lasso; tennis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Million Dollar Tennis Game (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Wonder Woman is caught in strange intrigue at Holliday College.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Holliday College Trustees [Sidney Simper; Rufus Robust] (introduction for both); Pete Athleet (introduction); Bluff Robust (villain, Rufus's nephew, introduction)
Synopsis
When the trustees of Holliday College make a million dollar bet with Starvard, to be determined by the outcome of a tennis match between the two schools, Bluff knocks out Wonder Woman and makes her invisible with a special gas.
Reprints
Keywords
Holliday College; Starvard

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly suggested Robert Kanigher.

Clark Shaughnessy (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Too Tough to Handle! (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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Looka dem Blue Boys!
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys; Joey Smith; District Attorney Rogers; Old Man Mosher
Synopsis
The Blue Boys are asked to take juvenile delinquent Joey Smith under their wing. They rescue Old Man Mosher, who is being held captive in his basement while a gang searches for money they thought was hidden there.

Indexer Notes

Story title and page count from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Henry Hyena Can't Help Laughing! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Wistful Wally Jones (Table of Contents: 9)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now millions of people have gotten to be twenty-one...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Sargon; Wistful Wally Jones; Maximillian
Synopsis
Wally Jones is about due to inherit a fortune, but only if his good name stays out of the papers. His guardian, who stands to inherit if Wally is besmirched, tries hard to embroil Wally in fights and sexual intrigue, but Sargon steps in and puts matters to rights.
Keywords
supernatural

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

General Mills / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I must be getting soft...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Give 'Em the Bird! (Table of Contents: 12)

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, what do you think of those birds?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Elmer and Flipper (vaudeville act); Mrs. Ritzbilt; Big Gus Greagon (crook)
Synopsis
Elmer and his pet penguin Flipper are a failed vaudeville act. Crooks try to use them to steal from a rich society affair, but Terry Sloane is in attendance and foils the crooks as Mr. Terrific.

Tough Stuff (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall [as Charles King] (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A stray cat saves a little girl from a snake and is rewarded with adoption.

Indexer Notes

Page count and script from Jerry Bails. Title and synopsis from Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error Tracker.

On the Prowl (Table of Contents: 14)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the most treacherous of human emotions...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Jim Malley; Carl Rutig
Synopsis
Ted Grant and Stretch Skinner see a poster for a circus. While there a leopard escapes and Ted, as Wildcat, gets it under control. He decides to oversee the performances, and saves an aerialist from falling to his death, and while veteran employee Carl Rutig forces an escaped lion back into its cage. The would-be saboteur is Jim Malley, whose father was killed in the circus and has set out to get revenge. Wildcat pleads for leniency with the owner, and Malley is 'sentenced' to twelve hours a day washing the elephants.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Million Dollar Tennis Game
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Million Dollar Tennis Game
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. Clark Shaughnessy
    Wheaties
  5. 4. ["View from the inside..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Too Tough to Handle!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Lionel Trains
  8. 7. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. 8. Henry Hyena Can't Help Laughing!
    Funny Stuff
  10. 9. Wistful Wally Jones
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    General Mills
  12. 11. ["I must be getting soft..."]
    Ton o' Fun
  13. 12. Give 'Em the Bird!
    Mr. Terrific
  14. 13. Tough Stuff
  15. 14. On the Prowl
    Wildcat
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Circus Candy Factory
  17. 16. How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire
    Thom McAn
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  19. 18. How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore