(August 1948)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-06-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Swinging Scimitar! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter ?
Inks
Harry Peter ?
Colors
?

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

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

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

For the Teen-Time of Your Life! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Swinging Scimitar! (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)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
CC 32
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fencing is a healthy sport!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Etta Candy; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Holliday Girls [Marcia; rest unnamed]; Don Enrago [also as Marcia] (villain, introduction); Enrago's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
One of the Holliday Girls fencing squad members defeats her instructor, enraging him, and later she appears to go crazy and begin leading a criminal gang.
Reprints

Bob Elliott (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Time for Crime! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Job Number
SEN 86
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If Tubby and Toughy thought I as good...
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Tommy Rogers [Little Boy Blue]; Toughy; Tubby; Sheridan; Prodd
Synopsis
The Blue Boys battle crime in a factory full of giant labor saving devices.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Funny Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Factually speaking, there is no truth...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

Four panels on nature.

The Cage of Lightning! (Table of Contents: 9)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
SEN 87
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Impossible, Miss Morevilt
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sargon; Miss Morevilt; Voltini
Synopsis
Sargon is hired to magically cut the Morevilt Diamond. but Voltini would rather steal it, and all the other Morevilt diamonds to boot.
Keywords
supernatural

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

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Baboons are very fond of honey...
Genre
non-fiction; nature

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

Five panels on nature.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Be Your Own Private Eye] (Table of Contents: 13)

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
OH 34
First Line of Dialogue or Text
S'long, Betty!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Willy Nilly; Betty; Dexter Dumwood
Synopsis
Willy is upset because Betty made a date with Dexter Dumwood.

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

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

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

Science-Snaps / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The milk production of a cow is reduced more rapidly...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

Four panels on nature.

Mount Everest "Giant of the Globe" (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Menace of Sound! (Table of Contents: 17)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
SEN 83
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A few more minutes on the heavy bag...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Professor Rell; Rell's daughter; Rex Velon (villain)
Synopsis
Rex Velon kidnaps Professor Rell's daughter to force him to tell him the secret of using sound waves to paralyze people.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

Margaret O'Brien at a Hollywood Party! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Strange As It Seems (Table of Contents: 19)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Swinging Scimitar!
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. For the Teen-Time of Your Life!
  4. 3. The Swinging Scimitar!
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. Bob Elliott
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races
    Old Nick
  7. 6. No Time for Crime!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  8. 7. The Man with the Purple Hand
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Factually speaking, there is no truth..."]
    Funny Facts
  10. 9. The Cage of Lightning!
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  11. 10. ["Baboons are very fond of honey..."]
    Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  14. 13. [Be Your Own Private Eye]
    Willy Nilly
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  16. 15. ["The milk production of a cow is reduced more rapidly..."]
    Science-Snaps
  17. 16. Mount Everest "Giant of the Globe"
  18. 17. The Menace of Sound!
    Wildcat
  19. 18. Margaret O'Brien at a Hollywood Party!
    Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen
  20. 19. Strange As It Seems
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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