(March-April 1950)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-01-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Wonder Woman's Romantic Rival (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs ?
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You said you could pick me out if I were one in a million, Steve...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman wears gold sandals.

Pencils formerly credited to Irwin Hasen, who -- per Dan Makara via the GCD Error Tracker -- denied the credit and identified the artist as Peddy. It was unclear if he thought the existing inks credit for Sachs was correct.

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wonder Woman's Romantic Rival! (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here is the most amazing romantic adventure the world has ever known!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Queen Hippolyte; Queen Hippolyte; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]
Synopsis
Steve Trevor is injured in a fight and forgets all about Wonder Woman but falls in love with Diana Prince instead. Hippolyte informs Diana that if she marries Steve Trevor she will no longer be an Amazon and will lose her powers.

Indexer Notes

Data from Jerry Bails.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Report for Romance (Table of Contents: 7)

Dr. Pat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Too bad we can't say goodby [sic] without Dr. Alding as an audience, Pat1
Genre
adventure; romance
Characters
Dr. Pat Windsor; Hank Lee; Dr. Roy Alding; Dr. Fred Michaels
Synopsis
Dr. Pat is kidnapped by a smuggling ring to do plastic surgery on their leader.

Indexer Notes

Data from Jerry Bails. Page count corrected by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

What's Your Name? / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is your name Ira?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Ralston / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]

Helen R. Sullivan (Table of Contents: 11)

Headline Heroines / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was four days after Christmas in the year 1937...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Helen R. Sullivan
Synopsis
Helen R. Sullivan, a telephone operator in a large hotel, puts her own safety on hold in order to warn the guests of a fire on the ground floor. As a result, twenty people were saved, but she herself died three weeks later.

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

Jerry 'n' Joan / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This book on "how to make people like you" says...
Genre
humor
Characters
Joan; Jerry
Synopsis
Advice given by a "how to make people like you" book causes the couple to separate.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Beautiful but Not Dumb / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She's electric...
Genre
biography
Characters
Margaretta Harmon; June Kent; Ann Gunsulos; Peggy Ann Garner; Joyce Widoff; Elizabeth Ackerman; Shirley Dinsdale; Rachel Benet

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

Cindy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, I've got to get a job...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

National Comics Publications, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave.
New York, 17 NY
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, G Donenfeld, J Liebowitz, R Liebowitz, P Sampliner, S Sampliner I Donenfeld, S Donenfeld, Liebowitz, J Liebowitz, A Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation

Chance Meeting (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

You Can't Bargain with Love! (Table of Contents: 18)

Romance, Inc. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lea...Lea...where are you?
Genre
romance
Characters
Ann Martin; Lea Brown; Gene Phillips
Synopsis
Gene Phillips has no money, but Lea Brown loves him anyway. He walks off saying he can never afford to marry, but after three days comes to his senses and returns to her.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails.

Keith Chandler: Inks were previously credited to Joe Giella, but these are clearly by Sachs.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Wonder Woman's Romantic Rival
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Wonder Woman's Romantic Rival!
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. Editorial Advisory Board
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  8. 7. Report for Romance
    Dr. Pat
  9. 8. ["Is your name Ira?"]
    What's Your Name?
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Ralston
  11. 10. "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman
    Wonder Woman
  12. 11. Helen R. Sullivan
    Headline Heroines
  13. 12. ["This book on "how to make people like you" says..."]
    Jerry 'n' Joan
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  15. 14. ["She's electric..."]
    Beautiful but Not Dumb
  16. 15. ["Gosh, I've got to get a job..."]
    Cindy
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. Chance Meeting
  19. 18. You Can't Bargain with Love!
    Romance, Inc.
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Feature Films
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore