Sensation Comics #1

(January 1942)

[Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)

Pencils:

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

Inks:

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

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Diana Prince; Al Kale (villain); the Nazis (villains, some die)

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman takes Steve Trevor to America and purchases the identity of nurse Diana Prince so that she can remain near Steve. Soon, in order to earn some money she'll need, she begins to perform her "bullets and bracelets" routine, not realizing her promoter is stealing all the profits.

Reprints:

• in Wonder Woman (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972 series) #[nn] (1972)
• in Wonder Woman (Crown Publishers, 1972 series) #[nn] (1972)
• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 (February 1998)

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 2008-4-6.

[The Marriage of Jon Valor] (Table of Contents)

Black Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Characters:

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie [Donna Bonita]; Father Fernando; King Phillip of Spain; Don Carlos (villain)

Synopsis:

Jon Valor is captured, but is secretly married to Bonita and is thus pardoned, earning Don Carlos' undying wrath.

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)

Indexer Notes

Writer revision by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005) and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously assigned to Ted Udall. Continued from Action Comics series.

[The Origin of Mr. Terrific] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Reizenstein (signed)

Pencils:

Hal Sharp (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sharp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane] (introduction); Wanda Wilson; Billie Wilson (Wanda's brother); Fair Play Club; un-named Big Shot (villain)

Synopsis:

Socialite and master of every field of human endeavor, Terry Sloane adopts the identity of Mr. Terrific to escape boredom, but soon finds a purpose in life after saving the life of Wanda Wilson and getting her brother out of the clutches of a local hoodlum.

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)
• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 2008-4-6.

[The Origin of the Gay Ghost] (Table of Contents)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks:

Howard Purcell (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet; Charles Collins]; Keith Everett (Earl of Strethmere, death); Charles Collins (death); Deborah Wallace (Great-Great-Grand Aunt of Deborah Wallace, death); Deborah Wallace; three un-named spies (villains, some die)

Synopsis:

The ghost of Keith Everet, the Earl of Strethmere in the 1700s, inhabits the body of Charles Collins in the 20th century to be near the reincarnation of his lost love.

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)

Gunner Godbee (A Story of the First World War) (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George S. Hurst Jr. (signed)

Colors:

? [header only]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

"Gunner" Goodbee; Nick; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

In this story of the First World War, American war ace, "Gunner" Godbee and his buddy Nick, aboard a patrol ship, are suddenly attacked by two German Heinkel aircraft and shot down.

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 20084-6.

[The Origin of Little Boy Blue] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed)

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon L. Blummer ?

Content Information

Genre:

children; superhero

Characters:

Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers] (introduction); The Blue Boys: Tubby and Toughie (introduction for both); D. A. Dan Rogers (Tommy's father); Martha Rogers (Tommy's mother); Wolf Lupo (villain)

Synopsis:

Tommy Rogers, Tubby, and Toughie are inspired by reading about Wildcat to become Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, and their first mission is to rescue a vital witness, Kraus the grocer, kidnapped by gangsters.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #185 (May 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-12 (May 1972)
• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 2008-4-6. Blummer signed his intials on every page of this story. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-6-16.

[Green Lantern Quarterly #1 & All-Flash Quarterly #2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? (ad copy)

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Sheldon Mayer

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern; The Flash

Synopsis:

Contains a house ad advertizing Green Lantern Quarterly #1 and All-Flash Quarterly #2.

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974), #C-30 (1974), #C-30 (1974)

Indexer Notes

Some info added by Craig Delich 4-6-08.

[The Origin of Wildcat] (Table of Contents)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger (signed)

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Inks:

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Joan Fortune (introduction); Henry Grant (Ted's father, death); Socker Smith (introduction, boxer, death); Ralph Flint (villain, fight promoter); Natie Skinner (villain, fight promoter); Fain (villain)

Synopsis:

Boxer Ted Grant kills the former champ in the ring and is inspired by Green Lantern to adopt the identity of Wildcat to clear himself.

Reprints:

• in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #3 (July-August 1973)
• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] (1990)
• in Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (October 2000)
• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)

Good Books for Christmas (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joseph Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #C-30 (1974)