Sensation Comics #2

(February 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics Magazines: (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 Menace of Doctor Poison] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Peter ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Into this tortured, upside-down world of men, torn by hatreds, war and destruction, comes Wonder Woman, a powerful being of light and happiness!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Holliday Girls: Etta Candy
Colonel Darnell; Doctor Poison [Princess Maru] (antagonist) (introduction); Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Colonel Adolph Schultz (villain, Gestapo agent)

Synopsis

Steve and Diana are captured by a group of Nazi spies, but Diana escapes and gets the Holliday Girls to assist in rescuing Trevor.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Holliday College; Walter Reed Army Hospital; Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

Story title from reprints.

[Green Lantern #2] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[All-Flash #3] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Sword of Hate (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

..Jon Valor was not meant to live in peace..

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Donna Bonita; Don Carlos (villain); Manuel (introduction, death); King Philip of Spain

Reprints

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #210 (March 1972)

Keywords

16th Century; Spain

Indexer Notes

Writer revision by Craig Delich and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously given to Ted Udall.

[The One-Man Benefit Show] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Charles Reizenstein (credited)

Pencils

Hal Sharp (signed)

Inks

Hal Sharp (signed)

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Endowed with remarkable powers of mind and body, Terry Sloane became famous as a child prodigy at the age of 10..

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Ivanovitch Bizochki; Hugo Snitz (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Wanda Wilson, the girl Terry rescued last issue, reveals that she knows he is Mr. Terrific and becomes his assistant. This case revolves about a famous violinist who has his valuable Stradivarius taken and held by crooks, who tell him to perform no concerts for the next three weeks.

Reprints

• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

Keywords

New York City

[Voyage of Villainy] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Howard Purcell (signed as HOWARD PURCELL)

Inks

Howard Purcell (signed as HOWARD PURCELL)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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The Gay Ghost has a mission to fulfill while on Earth – that of using his supernatural powers for good against evil!...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet / Charles Collins]; Deborah Wallace; Nita (villain, introduction); Hugo (villain, introduction); Fred (villain, introduction); Kurt (villain, introduction)

Keywords

Atlantic Ocean

Cover-Up, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 9)

Hal Mason / text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To say Hal Mason had a 'mad' on would have been putting it mildly.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Hal Mason (introduction)

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

Good Books for Christmas / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Reviews of Captain Kidd's Cow, The Yankee Captain in Patagonia, Blueberry Mountain, World Series, With Daniel Boone on the Caroliny Trail, and The Black Tanker.

[Mutt & Jeff #4] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Superman #14, World's Finest Comics #4, and Batman #9 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin; Superman; Superman and Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Hot Car Ring] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Little Boy Blue blows his horn, criminals rush-- in the opposite direction!

Genre

children; superhero

Characters

The Blue Boys: Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy [Herb Simms]; Tubby
Dan Rogers; Mayers (villain, introduction); Mayers' gang (villain, introduction)

Keywords

Big City

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Jerry Bails and Craig Delich.

[America, Columbus, India, Sicily, and Richest Man in the World!] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sensations in Stamps / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Kaner (credited)

Pencils

Fran Taggart (signed as TAGGART)

Inks

Fran Taggart (signed as TAGGART)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

America cost less than a postage stamp!

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Christopher Columbus; Nizam of Hyderabad

[Who Is Wildcat?] (Table of Contents: 15)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (signed)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Ted Grant became the Wildcat in order to find the murderers of his friend and clear his own name, little did he realize the importance of this step.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Joan Fortune; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Barney (villain, introduction); Wiley (villain, introduction); their gang (villain, introduction); Kid Nelson (introduction)

Synopsis

After becoming the Wildcat in order to find the murderers of his friend and clear his own name (as Ted Grant), Wildcat has further work to do when a gang seeks to silence the witness in the case.

Reprints

• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Ted Grant wins the World's Heavyweight boxing title in this story.

The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Leading Comics (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Institute for Physical Development / advertisement / 1 page (report information)