Sensation Comics #3

(March 1942)

[Diana Prince--Framed For Espionage] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter (signed)

Inks:

Harry G. Peter (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Col. Darnell; Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls; Villains: Gross and other Nazi agents (I for all); Lila and Eve Brown (I).

Synopsis:

Diana gets a job as Col. Darnell's secretary.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 (February 1998)

The Flash Celebrates the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday (Table of Contents)

The Flash / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard))

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash

[The Schemes of Juan Marche] (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:

period

Characters:

Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; V: Don Carlos; Manuel; Juan Marche (I, D); King Phillip; Donna Bonita.

Indexer Notes

Writer revision by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005) and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously given to Ted Udall.

[The Phony Presidente] (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 Sloan]; Wanda Wilson; Presidente Del Rio (of Santa Flora); Villains: Miguel, Carlos, Jose (I for all).

Synopsis:

While visiting Santa Flora, Terry saves the life of the newly elected Presidente, who decides to return w/Sloan to America in order to obtain a large loan to help out his poor populace.

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-6-08.

[The Ghost and the Gangsters] (Table of Contents)

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:

Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Deborah Wallace; Villains: Billy the Blood, Boxcar Benny (I for both).

Cover-Up (Part 2) (Table of Contents)

Hal Mason / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hal Mason

[The Case of Croaker Shayne] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; children

Characters:

Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys: Toughy & Tubby; Dan Rogers; V: Croaker Shayne (I); Jed Peters (I); Mr. Drexel.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

The Case of the Phantom Killers (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]; Villains: The Purple Mask Gang [I for all, including Mitch Daly, Joe Conti (both D), and Malcom Glibson].

Synopsis:

When the Police round up members of the Purple Mask gang, convict them in court and see them executed, they are warned beforehand that they WILL return and seek their own revenge on those responsible. But Wildcat soon discovers their clever ruse and ends their reign of terror.

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

Indexer Notes

Oddity: Wildcat leaves behind the pawprint of a wildcat on the forehead of criminals as his calling card to the Police; Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-15-08.