Sensation Comics #4

(April 1942)

[The Coming of Paula Von Gunther] (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 as H.G. Peter)

Inks:

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

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; V: Baroness Paula Von Gunther (I); Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Col. Darnell; Eve Brown; Carla Swanson.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

[The Man In the Iron Mask] (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:

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; King Philip of Spain; Villains: Don Carlos (D); Count Valdez (I, D); Jester.

Synopsis:

Count Valdez and Don Carlos (the King's son) plot to place Don Carlos on the throne by imprisoning the King. But the jester tips off The Black Pirate, who rescues the King, imprisons Count Valdez and helps to kill Don Carlos.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #443 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

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

[The Comeuppance of Dapper Joe] (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]; Wanda Wilson; V: Dapper Joe (I); Buster Anderson (a policeman, I).

Synopsis:

When Buster Anderson arrests a big time hood, he discovers to his dismay that he and his goons have too much pull to remain in jail. So Mr. Terrific decides to intervene by distributing specially marked "bribe money" through underground channels to entrap Dapper Joe.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-15-08.

[Smashing the Supply Train] (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: Baron Von Molte (I), Adolf Hitler, the Nazis; Philip and Tommy Langdon (I); General Rourke.

Synopsis:

Charles Collins volunteers to pilot a bomber being sent to England so that he can get into action against the Germans.

Double Danger (Part 1) (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 Scorpion's Counterfeiting Ring] (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; Officer Clancy; Villains: The Scorpion [I], Fancy Dan (I).

Indexer Notes

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

Introducing Stretch Skinner (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]; Stretch Skinner (I); Villains: Gile and Hogg (Intro for both).

Synopsis:

While on his daily training run, Ted runs into a "newly certified" detective, Stretch Skinner.....then he smells a rat when he makes the connection between jewel heists taking place and the firm that awarded Stretch his diploma!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-14 (March 1973)
• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-15-08.