Comic Cavalcade #2

(Spring 1943)

[Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston

Pencils:

Frank Godwin

Inks:

Frank Godwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Fausta Grables (villain, aka Rora Blank); 5th Columnists (villains).

Synopsis:

Diana Prince is sitting at her desk one day when a woman enters, posing as a reporter, and asks very personal questions about Wonder Woman. Sensing something is wrong, Diana refuses to answer questions, but Steve Trevor is taken in, not realizing the woman is a Nazi agent, Fausta Grables. She eventually steals Wonder Woman's costume and poses as her for an Army benefit show.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

The Haunted Tank (Table of Contents)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall

Pencils:

Frank Harry

Inks:

Frank Harry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Ghost Patrol: Fred, Slim and Pedro; Adolf Hitler (villain); Professor Zimplepuss (villain).

Synopsis:

Hitler's forces have created a super tank that carries a division of soldiers that can travel on land and in the sea. The Ghost Patrol must find a way to stop the tank before it successfully lands in America.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Simp O'Dell / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sol Hess [signed as Hess]

Pencils:

Sol Hess [signed as Hess]

Inks:

Sol Hess [signed as Hess]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Simp O'Dell

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

[They Wind Up in the Doghouse] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [signed as Shelly]

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff [signed as Shelly]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Donna Valor; Captain Gore (villain).

Synopsis:

At the request of his wife, Jon Valor makes a trip to the treasure-laden East to get her new dresses.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

The Tin-Fish Bobsled (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines?

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker.

Synopsis:

Hop and a squadron of Douglas Devastators are on the way to Iceland to search out Nazi raiders, when a storm threatens, and forces all the planes to turn back...except Hop, who decides to continue on.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Covered Caravan (Table of Contents)

Minute Movies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor

Characters:

Sam Hill [Andrew Handy]; Lem Sharper [Ralph McSneer]; Sally Sue Hill [Blanche Rouge]; Zeke Skidmore [Fuller Phun]; Jed Hoskins [Dick Dare].

Synopsis:

Sam Hill and his daughter are making their way to the Golden West when they are attacked by Indians.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

The "Corn" Doctors (Table of Contents)

Film Fools [Fat and Slat] / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Flat; Slat.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Consists of three, two-panel non-related humorous gag cartoons plus one panel pushing war bonds and stamps, from an idea provided by Private Eddie Sacks. Sequence and letterer credit added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]

Pencils:

Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]

Inks:

Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

These strips are newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

Handsome John Riley.... (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Jon Chester Kozlak [signed as C. Kozlak]

Inks:

Jon Chester Kozlak [signed as C. Kozlak]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller; John Riley; Chief of Detectives Brannigan; Police Commissioner Leaffe; Wilmer; Torpedo Tony (villain); Shifty Spiro (villain).

Synopsis:

Green Lantern feverishly works on trying to solve a crime before Handsome John Riley can move in on his girl, Irene Miller.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Doiby appears in a Green Lantern costume on the splash page only. Alan Scott works for Apex Studios in this story.

The Story Behind the Bellyache (Table of Contents)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Inks:

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Killer Hooke; Sock Smith.

Synopsis:

Sock Smith decides to hang up his boxing gloves forever and open up his own restaurant, "The Glove." However, across the street is another restaurant owned by a former fighter, Killer Hooke, who doesn't like the prospect of competition and decides to do something about it. Wildcat must move in before something terrible can occur, and decides to match up the two former fighters in a winner-take-all match.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

He Saved the President -- Almost (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jay Marr (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jackie Burton; Inspector Casey; Hennessey; 5th Columnists (villains).

Synopsis:

Jackie Burton, second year student at Warren High, was out looking for scrap metal when he came across a couple of Hitler's Fifth Columnists, one of which was murdered by the other for bungling an assignment. Staying in the shadows to avoid being seen, Jackie runs across a copper wire leading to fifteen sticks of dynamite, located underneath a street that the President would be soon traveling over.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). The last half of page two is an ad for All-Star Comics #16 with the cover.

Punk Junk (Table of Contents)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall

Pencils:

Joe Gallagher (signed)

Inks:

Joe Gallagher (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Dugan; Blooey Blue; Whitey Smith; Doris West; Schaeffer (villain).

Synopsis:

Blooey, trying to catch up with Red and Whitey, accidently steps on a man's foot. When the man grabs Blooey around the neck, Red steps in and is challenged to a duel. Noting a junkman passing by, Red stops him and checks the wagon for weapons of some kind. Finding two sabres, a duel insues, with Red winning. The junkman arrives at a house where the man who fought the duel resides, and we discover the men are Nazi spies, who then go out and attempt to kill our trio.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

The City on Wheels (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Lou Ferstadt [signed as E. E. Hibbard]

Inks:

Lou Ferstadt [signed as E.E. Hibbard]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; John Bennett; Molly Bennett; Billy "Knuckles" O'Grady; Nicki Renaldi (villain); Big Ben Dudley (villain).

Synopsis:

The city's subway system becomes the stage for four tense people, each fighting time and wanting to achieve turning points in their lives. The Flash and Joan decide to help all four achieve their goals.

Reprinted:

• In Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

Superman by George Lowther (Table of Contents)

Superman / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

book review; superhero

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

May be out of sequence. NOT found in the Archives edition.