Sensation Comics #17

(May 1943)

The Talking Lion (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton]

Pencils:

Frank Godwin

Inks:

Frank Godwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Princess Yasmini (Intro, villain); Nazis; Bobby Lee (intro); Sally Lee; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Ginger (Steve Trevor's niece); Smaltz

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman takes Bobby to the zoo, where they meet Steve Trevor and his niece. The two kids discover that one of the lions can talk. This leads Wonder Woman and Steve to Cairo where the uncover Princess Yasmini and her group of spies.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Four Star Spectacular (DC, 1976 series) #1 (March-April 1976)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Title from cover. Artist data from Jerry Bails.

[The Kid From England] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Harry

Inks:

Frank Harry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; children

Characters:

Little Boy Blue; Tubby; Toughy; Dan Rogers; Nazis; Ronnie Graham (intro); Mr. Dexter

Indexer Notes

Artist data from Jerry Bails.

That's Gratitude! (Table of Contents)

Tippie / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edwina Dumm (signed)

Pencils:

Edwina Dumm (signed)

Inks:

Edwina Dumm

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[The Ghosts Who Saved Skyros] (Table of Contents)

Gay Ghost / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall (signed)

Pencils:

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Gay Ghost; Hawkins; General Von (Intro, villain); Nazis

The Emperor's Millions (Table of Contents)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall ?

Pencils:

Hal Sharp (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sharp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Terrific; Wanda Wilson; Napoleon Bonaparte (Dies; flashback); Duke De L'Argent (intro, flashback), De L'Argent X; Al Klipp (villain); Fluke (Intro for both)

Penniless Margaret (Part 2) (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hal Mason

The Return of the Black Pirate (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

Jon Valor; Justin Valor; Jon and Justin Valor of 1943 (intro); a Jester (latter in flashback); Don Muerte and his "birdmen" (Intro for all; in flashback); Nazis

Synopsis:

Justin and Jon Valor, 20th century descendants of the original, visit the Black Pirate's island headquarters and read an adventure of the original in an old book.

The Case of the Half-Finished Tie (Table of Contents)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Tim Daly (Intro); Mingo and his gang (Villain; Intro); Trig (Intro, Dies)