(August 1943)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-06-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (also inset)
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Struggle Is Our Brother by Gregor Felsen (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Girl with the Gun (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
William Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Standpat (Chief of Staff, introduction); Marva Psycho [Marva Jane Gray]; Stoffer [also as General Scott, training camp commander] (villain, Nazi saboteur, introduction, death); Stoffer's henchmen (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Marva Psycho, now a WAAC, is accused of trying to murder General Standpat, so Wonder Woman adopts her identity. Both are brought in for questioning by General Scott, who is then shown to be a Nazi saboteur.
Reprints
Keywords
Golden lasso

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Poseidon's Ring (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
Jon Valor; Justin Valor; Seagrim (villain), Malo (Intro for both); Princess Undine (intro), Capt. Arios; Atlanteans
Synopsis
Shipwrecked, the Black Pirate and Son discover the undersea kingdom of Atlantis.

A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Gorinty's Gorillas (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Little Boy Blue; Toughy; Tubby; Gorinty (Intro); Freddy Stone; John Stone; Martha Stone

Indexer Notes

art credits by Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Castle Elsinore! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall ?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Gay Ghost; Roger Abbott; Fritz Luger; Karl; Rudy; Nazis

Sister Spy, Part One (Table of Contents: 11)

Hal Mason / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hal Mason

Third Dramatic Issue (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Masqueraders (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall ?
Pencils
Hal Sharp (signed)
Inks
Hal Sharp (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Wilson; Higgins; Colonel Livingston; General Warner; The Masqueraders (villains, introduction for all)

The Sting of the Yellow Wasp (Table of Contents: 15)

Wildcat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; The Yellow Wasp (villain, introduction)
Keywords
Catocycle

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Lightning Ju-Jitsu / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Publishers Art Service / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Struggle Is Our Brother by Gregor Felsen
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. The Girl with the Gun
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["In this magazine is the exciting story of..."]
    Wonder Woman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  7. 6. Poseidon's Ring
    Black Pirate
  8. 7. A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker!
  9. 8. Gorinty's Gorillas
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  11. 10. The Secret of Castle Elsinore!
    The Gay Ghost
  12. 11. Sister Spy, Part One
    Hal Mason
  13. 12. Third Dramatic Issue
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  14. 13. ["Have you read these 4 new comics?"]
  15. 14. The Masqueraders
    Mr. Terrific
  16. 15. The Sting of the Yellow Wasp
    Wildcat
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Lightning Ju-Jitsu
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Publishers Art Service
  19. 18. Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore