(Fall 1944)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.15 USD
Pages:
84
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
Gainlee Publishing Co.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Format:
Color; Standard US Golden Age size; #1-10 cardboard covers; #1-41 squarebound, #42-63 saddle-stitched; glossy cover; newsprint interior; was ongoing series

none (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman; Flash; Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Lantern; Flash; Wonder Woman.

The Amazon Bride (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Casino; un-named gangsters (villains)
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman is drugged by gangsters, and that night she dreams that she has lost her Amazon powers, so agrees to marry Steve. But before the vows are completed, she awakes, and rushes to save Steve from the gangsters who drugged her.

Indexer Notes

Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.


[Mutt & Jeff Gags] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils:
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks:
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper repints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.


The Twain Shall Meet (Table of Contents)

History Feature / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
M. C. Gaines
Pencils:
Dennis Neville
Inks:
Dennis Neville
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Is the Kid a Killer? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Alfred Bester
Pencils:
Paul Reinman
Inks:
Paul Reinman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Kit Cody
Synopsis:
The Emerald Crusader and Doiby are puzzled by the fact that a 10-year old cowboy star spends his spare time secretly conferring with a gang of underworld killers.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and synopsis adde by Craig Delich 9-1-09.


Heroes in Dungarees (Table of Contents)

East-West Story / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dennis Neville
Inks:
Dennis Neville
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.


The Psalm of the K Ration (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils:
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks:
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jon L. Blummer

Content Information

Genre:
aviation
Characters:
Hop Harrigan; the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis:
Hop's plane is shot down over enemy territory, but he is able to evade Japanese forces until he is rescued by the U.S. Infantry.
Reprinted:
  • In G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #152 (February-March 1972)

Indexer Notes

The text of this story follows the 23rd Psalm from the Holy Bible. Note, much info, letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.


The Story of Prince Henry (Table of Contents)

Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
M. C. Gaines
Pencils:
Don Cameron
Inks:
Don Cameron
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
Prince Henry
Reprinted:
  • In Picture Stories from American History (EC, 1945 series) #1

The Man Who Tilted Windmills (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Jon Chester Kozlak
Inks:
Jon Chester Kozlak
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Nathaniel Nogget
Synopsis:
For centuries, the family of Nathaniel Nogget tried to live up to its reputation, but when Nathaniel invents a pair of 4th Dimensional forceps that can steal anything, anywhere, the underworld wonders how it can steal the forceps and manage to stay out of the way of the Flash at the same time!

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.


none (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern for Paper Salvage / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Paul Reinman
Inks:
Paul Reinman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles

Indexer Notes

Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 9-1-09. Sequence is out of proper order.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Amazon Bride
    Wonder Woman
  2. 2. [Mutt & Jeff Gags]
    Mutt and Jeff
  3. 3. The Twain Shall Meet
    History Feature
  4. 4. Is the Kid a Killer?
    Green Lantern
  5. 5. Heroes in Dungarees
    East-West Story
  6. 6. The Psalm of the K Ration
    Hop Harrigan
  7. 7. The Story of Prince Henry
    Picture Stories from American History
  8. 8. The Man Who Tilted Windmills
    The Flash
  9. 9. none
    Green Lantern for Paper Salvage
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • James Ludwig
  • Jim Walls
  • Dwayne Best