(June-July 1946)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.15 USD
Pages:
76
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
Gainlee Publishing Co.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer (editor) , Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher (story editors)
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:
Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman.

Flaming Fury (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joyce Murchison
Pencils:
Harry G. Peter
Inks:
Harry G. Peter
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Nancy Reardon; Tony Page; Uriah Skinflint (villain); Trigger (villain); Sheriff Sam Stronge (villain).
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman investigates mysterious forest fires on land owned by Nancy Reardon, and discovers the Nancy's fiance, Sam, and a rival land owner are responsible for the blazes.

Indexer Notes

Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-09.


Mutt & Jeff Gag Pages (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 3 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.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-3-09.


The Man That Time Forgot (Table of Contents)

Just a Story / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Howard Purcell
Pencils:
Howard Purcell
Inks:
Howard Purcell
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Spend Till It Hurts (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]; Winky; Blinky; Noddy [all as the Three Dimwits]; Johnny Merritt; Howard; Sluggsy (villain); Muggsy (villain).
Synopsis:
Young Johnny Merritt is given $50,000 by his uncle and challenged by him to spend is sensibly in one day. Johnny feels it can be done, even though his uncle says it can't. The Flash steps in when certain gangsters attempt to induce Johnny to "spend" it on them.

Indexer Notes

Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-09.


Oswald the Ogre (Table of Contents)

Foney Fairy Tales / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Wheelan
Pencils:
Ed Wheelan
Inks:
Ed Wheelan
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Oswald

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04 and 9-3-09.


Puzzles, Planes and Machine Gun Bullets (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 12 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; Prop Wash; Tank Tinker; Miss Snap; Gerry; Hippity; Yama Go (villain); Harry (villain).
Synopsis:
Hippity discovers a piece of paper in the hanger's locker room that contains a puzzle that reveals how the latest plane, the X-37-D, is being sabotaged.

Indexer Notes

Most info, letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-09.


The Human Key (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; Locksley Smith; Mr. Roxon; Janie; Bigpig Bickford (villain); Mike (villain).
Synopsis:
Some very enterprising crooks discover a young man who has the unusual trait of being able to open any lock made....a trait they hope to cash in on!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Doiby uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in this story. Note, much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-09.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Flaming Fury
    Wonder Woman
  2. 2. Mutt & Jeff Gag Pages
    Mutt and Jeff
  3. 3. The Man That Time Forgot
    Just a Story
  4. 4. Spend Till It Hurts
    The Flash
  5. 5. Oswald the Ogre
    Foney Fairy Tales
  6. 6. Puzzles, Planes and Machine Gun Bullets
    Hop Harrigan
  7. 7. The Human Key
    Green Lantern
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