(August 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer; [Robert Kanigher (assistant)]
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was ongoing series

Secret of the Menacing Octopus (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Harry G. Peter
Inks:
Harry G. Peter
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor

Secret of the Menacing Octopus (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils:
Harry G. Peter
Inks:
Harry G. Peter
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Prof. Marlowe; Steve Trevor; Commander Hagman; V: Slinky Slocum.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.


none (Table of Contents)

Ton O'Fun / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
gags

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.


A Whole Town Broke the Law (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 [Tommy Rogers}; Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Mr. Rogers; Mr. Grace; The Basher Mob (villains)

[Sput--foof! It's homicide, pure homicide!] (Table of Contents)

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Willy Nilly; Muggsy; Betty.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.


none (Table of Contents)

Ton O'Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
gags

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.


The Magic of the Blue Lama (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorceror / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; occult
Characters:
Sargon; The Blue Lama (introduction, villain); Max (villain); the Black Dagger (villain)
Synopsis:
The Blue Lama leads a collection of evil sorcerers banded together to defeat Sargon once and for all.

The World and Jeremiah Groot (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ted Udall (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Ton O'Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
gags

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.


Wildcat--Former Crime Fighter (Table of Contents)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mort Meskin
Inks:
Mort Meskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; The Huntress (introduction, villain) [as the Masked Marvel]; Stretch Skinner
Synopsis:
Wildcat is suckered into a boxing match against a newcomer, who just happens to be a woman. She captures him [along with the Mayor, D.A. and the Police Chief], then allows them to "escape" so that she can hunt them down....to the death!
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

The Huntress was later named Paula Blake and retconned into being the teen age hero/villain the Tigress. Last chronological appearance was in YOUNG ALL-STARS #30 October 1989). According to the splash page of this story, this particular story was scheduled for Sensation Comics #71. Revised synopsis added by Craig delich 6-15-08.


none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Synopsis:
Promotional ad for Hi-Jinx #1, an American Comics Group title.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Secret of the Menacing Octopus
    Wonder Woman
  2. 2. none
    Ton O'Fun
  3. 3. A Whole Town Broke the Law
    Little Boy Blue
  4. 4. [Sput--foof! It's homicide, pure homicide!]
    Willy Nilly
  5. 5. none
    Ton O'Fun
  6. 6. The Magic of the Blue Lama
    Sargon the Sorceror
  7. 7. The World and Jeremiah Groot
  8. 8. none
    Ton O'Fun
  9. 9. Wildcat--Former Crime Fighter
    Wildcat
  10. 10. none
    Hi Jinx
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Bob Hughes