(September 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
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

none (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman

Mystery Behind A, B, C (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:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Tricco (introduction, death); Oriel (introduction); Mystik (introduction); Slydine (introduction); Darcy Wells (introduction, villain); Steve Trevor
Synopsis:
Two rival stage magicians battle it out and Wonder Woman is caught in the middle

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.


[The Davis Murder] (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Sam Spade

The Clarion Call Sounded Again (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 [Tubby; Toughy]; D. A. Rogers; The Platinum Thieves
Synopsis:
Tommy's Dad wants him to help on a case tracking down some Platinum Thieves. But Little Boy Blue gets the credit for the capture.

The Log-Jam Rescue (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
C. C. Beck (signed)
Inks:
Pete Costanza (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Captain Tootsie; Rollo

Danger in the Air! (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorceror / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult; supernatural
Characters:
Sargon; Max; The Blue Lama (villain)
Synopsis:
The Blue Lama masquerades as Sargon's descendant in order to lure him into the future.

Indexer Notes

Title and character info from Len Wolinsky, September 2008.


Trapping A Bandit (Table of Contents)

U. S. Royal; U.S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Plastino ?
Inks:
Al Plastino ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[The Masked Marvel] (Table of Contents)

Willy Nilly / filler / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Willy Nilly
Synopsis:
Willy spreads the rumor that his Dad is the Masked Marvel in the charity wrestling match- then tries to get Dad out of town so that the rumor doesn't come true.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gags

Glass Jaw (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ted Udall [as Charles King]
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Synopsis:
A boxer is paid $30,000 by gambler Blackjack Crayle to throw a fight
against Lefty Rorke -- but things don't go according to plan.

Indexer Notes

Title, page count, script by Jerry Bails.
Synopsis by Arthur Lortie (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3869)


Follow the Leader (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]; Stretch Skinner; Huntress (villain)
Synopsis:
On the night before a title fight, Ted hears of the Huntress having had a man killed who mailed a very important letter: a letter than discloses her secret identity, written by the only man who knew it!
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails; according to the splash page, this story was scheduled for Sensation Comics #72; synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Mystery Behind A, B, C
    Wonder Woman
  2. 2. [The Davis Murder]
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil
  3. 3. The Clarion Call Sounded Again
    Little Boy Blue
  4. 4. The Log-Jam Rescue
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls
  5. 5. Danger in the Air!
    Sargon the Sorceror
  6. 6. Trapping A Bandit
    U. S. Royal; U.S. Bike Tires
  7. 7. [The Masked Marvel]
    Willy Nilly
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Ton O Fun
  9. 9. Glass Jaw
  10. 10. Follow the Leader
    Wildcat
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Bob Hughes