Comic Cavalcade #26

(April-May 1948)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deception's Daughter (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter [as H G Peter] (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter [as H G Peter] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC 26

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; several government officials (introduction for all); Lya (villain, Duke of Deception's daughter, introduction); Lya's followers (villains, introduction for all); Duke of Deception (villain); Wonder Woman imposter (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When Wonder Woman intercepts a Martian spacecraft from crashing to Earth, out steps the daughter of the Duke of Deception. She captures Wonder Woman and forces her to build an underground base from which Lya intends to return to Mars and overthrow her father.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Reform Island

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. Writer credit confirmed in "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You boob, if you're gonna be a big politician...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yep! I'm a politician now!

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Leo Johnson (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Doorway into Time! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Howard Purcell

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC 27

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Johnny Peril; Lewis (introduction); Queen Terah of Shan (Queen of Shan, introduction, death); Akim (the Queen's advisor, introduction, death); Ramor (villain, a high priest, introduction)

Synopsis

Johnny finds a man in southern Utah that claims to have walked through a stone arch, which transported him back in time to a city called Shan, where he was forced to compete in the arena. He won his freedom as well as the love of the Queen.

Keywords

Shan; Utah

Indexer Notes

Story is re-told in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #106 (April-May 1968).

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

Forecast: Danger! (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher ?

Pencils

Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AA 101

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]

Synopsis

Green Lantern has a hard time convincing a young man to follow in his father's footsteps as a meteorologist until a storm threatens a ship carrying his fiancee.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Alan Scott works for radio station WXYZ in this issue. Doiby does NOT appear in this story.

Mystery on the Mountain (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Mysterious Box] (Table of Contents: 11)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Cotton-Top Katie; The Perfessor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Mutt, what's a polar bearer?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, I'm late again for work....

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

The Riddle of the Useless Thefts! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Jon L. Blummer

Pencils

Art Peddy [as Peddy] (signed)

Inks

Bernard Sachs [as Sachs] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AA 95

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So! Another letter from your teacher...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Cicero

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jeff, why all the finery?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Getting Away with Murder (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh dear! What will I do?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where you goin', Jeff?" "I'm gonna apply for a job!

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Flash Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Crime Has Many Faces! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Carmine Infantino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AF 35 C

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Martin Taylor (introduction)

Synopsis

The Flash takes a man back ten years on a trip through time to show him how his carelessness has caused death and destruction over the years.

Keywords

Keystone City; time travel

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited Joe Giella.

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Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Pencils

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Inks

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A plate of chicken soup...

Genre

humor

Characters

Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #9.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame! (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)