Sensation Comics #89

(May 1949)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazon Queen for a Day! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For the first time in the history of the Amazons...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Queen Hippolyte; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Laura Grey (introduction); Nita Ashley; Abacus Rackeet (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Wonder Woman brings a contest winner to Paradise Island, but unknown to her, radio columnist Nita Ashley, who is accompanying them, is being blackmailed to reveal the location of Paradise Island to Abacus Rackeet.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Paradise Island

Bamboozling the Bank Robbers (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Money Stuff / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

About 30,000,000 one-cent coins could be made...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated panels giving facts on currency.

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Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Strange Case of the Explorer! (Table of Contents: 6)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Art Peddy

Inks

Art Peddy

Colors

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Letters

?

Job Number

SEN 92

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I still don't know how you talked me into this trip, Stretch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner (cameo); Mat Barker; Explorers' Club

Synopsis

A gang of criminals kidnap Mat Barker and replace him at a meeting of the Explorers' Club while they search for something on his island.

Indexer Notes

data by Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Bonny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Leopold...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Bonny; Leopold

Synopsis

Bonny calls Leopold and they go on a picnic.

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops with the Teens (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[A Letter for Gwendolyn] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll have to leave now, Willy!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Willy; Betty Banning; Dexter Dumwood; Ernie; Gwendolyn

Synopsis

Dexter cons Willy into writing to his girl Gwendolyn, then shows the letter to Betty.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Charlotte Cushman (Table of Contents: 12)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

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Letters

?

Job Number

WW37

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There have been foreign ladies of the theatre...

Genre

biography

Characters

Charlotte Cushman; William Cullen Bryant

Synopsis

Incidents in the life and career of the great tragedienne Charlotte Cushman.

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Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel (signed)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The smallest flowering plant...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated panels giving facts about nature.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

April Fool! (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Camera Alibi! (Table of Contents: 17)

Lady Danger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A stunt girl has an exciting career!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lady Danger [Valerie Vaughn]; Carol Lang; Lucky Kane

Synopsis

Valarie switches places with a stuntwoman.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

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Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)