(July-August 1950)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-05-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Strange Mission (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Diana; Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Indexer Notes

return from Romance to Action/Adventure covers

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wonder Woman's Strange Mission! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
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
Steve! Kissing Janet!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Diana; Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Janet Brown; Col. Bravo; Hippolyte
Synopsis
Wonder Woman helps Janet Brown win the man she loves...Steve Trevor!

Luke Appling (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Felling Moody? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Operation Cupid (Table of Contents: 5)

Dr. Pat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Stanton, you're a doctor. I'm going to give you the cold hard facts.
Genre
adventure; romance
Characters
Dr. Pat Windsor; Dr. Stuart Stanton; Prof. Bentley; Mona Blue; Jeb Amos
Synopsis
Dr. Pat's medical school dean asks her to travel to a remote town in order to discover why once brilliant intern Stuart Stanton refuses to act as the community's doctor.

After the Atom Spies (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Peg / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Joan! I met the nicest boy last night! He works for a radio station!
Genre
humor; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Margie Jean Snyder] (Table of Contents: 9)

Headline Heroines / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Margie Jean Snyder

Indexer Notes

Last appearance. Art id by Craig Delich.

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

The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Charlotte Bell, Della Martin, Dorothy Mae Stevens, Jane Groody] (Table of Contents: 11)

Busy Belles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen ?
Pencils
Stookie Allen ?
Inks
Stookie Allen ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Charlotte Belle; Della Martin; Dorothy Mae Stevens; Jane Groody

Fruit of the Rose (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ?
Inks
Raymond Perry ?
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

What's Your Name? / 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
Is your name Howard?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy Says Balance Your Fun Diet (Table of Contents: 15)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; advocacy; teen

Once in Love, Always in Love! (Table of Contents: 16)

Romance, Inc. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marion! What's happened?
Genre
drama; romance
Characters
Ann Martin; Marion Travis; Wendell
Synopsis
Romance councilor Ann Martin comforts her friend Marion following a fight with her fiance Wendell.

Reunion at the Rustlers (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Linda Lee / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Linda's sister has been out with us...
Genre
humor; teen

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

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Action Comics; Superman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Ad for "Thom McAn's Beachcomber"] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Thom McAn's Beachcomber / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Strange Mission
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Wonder Woman's Strange Mission!
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. Luke Appling
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Felling Moody?
    A Date with Judy
  6. 5. Operation Cupid
    Dr. Pat
  7. 6. After the Atom Spies
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
  8. 7. ["Oh, Joan! I met the nicest boy last night! He works for a radio station!"]
    Peg
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  10. 9. [Margie Jean Snyder]
    Headline Heroines
  11. 10. ["Gosh, another accident in front of school"]
    The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame
  12. 11. [Charlotte Bell, Della Martin, Dorothy Mae Stevens, Jane Groody]
    Busy Belles
  13. 12. Fruit of the Rose
  14. 13. ["Is your name Howard?"]
    What's Your Name?
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  16. 15. Buzzy Says Balance Your Fun Diet
    Buzzy
  17. 16. Once in Love, Always in Love!
    Romance, Inc.
  18. 17. Reunion at the Rustlers
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  19. 18. ["Linda's sister has been out with us..."]
    Linda Lee
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  21. 20. ["The one and only Superman..."]
    Action Comics; Superman; World's Finest Comics
  22. 21. [Ad for "Thom McAn's Beachcomber"]
    Thom McAn's Beachcomber
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  • Keith Chandler
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