(May 1956)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1956-03-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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.

Wonder Woman Meets Robin Hood! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia ?
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Robin Hood

Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, indicate that "F.G." was paid for the cover.

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

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wonder Woman Meets Robin Hood! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Robin Hood; Paula Von Gunther; Friar Tuck; Little John; Sheriff of Nottingham
Synopsis
Paula sends Wonder Woman back to the time of Robin Hood.
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Magic Rings! (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
Ancient Rome; Italy; Medieval Europe

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

The Secret of the Amazon Ring! (Table of Contents: 7)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]
Synopsis
Wonder Woman explains to Steve that she wears an invisible magic ring which will only appear when there's no crime and injustice.

Now (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Ups & Downs of the Umbrella (Table of Contents: 9)

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: 10)

Marriage a la Mode! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Toward the end of a Gypsy wedding ceremony...
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Reprints
Keywords
France; Gypsy; Scotland; Thuringia

The Silent SOS! (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Hippolyte; Steve Trevor
Synopsis
Wonder Woman has laryngitis and so can't summon her robot plane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Gems of Destiny! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A piece of jade rubbed in the hand...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
Keywords
Amethyst; Chalcedony; Jade; Sapphire

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Wonder Woman Meets Robin Hood!
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  3. 2. Wonder Woman Meets Robin Hood!
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  6. 5. Magic Rings!
  7. 6. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  8. 7. The Secret of the Amazon Ring!
    Wonder Woman
  9. 8. Now
  10. 9. Ups & Downs of the Umbrella
  11. 10. ["Toward the end of a Gypsy wedding ceremony..."]
    Marriage a la Mode!
  12. 11. The Silent SOS!
    Wonder Woman
  13. 12. ["A piece of jade rubbed in the hand..."]
    Gems of Destiny!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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