Sensation Comics #23

(November 1943)

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

Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The War Laugh Mania (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mugsy McGrew (school bully); Eileen McGrew (Mugsy's sister, introduction); Mr. McGrew (Mugsy and Eileen's father, introduction); Jimmy Simpson (school boy, introduction); General Darnell; Major Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Cyrus K. Knowles (villain, spy, introduction); Magda [also as Eileen McGrew] (villain, spy, introduction)

Synopsis

Etta and the Holliday Girls get jobs at a local factory to uncover the secret of a laughing sickness, while Wonder Woman helps turn a family away from bullying.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #3 ([August] 2002)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 (2018 [February 2019])

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails.

Now You Too Can Have a Junior Justice Society Emblem! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[A Summer's Day in Polonia] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Characters

Jon Valor [The Black Pirate]; Justin Valor; King of Polonia; Duke of Bellemead

Indexer Notes

all data from Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Pies, Spies and Alibis! (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Boy Blue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children; superhero

Characters

Little Boy Blue; Tubby; Toughy; Dan Rogers; Herr Blooper

Indexer Notes

all data from Jerry Bails

Broken Banzais (Table of Contents: 8)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Gay Ghost

Keywords

supernatural

Get Going Full Speed Ahead (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

A Contract with Death, Part Two (Table of Contents: 11)

Hal Mason / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Hal Mason

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

The Battle of the Toy Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Chauncey Lowe; Harmonica Hal (villain)

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

Are You Lucky! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Vanishing Suitors (Table of Contents: 14)

Wildcat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Eve Borden; Mr. Custer

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Friend or Foe? (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bristling with Energy (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)