(January 1944)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-11-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints
Keywords
Astroscope

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

Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Adventure of the Kidnapers of Astral Spirits (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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you commit murder in your sleep?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Steve Trevor; Professor Karma (astral authority, introduction); Ernest Wright (wealthy man); Rita Wright (Ernest's daughter, introduction); Marie Wright (Ernest's daughter, introduction); Byron Grant (Rita's boyfriend, introduction, death); Congressman Brown (introduction, death); Hoskins (Wright's butler, introduction); Rob R. Kling (Wright's lawyer, introduction); Vina Kling (villain, lawyer's wife, medium, introduction)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman is puzzled when sleeping victims supposedly commit murders...until she learns that someone is kidnapping the Wrights' astral selves and forcing them to commit the deeds.
Reprints
Keywords
Astroscope

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewel! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Jon Valor [The Black Pirate]; Justin Valor; Red Janaway; Roger Milhound; James Stuart

Indexer Notes

all data from Jerry Bails

Join the Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Miser and the Muggs! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Little Boy Blue; Toughy; Tommy; Crabby Crotchet

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jerry Bails. Writer credit by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich.

You're Ready for Action! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They said Tommy O'Brien was a murderer...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost; Tommy O'Brien; Slinky; Knuckles Sordoni; Ratty Lewis
Keywords
supernatural

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art data from Jerry Bails, but Purcell is only credited with pencils and inks, thus the suggested writer credit has been removed.

Story takes place in Gotham City.

Night Before Christmas, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 10)

A Hal Mason Story / text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Seeing Is Not Believing! (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; Big Nose Nixon

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

Time Out for Fun and Adventure! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Return of the Yellow Wasp! (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]; Yellow Wasp (in costume); Catocycle; Stretch Skinner

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

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

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Electric Football
  3. 2. Adventure of the Kidnapers of Astral Spirits
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. Editorial Advisory Board
  5. 4. ["You'll find more exciting adventures of Wonder Woman in..."]
    Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade
  6. 5. The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewel!
    The Black Pirate
  7. 6. Join the Junior Justice Society of America
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  8. 7. The Miser and the Muggs!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  9. 8. You're Ready for Action!
    Wheaties
  10. 9. ["They said Tommy O'Brien was a murderer..."]
    The Gay Ghost
  11. 10. Night Before Christmas, Conclusion
    A Hal Mason Story
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  13. 12. Seeing Is Not Believing!
    Mr. Terrific
  14. 13. Time Out for Fun and Adventure!
  15. 14. The Return of the Yellow Wasp!
    Wildcat
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Muscle Power Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore