(May 1944)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-03-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

A very different DC bullet begins on this cover, which prefigures the All-American bullet of a year later.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

New York Gets a Visitor from Amazon Island (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mala; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Justice Society of America Sends You This Message! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Justice Society of America
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Keywords
Red Cross

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Adventure of the Escaped Prisoner (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as HARRY G PETER)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as HARRY G PETER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you imagine how strange...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Etta Candy; Mala; Major Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Holliday Girls; Jack (introduction); Dee (Jack's wife, introduction); Mimi Mendez (villain, introduction); Zoot Suit Gang [Hefty Hannah; Toots Malone; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Steve and Diana visit the Bandit Club, which is thought to be the front for the Zoot Suit Gang. Wonder Woman captures the head of the gang, and tries to transport her to Paradise Island for reformation. But the gang leader bails out and Mala takes a plane to look for her, but is knocked out and dumped in the ocean by the villain. Mala washes up in New York City, which mystifies her as she has never been to the land of men before, and this leads to harrowing adventures for Mala.
Reprints
Keywords
Bandit Club; Invisible Plane; Paradise Island

Time Out for Fun and Adventure (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Ship of Doomed Souls! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor

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

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Blacksmith's Blues! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines (sourced)
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Little Boy Blue
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
The Blue Boys: Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy [Herb Simms]; Tubby

Indexer Notes

For this issue, only the strip is credited as Little Boy Blue rather than Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys.

[Little Bill] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed as HEP)
Inks
Howard Purcell (signed as HEP)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet / Charles Collins]
Keywords
supernatural

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Highway Murder, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hal Mason

Now! The Complete Old Testament Edition (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Could Make Diamonds (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]

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

Junior Justice Society of America; Wonder Woman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Brains Behind the Crime! (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
Stretch Skinner; Wildcat [Ted Grant]

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

Crowell Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Weatherman Weather House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. New York Gets a Visitor from Amazon Island
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. The Justice Society of America Sends You This Message!
    Justice Society of America
  4. 3. Adventure of the Escaped Prisoner
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. Time Out for Fun and Adventure
  6. 5. The Ship of Doomed Souls!
    The Black Pirate
  7. 6. ["A guide tol' me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house..."]
    Wheaties
  8. 7. The Blacksmith's Blues!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  9. 8. [Little Bill]
    The Gay Ghost
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  11. 10. The Highway Murder, Part 2
    Hal Mason
  12. 11. Now! The Complete Old Testament Edition
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  13. 12. The Man Who Could Make Diamonds
    Mr. Terrific
  14. 13. ["For further adventures of Wonder Woman..."]
    Junior Justice Society of America; Wonder Woman
  15. 14. Brains Behind the Crime!
    Wildcat
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Crowell Publishing Company Magazines
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Weatherman Weather House
  18. 17. ["Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore