(August 1944)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-06-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

Regular DC bullet returns.

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
Golden lasso

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Crime Combine (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 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
Fate deals Wonder Woman a double blow...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Etta Candy; Major Steve Trevor; Paula von Gunther; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Holliday Girls; Ely Duel (villain, introduction); Crime Combine [Gyp; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
When a group of racketeers combine together to kill Wonder Woman, Paula Von Gunther infiltrates the Crime Combine to help Wonder Woman, or has she really turned evil again?
Reprints

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

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

[Toughy Goes Superstitious] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
The Blue Boys: Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy [Herb Simms]; Tubby
Dan Rogers; Dutch Bradley

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

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[King Mandel] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell (sourced)
Inks
Howard Purcell (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

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

Blaze Bandits, Part One (Table of Contents: 9)

Hal Mason / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hal Mason

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

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

The Secret of the Shattered Statue (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Asch (sourced)
Inks
Stan Asch (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Augie Caddel

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

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

A Dinner with Skinner! (Table of Contents: 13)

Wildcat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Gallagher (signed as J. G.) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Gallagher (signed as J. G.) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Stretch Skinner; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Epicure Skinner; Emily; Joe

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker! (Table of Contents: 15)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Mysterious Blonde (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["You're headed for a big surprise!!"]
  4. 3. The Crime Combine
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["Don't worry, darling! There's nobody around!"]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
  6. 5. [Toughy Goes Superstitious]
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle Products
  8. 7. [King Mandel]
    The Gay Ghost
  9. 8. ["Why not? They helped give me the energy..."]
    Wheaties
  10. 9. Blaze Bandits, Part One
    Hal Mason
  11. 10. ["Boys and girls! Would you like to follow Wonder Woman's adventures..."]
    Wonder Woman
  12. 11. The Secret of the Shattered Statue
    Mr. Terrific
  13. 12. ["For further adventures of Wonder Woman..."]
    Junior Justice Society of America; Wonder Woman
  14. 13. A Dinner with Skinner!
    Wildcat
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  16. 15. A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker!
  17. 16. The Mysterious Blonde
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore