Sensation Comics #77

(May 1948)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tress's Terrible Mistake! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Job Number

SEN 78

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Blazes - - Boss Brekel is in that car...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Tress Akter (actress, introduction); Marcy Young (actress, introduction); Secretary of the Treasury (introduction); Boss Brekel (villain); a ring of counterfeiters [Mousey; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Escaped convict Boss Brekel sets up his new counterfeiting operation underneath Holliday College's haunted house, and when Etta and the Holliday Girls are captured by Brekel, Wonder Woman moves in to clean up the operation.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Holliday College

Indexer Notes

Data from Jerry Bails. Writer credit from The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly suggested Bob Kanigher.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret Crimes! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

SEN 78

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How do those crooks do it, Tommy...

Genre

children; superhero

Characters

Tommy [Little Boy Blue]; Toughy; Tubby; Janie [Little Miss Redhead]

Synopsis

Little Boy Blue and Miss Redhead track down a burglary ring.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

Roping the Runaway Driver (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Silent Crooks! (Table of Contents: 8)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

SEN 86

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can't see how Sargon makes that ladder stand up like that...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sargon [John Sargent]; Maximillian O'Leary; Slagg; Benson

Synopsis

Slagg finances the invention of a radium powered silent drill.

Keywords

supernatural

Indexer Notes

data by Jerry Bails

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

Jack of All Trades / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tsk! Tsk!

Genre

humor

Characters

Jack; Mr. Dorsey

Synopsis

Jack's revolving barber pole has to go in for repairs, so Mr. Dorsey arranges for one of the ballet dancers at the studio next door to pirouette on the pavement to attract customers.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Ranger Rescue (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

OH 19

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Erwin!" "Hi!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Willy Nilly; Betty; Erwin; Hal

Synopsis

Betty sets out-of-towner Hal up with a blind date, making Willy jealous in the process.

Indexer Notes

data from Jerry Bails

The Secret That Saved the Sandlot (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dizzy Daisy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have to leave the office for a while, Daisy...

Genre

humor

Characters

Daisy; Mr. Martin

Synopsis

Daisy's boss has to leave the office and tells her to take the names of all callers. When he checks in and doesn't recognise any of the names, she tells him they were from the fire department.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Final Flight (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lloyd gunned his space craft a bit...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lloyd; Collins

Synopsis

Lloyd, a Space Guard on the verge of retirement, is sent to Ragnor, a tiny asteroid, by his superior Collins to rescue three lost scientists.

Indexer Notes

Genre and synopsis provided by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

The Snow Queen's Necklace (Table of Contents: 18)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Art Peddy

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

SEN 81

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Record ski jumps can be thrilling...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Tina; Dean Lampert; Heath

Synopsis

College hijinks mixed up with a jewel robbery keep Wildcat on the go.

Indexer Notes

Data from Jerry Bails.

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)