Sensation Comics
#77
(May 1948)
DC,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-03-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Mistake That Uncovered a Crime!
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Tress Akter; Boss Brekel
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Golden lasso
in 
Tress's Terrible Mistake!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- 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.
The Secret Crimes!
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- C. C. Beck ? (signed); Rod Reed ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie has the brilliant idea to fly airplanes directly into a tornado to break up the twister.
- Keywords
- airplanes; Army Air Corps; P-84 Thunderjets; tornados
The Silent Crooks!
Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 5 pages
- 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]
Jack of All Trades / comic story / 1 page
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 3 astonishing crime-adventures featuring Green Lantern!
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
[no title indexed]
Dizzy Daisy / comic story / 1 page
- 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
text story / 2 pages
- 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.
[no title indexed]
The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys and girls! --- The Junior Justice Society of America is back in operation!!
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Flash; Green Lantern; Atom; Dr. Mid-Nite; Johnny Thunder
Indexer Notes
data from Jerry Bails
The Snow Queen's Necklace
Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages
- 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.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Mistake That Uncovered a Crime!
Wonder Woman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Kodak -
2.
Tress's Terrible Mistake!
Wonder Woman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
4.
The Nick of Time
Old Nick -
5.
The Secret Crimes!
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys -
6.
Roping the Runaway Driver
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires -
7.
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
8.
The Silent Crooks!
Sargon the Sorcerer -
9.
["Tsk! Tsk!"]
Jack of All Trades -
10.
Ranger Rescue
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy -
11.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
12.
["3 astonishing crime-adventures featuring Green Lantern!"]
Green Lantern -
13.
["Hi, Erwin!" "Hi!"]
Willy Nilly -
14.
The Secret That Saved the Sandlot
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
15.
["I have to leave the office for a while, Daisy..."]
Dizzy Daisy -
16.
Final Flight
-
17.
["Boys and girls! --- The Junior Justice Society of America is back in operation!!"]
The Junior Justice Society of America -
18.
The Snow Queen's Necklace
Wildcat -
19.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters -
20.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn
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- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Jochen G.
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- John Pannozzi
- Per Sandell
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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