(February 1960)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1959-12-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Chest of Monsters! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Girl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Diana Prince; Wonder Girl; Bonnie Bates
Reprints

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
Letters
typeset
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Chest of Monsters! (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Wonder Girl [Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; Bonnie Bates; Edie; Mal
Synopsis
Wonder Woman announces a contest which awards the boy or girl who brings the most credit to America three wishes. The young winner, Bonnie -- who saved two children from drowning when their boat capsized during a torrential rainstorm -- uses her first wish to request a visit to Paradise Island, the home of the Amazons.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good night! And I never want to see you again
Genre
humor; teen
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Continental Schools Courses / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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typeset
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Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Introducing... The Justice League of America (Table of Contents: 7)

The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Indexer Notes

Ad for The Brave and the Bold #28.

Chest of Monsters, Part Two (Table of Contents: 8)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hippolyta; Wonder Girl; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Bonnie Bates
Synopsis
On Paradise Island, Bonnie is given an Amazon outfit and is made an honorary Amazon. She gets to watch as the Amazons compete in an obstacle race. When Bonnie wishes to herself that Wonder Woman would be the winner, she realizes she has used one of her wishes. After an afternoon at the beach getting caught up in a waterspout and avoiding sharks, the Amazons return to dry land for Bonnie to make her final wish. She decides she wants to spend time with Wonder Woman when she was Wonder Girl.
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The Girl with the Curl (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[Ethiopia, Finland, South Pacific, Baluchistan] (Table of Contents: 10)

Marriage a la Mode! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; romance

The Chest of Monsters! [Part Three] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hippolyta; Diana Prince; Wonder Girl; Young Wonder Woman; Bonnie Bates; Mer-Boy; Insekttees
Synopsis
Bonnie asks to meet Mer-Boy, so she and Wonder Girl put on Amazon diving suits and go for a dive. Mer-Boy takes them exploring around a sunken ship where he finds a treasure chest and an octopus. Wonder Girl saves him from the octopus and to repay her, he gives her the chest. Inside the chest are metallic insects that expand to gigantic size upon exposure to the air. Wonder Girl takes care of the invading bugs, and Bonnie returns to her own time.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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?
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typeset

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

Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
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Feature Logo
Jowett Institute of Body Building

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Back cover.