(May 1962)

DC, 1942 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1962-03-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (credited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Wonder Woman #129 and copyright registration.

[Secret of Mister Genie's Magic Turban!] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Tot [Diana Prince]; Mister Genie
Reprints
Keywords
giant fish; turbans

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Secret of Mister Genie's Magic Turban! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12.33 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Tot [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyta; Amazon Warrior Rolla; Mister Genie; Fleet Gnneek
Reprints
Keywords
giant fish; Martians; whales

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 6.67 pages.

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The custom of having the bridegroom place his hand...
Genre
non-fiction; romance

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Time-Out for Talk! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Tim and Mike learn to talk out their disagreements instead of fighting.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Strange Romantic Customs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Superstition decrees that an unmarried girl...
Genre
non-fiction

Surprise Story of the Year! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Adam Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wonder Woman's Clubhouse / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru (logo illustration)
Inks
Mike Esposito (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mindy Lessups, Peter Sanderson, Leslie Ward and Connie Hanson

The Mirage Mirrors (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyta; Steve Trevor; Angle Man; Angle Man's gang; Hercules (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo)
Synopsis
Frustrated because Steve Trevor only has eyes for Wonder Woman and not Diana Prince, Diana asks her mother for advice. The queen gives her some magic mirrors that she once used to trick her old suitor Hercules. The mirrors transform Wonder Woman into distorted reflections of herself that make Steve unsure that he really wants to be with her.
Reprints
Keywords
carnivals; mirrors; Paradise Island

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman claims that she got the idea for her mirror transformations from the Justice League adventure "The Cosmic Fun-House" from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #7.

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

Green Lantern; Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Name's the Same! (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Quiz- name the word for infant for various animal species.

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Secret of Mister Genie's Magic Turban!]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  3. 2. Secret of Mister Genie's Magic Turban!
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Metal Men
  5. 4. ["The custom of having the bridegroom place his hand..."]
    Marriage a la Mode!
  6. 5. Time-Out for Talk!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Sea Devils
  8. 7. ["Superstition decrees that an unmarried girl..."]
    Strange Romantic Customs
  9. 8. Surprise Story of the Year!
    Adam Strange
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman's Clubhouse
  12. 11. The Mirage Mirrors
    Wonder Woman
  13. 12. ["For the very best..."]
    Green Lantern; Justice League
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  15. 14. The Name's the Same!
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • John Brichetto
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore