Sensation Comics #4

(April 1942)

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

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

The Matchlock Gun (Table of Contents: 2)

Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[School for Spies] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 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

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Enid Harper (death); Etta Candy; The Holliday Girls; Hippolyte; Captain Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Eve Brown; Carla Swanson; Brenda Lee; Baroness Paula von Gunther (villain, introduction); Sigfried (villain, Gunther's butler); Henkle (villain)

Synopsis

While investigating the death of Enid Harper and the disappearance of Carla Swanson, Wonder Woman allows herself to be captured and discovers an insidious plot by Baroness von Gunther to brainwash girls by her spies.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Indexer Notes

Story title from reprints.

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

All-Flash Quarterly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Man in the Iron Mask] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; King Philip of Spain; Don Carlos (villain, death); Count Valdez (villain, introduction, death); Jester

Synopsis

Count Valdez and Don Carlos (the King's son) plot to place Don Carlos on the throne by imprisoning the King. But the jester tips off The Black Pirate, who rescues the King, imprisons Count Valdez and helps to kill Don Carlos.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #443 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

Writer revision by Craig Delich and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously assigned to Ted Udall.

[Dapper Joe's Comeuppance] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Reizenstein (credited)

Pencils

Hal Sharp (signed)

Inks

Hal Sharp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Dapper Joe (villain, introduction); Buster Anderson (a policeman, introduction)

Synopsis

When Buster Anderson arrests a big time hood, he discovers to his dismay that he and his goons have too much pull to remain in jail. So Mr. Terrific decides to intervene by distributing specially marked "bribe money" through underground channels to entrap Dapper Joe.

Reprints

• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

[Smashing the Supply Train] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks

Howard Purcell (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Deborah Wallace; Baron Von Molte (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains); Philip Langdon (introduction); Tommy Langdon (introduction); General Rourke

Synopsis

Charles Collins volunteers to pilot a bomber being sent to England so that he can get into action against the Germans.

Double Danger [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Hal Mason

The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamp of Death!] (Table of Contents: 11)

Sensations in Stamps / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Kaner (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

[The Scorpion's Counterfeiting Ring] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

children; superhero

Characters

Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Officer Clancy; The Scorpion (villain, introduction); Fancy Dan (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich.

Now on Sale Everywhere!! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Introducing Stretch Skinner (Table of Contents: 14)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (credited)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hiram Skinner [Stretch] (introduction); Giles (villain, introduction); Hogg (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

While on his daily training run, Ted runs into a "newly certified" detective, Stretch Skinner...then he smells a rat when he makes the connection between jewel heists taking place and the firm that awarded Stretch his diploma!

Reprints

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-14 (February 1973)
• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

Keywords

cat-o-cycle

Indexer Notes

Wildcat decides to partner up with Stretch Skinner to fight crime in the future.

Prizes for All! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

How You Can Defend Your Home! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)