(June 1942)
DC,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-04-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
- Reprints
-
in DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes (Little, Brown, 1995 series) (1995) - 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 Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
-
in Wonder Woman antologi (Egmont, 2018 series) (2018) - in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thanks, boys and girls, for the wonderful response...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[Summons to Paradise]
Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Mala; The Amazons [Metala; others unnamed] (introduction for all); Aphrodite; Athena; Major Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Lila Brown; Paula von Gunther (villain); the Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- After Wonder Woman is summoned back to Paradise Island, and wins a roping contest, she is awarded the magic lasso. She then returns to America to hunt down Paula von Gunther.
- Reprints
- in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-14 (February 1973)
- in Wonder Woman (Tempo Books, 1978 series) #14531 (1978)
- 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 Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
- in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])
-
- Keywords
- Gigantic (a ship); Magic lasso (introduction); Paradise Island
Indexer Notes
Story title from reprints.
Steve Trevor is promoted to Major.
[no title indexed]
All-Flash Quarterly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is again!
[no title indexed]
Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is again!
[The Son of the Black Pirate]
The Black Pirate / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- Jon Valor [The Black Pirate]; Donna Bonita; Justin Valor (grows to 12 years of age in this story); King Philip (villain); Don Muerte (Dies);
Indexer Notes
Writer revision by Craig Delich and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously given to Gardner Fox.
[The Mining Company Con Job]
Mr. Terrific / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Charles Reizenstein (credited)
- Pencils
- Hal Sharp (signed)
- Inks
- Hal Sharp (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; A gang of con men (Intro for all)
Keep 'Em Flying
O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Long John O'Malley; Philly Mignon (villain, introduction); Chickenfat Charlie (introduction)
Indexer Notes
O'Malley's first name changes.
[The Salvation of Ludwig Luther]
The Gay Ghost / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet]; Deborah Wallace; Ludwig Luther (dies); The Nazis
Dodgers of Death, Part I
Hal Mason / text story / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Evelyn Gaines
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Hal Mason
Smoke Eater
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.5 page
- Script
- Josette Frank (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[The Saving Stamps]
Sensations in Stamps / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
[The Letter of Slug Ginnis]
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- children; superhero
- Characters
- Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Slug Ginnis (introduction, villain)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Jerry Bails and Craig Delich.
The Laughing Ghost Walked!!!
Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger (credited)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Joan Fortune; The "Laughing Pirate"
[no title indexed]
All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- War calls the Justice Society into action!
[no title indexed]
Superman; Leading Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here are three other leaders...
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["Thanks, boys and girls, for the wonderful response..."]
-
3.
[Summons to Paradise]
Wonder Woman -
4.
["Here it is again!"]
All-Flash Quarterly -
5.
["Here it is again!"]
Green Lantern -
6.
[The Son of the Black Pirate]
The Black Pirate -
7.
[The Mining Company Con Job]
Mr. Terrific -
8.
Keep 'Em Flying
O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct -
9.
[The Salvation of Ludwig Luther]
The Gay Ghost -
10.
Dodgers of Death, Part I
Hal Mason -
11.
Smoke Eater
Good Books Worth Reading -
12.
[The Saving Stamps]
Sensations in Stamps -
13.
[The Letter of Slug Ginnis]
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys -
14.
[no title indexed]
Popsicle -
15.
The Laughing Ghost Walked!!!
Wildcat -
16.
["War calls the Justice Society into action!"]
All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America -
17.
["Here are three other leaders..."]
Superman; Leading Comics; Batman -
18.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
19.
[no title indexed]
Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Merlin Haas
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- R. S. Martin
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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