(April 1943)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-02-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited); M. C. Gaines (credited) (general manager, editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (also inset); Etta Candy; Major Steve Trevor; the Japanese
Reprints
Keywords
Golden lasso

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Government Hunter by M. M. Atwater (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Josette Frank (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Masked Menace! (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton) (signed)
Pencils
Frank Godwin
Inks
Frank Godwin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Colonel Darnell; Major Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Hard Candy (Etta's father, introduction); the Holliday Girls; Fifi La Strange (dancer, introduction); Brenda Malone Fifi's sister, government agent, introduction); Karl Schultz [Hylo Goulash] (villain, Etta's fiance, Gestapo agent, introduction); Italian Fascists (villains, introduction for all); Japanese soldiers (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Diana is invited to the Candy Ranch to witness Etta's wedding to a Hungarian Prince, but soon discovers he is a fake and a Nazi agent. When Steve and Wonder Woman are captured, the Holliday Girls help save the day.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art formerly credited to Harry Peter.

Here She Is Again! (Table of Contents: 4)

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Brand New! (Table of Contents: 5)

Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Pirate's Rebellion (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
Jon Valor [The Black Pirate]; Justin Valor; Donna Bonita; Don Jose (villain, intro); Blake (intro)

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

Victory Puzzles / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

J.R. Publishing
225 Lafayette St. NY, NY
Editor: M. C. Gaines
Owners: J.M. Gaines; R. Liebowitz

[Attack on Pettigrew Field] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed as Purcell)
Inks
Howard Purcell (signed as Purcell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Adolf Hitler; Herman Goering; Dr. Vozak (Intro); Schlitz (Intro); Nazis

The Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 10)

Junior Justice Society of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Once Upon a Time-- (Table of Contents: 11)

Tippie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edwina Dumm (signed as Edwina)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (signed as Edwina)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (signed as Edwina)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; animal; children
Characters
Tippie
Reprints
  • from Cap Stubbs and Tippie Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service) 19xx-xx-xx

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

Mutt & Jeff; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here are the two magazines you've been waiting for!

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

Boy Commandos; World's Finest Comics; Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here are three other leaders...

The Case of the Unhappy Dog! (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited)
Pencils
Hal Sharp (signed)
Inks
Hal Sharp (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Krims and his chauffeur (Intro for both, villains); Tommy Blake (intro)

Another Meeting of the Justice Society! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Biggest Thing in Bi-Monthlies!! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Algeria (Table of Contents: 17)

Sensation Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias (credited as Sidney M. Elias)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

Penniless Margaret, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hal Mason

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
religious

Little Boy Blue for Victory (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Schmidt (villain); Rauter (Intro); Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo)

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

The Headless Horseman of Central Park! (Table of Contents: 21)

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]; Stretch Skinner; The Headless Horseman [Van Brunt] (introduction, villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Energy to Battle Odds (Table of Contents: 24)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Government Hunter by M. M. Atwater
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. The Masked Menace!
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. Here She Is Again!
    Wonder Woman
  6. 5. Brand New!
    Comic Cavalcade
  7. 6. The Pirate's Rebellion
    The Black Pirate
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Victory Puzzles
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. [Attack on Pettigrew Field]
    The Gay Ghost
  11. 10. The Junior Justice Society of America
    Junior Justice Society of America
  12. 11. Once Upon a Time--
    Tippie
  13. 12. ["Here are the two magazines you've been waiting for!"]
    Mutt & Jeff; Green Lantern
  14. 13. ["Here are three other leaders..."]
    Boy Commandos; World's Finest Comics; Leading Comics
  15. 14. The Case of the Unhappy Dog!
    Mr. Terrific
  16. 15. Another Meeting of the Justice Society!
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  17. 16. The Biggest Thing in Bi-Monthlies!!
    All-Flash
  18. 17. Algeria
    Sensation Stamp Page
  19. 18. Penniless Margaret, Part 1
    Hal Mason
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  21. 20. Little Boy Blue for Victory
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  22. 21. The Headless Horseman of Central Park!
    Wildcat
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Science Simplified
  25. 24. Energy to Battle Odds
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore