(May 1943)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-03-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Talking Lion! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (sourced)
Inks
Harry Peter (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints

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

Knickerbocker Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Talking Lion] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Etta Candy; Colonel Darnell; Major Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ginger (Trevor's niece, introduction); Bobby Lee (Sally's brother, introduction); Sally Lee (intelligence clerk, introduction); Princess Yasmini (villain, introduction); Smaltz (Nazi agent, villain, introduction); unnamed Nazi agents (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman takes Bobby to the zoo, where they meet Steve Trevor and his niece. The two kids discover that one of the lions can talk, but are unaware the "talk" comes from a radio swallowed by the lion which the Nazis use to communicate. This leads Wonder Woman and Steve to Cairo where they uncover Princess Yasmini and her group of spies.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title is taken from the cover.

Here She Is Again! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[The Kid From England] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry (sourced)
Inks
Frank Harry (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Little Boy Blue
Genre
children; superhero
Characters
The Blue Boys: Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy [Herb Simms]; Tubby
Dan Rogers; Nazis; Ronnie Graham (introduction); Mr. Dexter

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

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

Here They Are Again! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mutt and Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

That's Gratitude! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

[The Ghosts Who Saved Skyros] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Ted Udall (credited)
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed as H. Purcell)
Inks
Howard Purcell (signed as H. Purcell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet / Charles Collins]; Hawkins; General Von (villain, introduction); Nazis

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Josette Frank
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Emperor's Millions! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Napoleon Bonaparte (flashback, death); Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Duke De L'Argent (flashback, introduction), De L'Argent X; Al Klipp (villain, introduction); Fluke (introduction)

The Biggest Thing in Bi-Monthlies!! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Religion on Stamps (Table of Contents: 16)

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 2 (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Hal Mason

Follow the Adventures of Hop Harrigan (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Hop Harrigan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.17 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Return of the Black Pirate (Table of Contents: 20)

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
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Captain Jon Valor (1943 descendant, first appearance); Justin Valor; Justin Valor (1943 descendant, first appearance); Don Muerte (flashback, introduction); Don Muerte's birdmen (flashback, introduction); a jester (flashback); Nazis
Synopsis
Justin and Jon Valor, 20th century descendants of the original, visit the Black Pirate's island headquarters and read an adventure of the original in an old book.

The Case of the Half-Finished Tie! (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
Stretch Skinner; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Tim Daly (introduction); Mingo (villain, introduction); Mingo's gang (villains, introduction); Trig (introduction, death)

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

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

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

Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fighting Energy (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Talking Lion!
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Knickerbocker Books
  3. 2. [The Talking Lion]
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. Here She Is Again!
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["Thanks, boys and girls, for the wonderful reception..."]
  6. 5. [The Kid From England]
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  7. 6. ["Yes... A long 4-chapter story!"]
    Green Lantern
  8. 7. Here They Are Again!
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. That's Gratitude!
    Tippie
  10. 9. [The Ghosts Who Saved Skyros]
    The Gay Ghost
  11. 10. The Junior Justice Society of America
    Junior Justice Society of America
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Kit Carson: Trail Blazer and Scout
    Good Books Worth Reading
  14. 13. The Emperor's Millions!
    Mr. Terrific
  15. 14. The Biggest Thing in Bi-Monthlies!!
    The Flash
  16. 15. ["The Justice Society goes into action again..."]
    Justice Society of America
  17. 16. Religion on Stamps
    Sensation Stamp Page
  18. 17. Penniless Margaret, Part 2
    Hal Mason
  19. 18. Follow the Adventures of Hop Harrigan
    Hop Harrigan
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  21. 20. The Return of the Black Pirate
    The Black Pirate
  22. 21. The Case of the Half-Finished Tie!
    Wildcat
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary
  25. 24. Fighting Energy
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore