(July 1943)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-05-04
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.

[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
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints

How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Unbound Amazon (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
William Marston (credited as Chas. Moulton)
Pencils
Frank Godwin
Inks
Frank Godwin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Major Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Bobby Lee; Paula Von Gunther; Anne Pinky (school teacher, introduction); Leon Dexter (Naval intelligence agent, Anne's boyfriend, introduction); Mrs. Pinky (Anne's mother, introduction); Ned (a student, introduction); Isabel Jones; Mavis (villain); Nazi agents (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
When Bobby writes a letter to Wonder Woman concerning trouble his teacher is having that involves an enemy plot, she discovers that Mavis has escaped from Reform Island. Mavis then captures Wonder Woman and removes her bracelets, which causes her to go on a destructive rampage.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Artist data from Jerry Bails.

For the first time, Wonder Woman's bracelets are removed.

[no title indexed] (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) /

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

The Tale of the Jabbering Jewels (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
children; superhero
Characters
Little Boy Blue; Tubby; Toughy; Dan Rogers; Jackson (villain, intro); his gang (villain, intro); Knuckles O'Mara (intro)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jerry Bails.

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

Victory Puzzles / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
A. W. Nugent

Third Dramatic Issue (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

All-American by John R. Tunis (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Josette Frank
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Thermo-Beam] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall ?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost; Jan Valik (intro); Von Stein (villain, intro); Kant (villain, intro)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Quit! (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Brains Blane (villain, intro); Cry Baby (villain, intro); Dapper (villain, intro)

The Clover Club Mystery, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

A Hal Mason Story / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

Characters
Hal Mason

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Sensation Stamps / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

[The Overthrow of Sir Rudolph] (Table of Contents: 17)

Black Pirate and Son / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Sir Rudolph (villain, intro)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Wildcat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Question one: Who is Wildcat?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Abigail Prim (intro); Mrs. Prim (intro); Foxy (villain, intro); other gangsters (villain, intro)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Jerry Bails.

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

Knickerbocker Pub. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Arco Publishing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame!
    Charles Atlas
  3. 2. The Unbound Amazon
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. ["In this magazine is the exciting story of..."]
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  6. 5. The Tale of the Jabbering Jewels
    Little Boy Blue
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Victory Puzzles
  8. 7. Third Dramatic Issue
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. All-American by John R. Tunis
    Good Books Worth Reading
  11. 10. [The Thermo-Beam]
    The Gay Ghost
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  13. 12. I Quit!
    Mr. Terrific
  14. 13. The Clover Club Mystery, Part 2
    A Hal Mason Story
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Sensation Stamps
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Comic Cavalcade; All-Flash
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern; Mutt & Jeff
  18. 17. [The Overthrow of Sir Rudolph]
    Black Pirate and Son
  19. 18. ["Question one: Who is Wildcat?"]
    Wildcat
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Arco Publishing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore