Sensation Comics
#39
(March 1945)
DC,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1945-01-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
An All-American Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Wonder Woman and the Return of the Roman Empire
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- 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]; Nero Maximus
- Reprints
-
in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #5 ([November] 2007) - in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([September] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- arenas; Golden lasso; lions
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
- For thrills and laughs...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
In the Clutches of Nero
Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages
- 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
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Major Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Professor Homos (anthropologist, introduction); Nero Maximus (villain, introduction); Fausta (villain, empress, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The discovery of a yet unknown island between Africa and South America leads Wonder Woman, Etta and the Holliday girls into an adventure against Nero of ancient Rome.
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #5 ([November] 2007)
- in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([September] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Mental Radio
Indexer Notes
Writer credit verified by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pst -- Don't bring in any prisoners right now...
- Genre
- humor; military
The Story of the Pilgrims and the Puritans (1620)
Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint. We formerly credited the art to Don Cameron in error.
[no title indexed]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, look! A runaway truck...
- Genre
- superhero
Busman's Holiday
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]
- Synopsis
- The boys visit Krumville, looking for adventure, but everybody in the town appears to be dead.
Indexer Notes
Data from Jerry Bails.
"Corn"-fucious Say:--
Fat and Slat / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fat; Slat
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Join the Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
The Boarder Who Couldn't Remember!
Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Luke; Bessie; J. B. Harthrite; Wanda Wilson; Killer Crowley (villain); Marty the Mug (villain)
- Synopsis
- Terry Sloane is accused of murder. Then he gets in an auto accident and suffers from amnesia.
Indexer Notes
Kurt Mitchell suggests, via the GCD Error List, that the art may be by Stan Asch.
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles / activity / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- religious
The Little Gold Monkey, Part 1
Hal Mason / text story / 1.67 pages
- Script
- Evelyn Gaines (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Hal Mason
Join the Junior Justice Society of America
The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles / activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
From Stretch Skinner's Secret File
Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Jose Maria Miguel Skinner
Funny? You'll Laugh Yourself Silly!!
Fat and Slat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fat; Slat
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
The Big All-American Comic Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Wonder Woman and the Return of the Roman Empire
Wonder Woman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["For thrills and laughs..."]
-
3.
In the Clutches of Nero
Wonder Woman -
4.
["Pst -- Don't bring in any prisoners right now..."]
Wheaties -
5.
The Story of the Pilgrims and the Puritans (1620)
Picture Stories from American History -
6.
["Hey, look! A runaway truck..."]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes -
7.
Busman's Holiday
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys -
8.
"Corn"-fucious Say:--
Fat and Slat -
9.
Join the Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
Wonder Woman -
10.
The Boarder Who Couldn't Remember!
Mr. Terrific -
11.
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles -
12.
[no title indexed]
Picture Stories from the Bible -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
14.
The Little Gold Monkey, Part 1
Hal Mason -
15.
Not to Be Repeated!
-
16.
Join the Junior Justice Society of America
The Junior Justice Society of America -
17.
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles -
18.
From Stretch Skinner's Secret File
Wildcat -
19.
[no title indexed]
Illinois Merchandise Mart -
20.
Funny? You'll Laugh Yourself Silly!!
Fat and Slat -
21.
[no title indexed]
The Big All-American Comic Book -
22.
["Some day Albright is going to carry his hot-foots too far!"]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Bob Hughes
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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