Sensation Comics
#55
(July 1946)
DC,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1946-05-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Robert Kanigher (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Wonder Woman and the Bug People
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Princes Diana; Lt. Diana Prince]
- Reprints
-
in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #7 (2012 [January 2013]), #7 (2012 [January 2013]) - in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])
-
- Keywords
- Golden lasso
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
- Boys & girls here they are...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Bughuman Plague
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joye Murchison; William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- High in the stratosphere is a green cloud-mold...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Princess Diana; Lt. Diana Prince]; Hippolyte (cameo in flashback); the Amazons [Kathra; rest unnamed] (cameo in flashback); Paula Von Gunther; Gerta Von Gunther; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Professor Buggo (villain, introduction); Bughumans (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Gerta has discovered a race of bughumans and has enlarged them, taking her prisoner and threatening to take over the world by reducing humans to a smaller size.
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #7 (2012 [January 2013])
- in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])
-
- Keywords
- Paradise Island
Indexer Notes
Joyce Murchison verified to Jerry Bails. Writer credit also from The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014).
Accent on Action!!
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, sir, there's nothing like a nice, quiet vacation!
- Genre
- children; superhero
- Characters
- Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy; Tubby; Dan Rogers
- Synopsis
- Tommy's father takes the three kids on vacation to Mexico. There have already been several attempts to steal a newly-unearthed Aztec treasure. Tommy decides they should change into their costumes and hide themselves about the museum, just in case. Before long a robbery is underway and the boys foil it.
[no title indexed]
Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Harry Lampert (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Lampert (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Lampert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Harry Lampert
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's his first fire!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
The Sargon Swing
Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- John Wentworth [as John B Wentworth] (credited)
- Pencils
- Dennis Neville (credited)
- Inks
- Dennis Neville (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you ever see the East Indian rope trick?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Sargon; Maximillian O'Leary [Max the Magnificent]; The Flying Foxes; Mr. Watts
- Synopsis
- The Flying Foxes are a vaudeville rope act that is a bust. They see Sargon create a swing out of a six foot long piece of rope and buy it from his apprentice, Max. When it fails to work, they take a tumble on stage and want Max's head. Sargon points out to the stage manager that the Foxes would make a great comedy act.
- Keywords
- supernatural
[no title indexed]
Out of the Gag-Bag / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How much for this armor, varlet?
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm just browsing!
- Genre
- humor
[Class for Criminals]
Mr. Terrific / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
- Inks
- Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Timothy Whipple; Snitch (villain); Studs Mahoney (villain)
- Synopsis
- Timothy Whipple claims to have evolved some advanced crime detection techniques. These he teaches at the Whipple Detective School. The police laugh at the very idea, but Mr, Terrific attends a class to give Whipple some status. Together they catch Snitch and Studs committing a robbery.
Crime Before the Camera!
Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This isn't reel life. It is real life! Wow!
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Ronald Drake; Rex Manning
- Synopsis
- Heavyweight champ Ted Grant is hired to consult on a boxing picture being made in Hollywood. The job proves much tougher, as Wildcat has to save Drake from a series of near-fatal attacks. When the perpetrator is caught it turns out to be Drake's embittered long-time stuntman, Rex Manning.
Indexer Notes
No Stretch Skinner.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Wonder Woman and the Bug People
Wonder Woman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["Boys & girls here they are..."]
-
3.
The Bughuman Plague
Wonder Woman -
4.
[no title indexed]
"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop -
5.
George Case
Wheaties -
6.
Accent on Action!!
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys -
7.
Joe Fell Apart in the Stretch Until...
"P-F" Canvas Shoes -
8.
["It's his first fire!"]
Ton o' Fun -
9.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
10.
The Sargon Swing
Sargon the Sorcerer -
11.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Pep -
12.
["How much for this armor, varlet?"]
Out of the Gag-Bag -
13.
["I'm just browsing!"]
Ton o' Fun -
14.
Without a Word
-
15.
[Class for Criminals]
Mr. Terrific -
16.
[no title indexed]
Popsicle -
17.
Crime Before the Camera!
Wildcat -
18.
How Thom McAn Fought the Falling Bridge
Thom McAn -
19.
[no title indexed]
Dave Minor -
20.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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