Wonder Woman #18

(July-August 1946)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Sensation Comics; Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[Part 1] The Return from the Dead (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter); Arlene (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Dr. Cerebrum (inventor, introduction); Dr. Fixit (introduction); a group of reporters (introduction for all); prison warden (introduction); Dr. Psycho [also as Wonder Woman; aka Tinhorn; aka General Nemesis] (villain)

Synopsis

Dr. Psycho fakes his own death and escapes from prison, then disguised as Wonder Woman, steals an new invention from military intelligence...all before the Amazon Maiden captures him and retrieves the machine.

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

War-Prevento Machine

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. Background inker credit by Jerry Bails.

Tommy Holmes (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Little Fia-Wah-Ta (Table of Contents: 5)

Fat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan

Genre

humor

Characters

Fat

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Hannah Adams (Table of Contents: 6)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alice Marble

Pencils

Alfonso Greene

Inks

Alfonso Greene

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

biography

Characters

Hannah Adams

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Part 2] The Drugged WAC (Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter); Arlene (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Marva Psycho (former wife of Dr. Psycho); Dr. Psycho (villain)

Synopsis

Wonder Woman locates the former wife of Dr. Psycho, who is being used by him to create his ectoplasm disguises. The Amazon Princess and the Holliday Girls narrowly escape a trap set by Dr. Psycho and they help free Marva from the influence of the villain.

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])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. Background inker credit by Jerry Bails.

It's in the Bag (Table of Contents: 10)

Fat and Slat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan

Genre

humor

Characters

Fat; Slat

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Unlucky Star (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited as Lynne Lovelace)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[Part 3] Ectoplasmic Death (Table of Contents: 12)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter); Arlene (backgrounds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Joan White (Dr. Psycho's former secretary); Oscar Sweetgulper (Etta's suitor, introduction); prison warden; Dr. Psycho [as Tyrone Gayblade] (villain)

Synopsis

Without Marva to create his illusions, Dr. Psycho returns to prison where he contacts his former secretary, who is also capable of creating ectoplasm illusions. He escapes again, and courts Etta, intending to use her against Wonder Woman.

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

Reform Island

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. Background inker credit by Jerry Bails.

Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Gahoon / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Foiled the Flood (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)