Wonderworld Comics #7

(November 1939)

[Invasion of the Kikoos] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flame / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (signed as Basil Berold)

Pencils

Lou Fine

Inks

Lou Fine

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On a dark foggy night, a boat anchors in a secluded cove...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flame [Gary Preston]; unnamed girl agent; The Kikoos (villains, some die); Monk (villain)

Synopsis

The Flame has to deal with the wanton killing and robberies staged by a group of weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, which came from an island where the government leaders hid them out because of their inferior minds. Unfortunately, led by an evil influence, they are capable of extreme violence, as the Flame discovers.

Reprints

• in L'âge merveilleux des Comics (J.F.C. Editions, 2012 series) #3
• in The Flame (Fox, 1940 series) #1 (Summer 1940)
• in The Adventure Album (G. T. Limited, 1959 series) (1959)
• in Golden-Age Greats (AC, 1994 series) #3 (1995)
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #3 (2008)
• in Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) ([February 15] 2009)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #79 ([May] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Revised synopsis added by Craig Delich (2009-7-30).

[Attack on the Infidels] (Table of Contents: 2)

Yarko / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Sullen and silent are the shifting sands of the vast Sahara, baked by the relentless sun of centuries...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Yarko; Major Hazlip; Mr. Burke (detective); Captain Dupree (Desert Patrol leader); Sarabin (villain)

Synopsis

While relaxing at a desert oasis, Yarko greets a noted detective who is on the trail of a missing Major named Hazlip. Soon after, Yarko is kidnapped and taken to the ruins of Alchaz, where he mystically connects with detective Burke, whom he asks to contact local colonial troops to rescue him. In the meantime, Yarko faces the threat of Sarabin, who is leading an organized attack on the infidels in the area. The Desert Patrol arrives in time to stop Sarabin.

Reprints

• in Super Thrill Album (G. T. Limited, 1959 series) (1959?)
• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #3 (No Date [circa décembre 2007]) [excerpts]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #3 (2008)

Keywords

Alchaz (ancient city); Makha (oasis); Sahara Desert

Indexer Notes

Corrected characters, synopsis and title by Craig Delich. Previous info I entered was wrong.

In Guatemala (Table of Contents: 3)

Shorty Shortcake / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)

Inks

S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty Shortcake; Mr. Mizzen; Sheriff Mañana; unnamed Mayor; Lobo (villain); Don Gorgonzola (villain)

Synopsis

Since becoming the boss of the Dewelth Mines, Shorty's enemies have been trying their best to rub him out, including a fencing master, Don Gorgonzola, who challenges Shorty to a duel.

Keywords

Dewelth Mines; El Snoro Dope (newspaper)

[Sabotage On the Northern Clipper] (Table of Contents: 4)

Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Claire S. Moe

Pencils

Claire S. Moe

Inks

Claire S. Moe

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Patty, I want you and Ham to catch the Northern Clipper, make the crossing and get some good pictures here's your pass

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Patty O'Day; Ham (reporter); unnamed newspaper editor; saboteurs (villains)

Synopsis

Patty and Ham are assigned by their editor to take the Northern Clipper and make the Atlantic Crossing, taking pictures along the way for her newspaper articles. Unfortunately, saboteurs aboard force the plane to make a water landing, but the newspaper duo not only get great pictures, but also help to save a man from drowning and still get the photos to their editor.

Reprints

• in Super Thrill Album (G. T. Limited, 1959 series) (1959?)

[The Revenge of Loti Gen-Kee] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dr. Fung / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)

Colors

?

Letters

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In a palatial Burmese home, Loti Gen-Kee, daughter of the infamous Kahn, summons a professional murderer to carry out her threat to kill Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Loti Gen-Kee

Synopsis

Loti Gen-Kee sends an assassin after Dr. Fung.

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #3 (2008)

Indexer Notes

Some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.

Is signed Powell in the final panel.

Tommy Taylor in India (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited)

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed as POWELL) (spot illustrations)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed as POWELL) (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tommy Taylor; Hindu Yogi Haridas

Synopsis

Tommy decides to visit India and made many discoveries on the life styles of the people there, including witnessing the arrival of people to a temple on the Ganges River. One strange things was the revival of a Yogi who had been in a state of suspended animation for 40 days!

Keywords

Goddess of Kali; Kali-Ghat Temple; Somadai (suspended animation)

A Hot Lead Rumba On "Crazy Woman Creek" (Table of Contents: 7)

Tex Maxon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

Pencils

Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

Inks

Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Tex Mason; Mr. Rawlings (cattle rancher); Ted Rawlings; unnamed train engineer; unnamed train foreman; McNab (villain, cattle rustler); Cooney (villain, cattle rustler); McNab's gang (villains)

Synopsis

As Tex drives cattle into the pens of the Rawlings Ranch, he talks with the owner about two cattle rustlers operating in the area, but his boss doesn't seem to fear them any, unaware that the two are listening in and plan to rustle his cattle anyway. Fortunately for Rawlings, McNab's drunken men mess up the scheme.

Keywords

Rawlings Ranch

Indexer Notes

The blurb panel at the end of the story gives the title to next month's story, "The Dust of the 'Dead' Men On Hangtown Flat".

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

Wonders That Are True! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

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Man kills panther!

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; Professor Gruvel

Indexer Notes

Series of 4 illustrated strange but true facts.

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

[A Day at the Circus] (Table of Contents: 9)

Don Quixote in Modern Times / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Our hero and his companion, Sancho, spend the day at the circus...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Don Quixote; Sancho (Quixote's companion); lion tamer; unnamed woman

Synopsis

Don and Sancho decide to take in the circus that has come to town, and when they see a woman inside a lion's cage surrounded by vicious beasts, Don decides to save her.

[The Plot to Take the Phillipines] (Table of Contents: 10)

K-51 Spies at War / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (signed as Willis B. Rensie)

Pencils

Bob Powell ?

Inks

Bob Powell ?

Colors

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Letters

?

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American espionage agent K-51 and his fianceé, Claire (Z-19), hear of the plot to take the Phillipine islands.

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

K-51; Z-19 [Claire] (K-51's fiancee); Von Diableff (villain, enemy agent, introduction); Mong (villain, Diableff's partner, death); Hiroto Kono (villain)

Synopsis

Agents K-51 and Z-19 hear of a plot to take over the Philippine Islands, so K-51 disguises himself to try and get to the bottom of the situation, suspecting that Von Diableff is behind the scheme.

Keywords

Hawaii; Honolulu

Indexer Notes

The writer misspelled Philippine in the story.

[Diamonds of Death] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mob-Buster Robinson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Harold Vance] (credited)

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The hard crystals for which men have sold their souls...

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Mob Buster Robinson; unnamed messenger (death); Captain Cassidy; "Rocks" Coleman (villain, introduction, death); Turkey (villain); Baldy (villain, bar owner)

Synopsis

Several criminals decide to relieve "Diamond Row", a well-known street in Capitol City, of it's wealth of diamonds. Robinson figures that the thieves will have to secure the services of an expert diamond cutter, so he heads out in search of the man.

Reprints

• in Super Thrill Album (G. T. Limited, 1959 series) (1959?)

Keywords

Baldys Place; Capitol City; Daily Paper

Indexer Notes

Harold Vance was a company by-line and not the name of a real person.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wonderworld Stamp Club / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Movie Memos / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)

Pencils

Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)

Inks

Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Mae West; Edward Everett Horton; Jean Parker; Robert Young

Indexer Notes

Illustrated feature on four of Hollywood's famous stars and interesting facts about each.

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

In Cuba (Table of Contents: 15)

"Spark" Stevens of the Navy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)

Pencils

Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)

Inks

Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Spark Stevens

Genre

adventure; military; war

Characters

Spark Stevens; Chuck; Jerry (Navy man); Cuban dancer (villain); Perez (villain)

Synopsis

On leave from the U.S. Navy in Cuba, Spark and Chuck watch a native female dancer using her castanets, and one of them notes that she is sending out a code message about an old castle. But the pair are overcome by agents and soon learn that the leader, Perez, seeks to over throw the Cuban government and then sell the nation to a foreign power.

Reprints

• in The Adventure Album (G. T. Limited, 1959 series) (1959)

Keywords

Cuba; Dragon (a U.S.ship)

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)