(February-March 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946-12-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited); Robert Kanigher (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume I, Part 2, Numbers 1 and 2, Periodicals, 1946-1947. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B55699.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman; The Flash; Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
E. E. Hibbard
Inks
E. E. Hibbard
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Santa Claus
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

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

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

Comic Cavalcade Contents Page (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Battle for Eternal Youth (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
Pencils
Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inks
Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; the Amazons; Aphrodite; Mala; Queen Hippolyte; the Amazons; Milor Milliken (a philanthropist, introduction); Ambrose Venture (villain, gangster, introduction); Roba Jewel (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Gangster Ambrose Venture seeks to obtain the secret of eternal youth from the Amazons, and hires Roba Jewel to gain access to Paradise Island and steal the waters of the Fountain of Youth.
Reprints
Keywords
Fountain of Youth; Paradise Island; Venus Girdle

Indexer Notes

Writer credit confirmed in "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014).

Story titled "The Battle of Eternal Youth" in the table of contents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, I'll be delighted, Jeff!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the trouble, Jeff? You look disappointed!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Want to Be a Champion Dancer? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mutt, can I ask you kind of a...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know, Mutt, I admire your hair!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You see, Doc, there's something wrong with him!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You lost your job at the restaurant?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mutt, tell me the truth! Is there a Santa Claus?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks
Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You what?" "I'm gonna make the poor kids on the other side of town happy!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

The Race through Time! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (credited)
Pencils
E. E. Hibbard (credited)
Inks
E. E. Hibbard (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; the Liar's Club [Jay Garrick; others unnamed]
Synopsis
As a session of the Liar's Club, Jay Garrick spins a yarn involving the Flash that begins in the present, goes back to prehistoric times, and ends up in the future with the end of the world!
Keywords
time travel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice! (Table of Contents: 14)

Foney Fairy Tales / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Wheelan
Pencils
Ed Wheelan
Inks
Ed Wheelan
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Wheelan

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[The End] (Table of Contents: 15)

Just a Story / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Johnny Peril [Mr. Nobody] (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story title from table of contents.

Johnny Peril is not named in this story.

The Fog-Shrouded Doom! (Table of Contents: 16)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks
Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon L. Blummer

Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Ton o' Fun / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Psst---Joe! Wake me up when he gets to nine...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Fear (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall [as Charles King] (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Ball Game of the Year] (Table of Contents: 20)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Pencils
Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

Genre
teen
Characters
Cotton-Top Katie

Indexer Notes

Story title from table of contents.

Grin and Bear It! (Table of Contents: 21)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Bester ?
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis
Alan and Doiby switch places for a day and run into all sorts of trouble along the way.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Mutt & Jeff; Comic Cavalcade; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Woman; The Flash; Green Lantern
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Comic Cavalcade Contents Page
  4. 3. The Battle for Eternal Youth
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["Oh, I'll be delighted, Jeff!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  6. 5. ["What's the trouble, Jeff? You look disappointed!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  7. 6. Want to Be a Champion Dancer?
    Wheaties
  8. 7. ["Mutt, can I ask you kind of a..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  9. 8. ["You know, Mutt, I admire your hair!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  10. 9. ["You see, Doc, there's something wrong with him!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  11. 10. ["You lost your job at the restaurant?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  12. 11. ["Mutt, tell me the truth! Is there a Santa Claus?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  13. 12. ["You what?" "I'm gonna make the poor kids on the other side of town happy!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  14. 13. The Race through Time!
    The Flash
  15. 14. The Sorcerer's Apprentice!
    Foney Fairy Tales
  16. 15. [The End]
    Just a Story
  17. 16. The Fog-Shrouded Doom!
    Hop Harrigan
  18. 17. ["Psst---Joe! Wake me up when he gets to nine..."]
    Ton o' Fun
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. Fear
  21. 20. [The Ball Game of the Year]
    Cotton-Top Katie
  22. 21. Grin and Bear It!
    Green Lantern
  23. 22. ["Mutt, if I had a million bucks..."]
    Mutt & Jeff; Comic Cavalcade; All-American Comics
  24. 23. Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners
    Daisy Air Rifles; Red Ryder
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore