(May 1947)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-03-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Robert Kanigher (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Treachery in the Arctic (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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]; Lim Snait
Reprints
Keywords
Golden lasso

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Flash Comics; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Treachery in the Arctic (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 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)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
SEN 65
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Tom Sands (arctic engineer, introduction, death); Karluk (Eskimo teacher, introduction); Duna (Karluk's fiancee, introduction); Angilo (Duna's brother, introduction); Chief Oomchek (introduction); Len Snait (villain, a killer, introduction); Snait's Eskimo henchmen [Renek; Zarek] (villains, introduction for both)
Synopsis
When an arctic engineer is murdered for the rights to his gold mine and the crime pinned on an Eskimo teacher, Wonder Woman enters the fray, forcing the true villains to confess to the crime.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly credited Bob Kanigher.

Enos Slaughter (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon (Table of Contents: 5)

Another Jim Wise Real-Life Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

It's Tough to Be a Hero! (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; superhero

A Close Call! (Table of Contents: 7)

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

The Necklace That Wouldn't Behave! (Table of Contents: 8)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
SEN 65
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sargon; Maximillian "Max" O'Leary

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

Post's Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Silent Signal (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Cliff Rhodes (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
OH 2
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's that...an oversized roller skate?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 1 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
Say aaah!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Will Jimmy Win a New Columbia? (Table of Contents: 14)

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Last Round! (Table of Contents: 15)

Wildcat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

The "Homer" That Didn't Count! (Table of Contents: 16)

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Harman (signed)
Inks
Fred Harman (signed)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Treachery in the Arctic
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Flash Comics; The Flash
  4. 3. Treachery in the Arctic
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. Enos Slaughter
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon
    Another Jim Wise Real-Life Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  7. 6. It's Tough to Be a Hero!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  8. 7. A Close Call!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  9. 8. The Necklace That Wouldn't Behave!
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Post's Cereals
  11. 10. The Silent Signal
  12. 11. ["What's that...an oversized roller skate?"]
    Willy Nilly
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  14. 13. ["Say aaah!"]
    Ton o' Fun
  15. 14. Will Jimmy Win a New Columbia?
    Columbia
  16. 15. The Last Round!
    Wildcat
  17. 16. The "Homer" That Didn't Count!
    Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Jochen G.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore