Sensation Comics #84

(December 1948)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bottle Cast Up by the Sea! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (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

WW34C

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you ever heard the story of the sleeping beauty?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Paula von Gunther; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Holliday Girls; Dean Sourpuss; Princess Turula (introduction); Queen Sala (introduction); Duke Daxo (villain, introduction); Daxo's men (villains, introduction for all); General Va-Kum (villain, Daxo's henchman, introduction)

Synopsis

When a large bottle containing a girl washes up on the beach, the Holliday Girls contact Wonder Woman, who learns the girl is Queen Sala's daughter, and her mother's kingdom on Hummingbird Island has been overthrown by Duke Daxo.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Holliday College; Hummingbird Island; Invisible Plane

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

Bobby Dodd (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Old Nick Solves the Yacht Club Mystery in the Nick of Time (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Shakespeare Clue! (Table of Contents: 5)

Lady Danger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meet Valerie Vaughan...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lady Danger [Valerie Vaughn]; Mr. Vaughn [Valerie's father]; Gary Grath; Rita Greer; Al Leeds; Wolf Lupas; Lupas's gang; Sparkes

Synopsis

Lady Danger gets the scoop that puts away Wolf Lupas and his gang.

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #49
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #115 (October 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Superboy (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1966 series) #74 (Junho de 1972)

Indexer Notes

Per R. Gary Land, this was not Bob Oksner's work. However, Gene Reed confirmed it was Oksner, and that the difference in the artwork was due to its being inked by Bernard Sachs and not by Oksner.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Yea, Bucko! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

B. F. Goodrich / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Selma Lagerlof (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

W.W.46

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My poor little Selma...

Genre

biography

Characters

Selma Lagerlof

Synopsis

The story of prolific author Selma Lagerlof, who was concerned with human rights and cooperation and became known as the "Swedish Realist and Idealist".

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Gene Autry Sweatshirt / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

OH 43

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Willy -- Daniel Boone...

Genre

humor

Characters

Willy; Betty; Dexter Dumwood

Synopsis

The teens are hiking up a mountain when they hear a report on the radio of an escaped dinosaur. All run away but then a dinosaur appears, and seems to attack them. It turns out to be a huge inflated balloon, a publicity stunt for a nearby circus. Nevertheless, Betty praises Willy for his attempts to save her.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Action Comics; Flash Comics; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Horseshoes of Halloween! (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

C. D. Judith (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Some historical stories and folklore relating to Halloween.

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Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Monkey's Circle (Table of Contents: 18)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein (signed as B B Krig)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein (signed as B B Krig)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

SEN 86

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The daring young man on the flying trapeze...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Leo (villain, introduction); Leo's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

While Ted and Stretch are in a jewelry store, an organ grinder and his gang attempt to rob the place. Changing to Wildcat, Ted knocks some of them out, but others get away in a car. Wildcat catches onto the rear of the car and attacks them in their hideout.

Reprints

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #96 (February 1972)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #29 ([1976] ?)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich.

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Hopkinson Harmonica Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)