Sensation Comics
#99
(September-October 1950)
DC,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-07-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Man Who Couldn't Make a Mistake!
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Princess Diana; Diana Prince]
Indexer Notes
Sachs inks credit by Craig Delich. We previously credited Joe Giella.
Wonder Woman has red sandals for first time on cover.
New As Tomorrow!
Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Man Who Couldn't Make a Mistake!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (signed as
H G Peter) - Inks
- Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is it possible to tell the future?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Princess Diana; Diana Prince]; Jasper Lang (villain); Steve Trevor
- Synopsis
- Convict Jasper Long has invented a device which will transport him a year into the past, before he was captured by Wonder Woman. This time he will know all of her moves in advance, but despite this advantage she still manages to recapture him.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, gang! There's a real live Indian...
- Genre
- children
Danger Has Two Faces!
Dr. Pat / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Lombroso School of Criminology...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; romance
- Characters
- Dr. Pat Windsor; Hank Lee; Dean Bentley; Eric Vane; Victor Vane; Scott Vane
- Synopsis
- Pat and Hank are being pursued by a carload of criminals, but escape with only minor injuries. Pat then becomes involved in a case where a man believes he has seen his dead twin brother.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jerry! What happened to you?
- Genre
- humor; teen
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You mean you've never seen a baseball game before, Myrtle?
- Genre
- humor; teen
The Strange Color out of Space
Astra, Girl of the Future / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greetings, Astra! I've tuned up your hydrogen engine!
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Astra (intro, a girl reporter of the future); Prof. Karel; Mechano
- Synopsis
- A spacecraft crashes in Tibet and Astra finds the scientist Karel already on the scene. The rocket contains persons from the planetoid Nuvar.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Art Lortie. Art credits by Bob Hughes.
Editor credit for Astra, Girl of the Future series based on John Broome panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1998, where Schwartz describes bringing Broome in to write Flash, Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, and Astra (as transcribed in Alter Ego #60).
[no title indexed]
Flag Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The famous 'Liberty Tree' of Boston...
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Cathy Coed / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello--" "Hello--
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Man and girl flirt on campus and when she says she is doing nothing special that evening, he asks if she will babysit while he and his wife go to a movie.
The Failure of Romance Inc!
Romance, Inc. / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ann Martin! You've ruined two lives with your bad advice!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ann Martin; Myra Talbot; Paul Baxter
- Synopsis
- While appearing on a television show, Ann Martin is accused of ruining two lives with her bad advice.
[no title indexed]
Linda Lee / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm so happy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"
The Dodo and the Frog / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man Who Couldn't Make a Mistake!
Wonder Woman -
1.
New As Tomorrow!
Strange Adventures -
2.
The Man Who Couldn't Make a Mistake!
Wonder Woman -
3.
["Look, gang! There's a real live Indian..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
4.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Feature Films -
6.
Danger Has Two Faces!
Dr. Pat -
7.
["Jerry! What happened to you?"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
8.
[no title indexed]
Shredded Ralston -
9.
["You mean you've never seen a baseball game before, Myrtle?"]
Peg -
10.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
11.
The Strange Color out of Space
Astra, Girl of the Future -
12.
["The famous 'Liberty Tree' of Boston..."]
Flag Facts -
13.
[no title indexed]
Bendix Coaster Brake -
14.
["Hello--" "Hello--"]
Cathy Coed -
15.
Bread Time Story
-
16.
The Failure of Romance Inc!
Romance, Inc. -
17.
["I'm so happy!"]
Linda Lee -
18.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Bicycles -
19.
The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"
The Dodo and the Frog -
20.
[no title indexed]
Novelty Mart Toys -
21.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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