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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published Winter 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Harry Shorten
Notes Present-day Wizard only appears in cameo; Dusty does not appear with Shield inside. Cover pencil and ink credit from Barry Sandoval based on "Al C..." signature on cover (September 30, 2007). Originally the cover pencil and ink credits were given to Irv Novick.

Cover Details

Characters Shield; Roy; Wizard
Genre Superhero
Pencils Al Camy (signed)
Inks Al Camy (signed)
Notes Present-day Wizard only appears in cameo; Dusty does not appear with Shield inside. Cover pencil and ink credit from Barry Sandoval based on "Al C..." signature on cover (September 30, 2007). Originally the cover pencil and ink credits were given to Irv Novick.

2 page Shield story "The Shield's Origin Retold"

Characters The Shield (Origin retold in brief)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

10 page Shield, The story "The Deadly Plot of Dr. Wang"

Characters Dr. Wang (Villain; Intro)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

14 page Shield story "Death Sets the Stage"

Characters C. B. Wily (Villain; Intro); Mamie Mazda (Intro)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

9 page Shield story "The Case of the Gridiron Murders"

Characters Coach Saunders (Villain; Intro); a football player (Villain; Intro)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

2 page Shield, The text story "The Case of the Ingenious Ghost"

Characters The Shield
Letters typeset

12 page Wizard II story "Introducing Tommy! The Original Super-Boy of History"

Characters The Wizard II [Blane Whitney, Jr.] (Intro; Origin); Tommy (Tommy Blair); Betsy Hull (Wizard II's bride-to-be; Intro); Governor Hull (Intro); James Madison (Guest Appearance); Capt. Perry (Guest Appearance); Gen. Harrison (Guest Appearance); Joshua Roberts (Villain; Intro); Tecumseh (Villain); the British (Villain)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Edd Ashe
Inks Edd Ashe
Notes takes place during War of 1812

13 page Wizard II story "The Battle of Bladensburg"

Characters Tommy (Guest Star); James Madison (Guest Star); Dolly Madison (Guest Star); Francis Scott Key (Guest Star); Joshua Roberts (Villain; Death); the British (Villain)
Synopsis Wizard II marries Betsy Hull.
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Edd Ashe
Inks Edd Ashe