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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published February 1945
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing M C Gaines (managing) Sheldon Mayer (editor), Julius Schwartz, Ted Udall (assistants)
Notes First All-American Comics issue. No DC bullet.

Cover Details - "Wonder Woman Alias Miss Santa Claus"

Characters Wonder Woman
Genre superhero
Pencils Harry G. Peter (signed as H.G. Peter))
Inks Harry g. Peter (signed as H.G. Peter)
Notes First All-American Comics issue. No DC bullet.
Reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #5

13 page Wonder Woman story "Racketeers Kidnap Miss Santa Claus"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; V: Joe "The Gyp" Bamko (I); Pete Allen (I); Judith Allen; Gertie Allen; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy.
Synopsis When Wonder Woman decides to play Santa Claus for some children who have lost all hope, she never would believe it would lead her up against a gang of gold thieves.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton]
Pencils Harry G. Peter (signed as H.G. Peter)
Inks Harry G. Peter (signed as H.G. Peter)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-8-08.
Reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #5

2 page Picture Stories From American History story "The Story of Sir Francis Drake"

Characters Sir Francis Drake
Genre fact
Script M. C. Gaines
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 7/05.

6 page Little Boy Blue story "Treasure For Ten Cents"

Characters Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys: Toughy & Tubby; V: Fingers Fogarty (I); Spider; Tyler (Intro for all).
Synopsis Toughy buys a real ruby in a $.10 store.
Genre superhero; children
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

2 page text story "Double Cross"

Genre adventure
Script Jack Miller [signed as Jay Marr]
Letters typeset

1 page Flying Colors filler "Henry M. Stanley"

Synopsis Facts about the American flag.
Genre fact
Script John M. Jenks (signed)
Pencils John M. Jenks (signed)
Inks John M. Jenks (signed)

8 page Gay Ghost story "Vandals Desecrate Churches"

Characters Gay Ghost [Keith Everet, Charles Collins]; Villains: Haytler, Miller, Schiller, Hassenpfeffer, the Checkers (a kid gang), and Spike (D); Larry; Nixies.
Synopsis The Gay Ghost takes on kid gangs who are painting Nazi graffitti on churches.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jon L. Blummer
Inks Jon L. Blummer
Notes Last appearance. Credits by Jerry Bails.

9 page Wildcat story "Meet Mr. Waffles"

Characters Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Villains: Mr. Waffles (I), Killer Perkins (I), and Diane (I); Stretch Skinner.
Synopsis Stretch Skinner tries to write a Wildcat Story.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger?
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher