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