Issue Details

Issue	#48
Published	December 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor)
Notes	National Comics has bought out M. C. Gaines' share of J.R. Publishing.

Cover Details - "Wonder Woman and the Midget Mystery"

Characters	Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Teena; Topso
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inks	Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Notes	DC bullet on cover.
Reprinted	in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 (2010)

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Midget Mystery"

Characters	Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; Holiday Girls; Mr. Grange (owner of the Coronet Diamond, death); Teena (villain, introduction); Topso (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	Midget crooks commit crimes by pretending to be children.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Kanigher ? [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Pencils	Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inks	Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Reprinted	in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #6 (2010)

5 page Picture Stories from Mythology story "The Ham Leapers"

Characters	Jupiter; Gaea; Fama; Fortuna; Typhon; Enceladus; Hebe; Ganymede; Juno; Eros
Genre	mythology
Script	M. C. Gaines ?
Pencils	Don Cameron
Inks	Don Cameron
Notes	copyright by M. C. Gaines 1945

6 page Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys story "Ghost Trouble"

Characters	Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Toughy; Tubby
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Frank Harry (signed)
Inks	Frank Harry (signed)

6 page Mr. Terrific story "Losses Pay A Profit"

Characters	Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloan]; Wanda Wilson
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Inks	Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)

Half page Victory Puzzles activity

Script	A. W. Nugent
Pencils	A. W. Nugent
Inks	A. W. Nugent

2 page text story "Too Tough To Die"

Genre	adventure
Script	Bob Longhorn (signed)
Letters	typeset

2 page Tippie filler "Make Up Your Mind"

Characters	Tippie
Genre	children; humor
Script	Edwina Dumm (signed)
Pencils	Edwina Dumm (signed)
Inks	Edwina Dumm (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprints

1 page Who's Who In Zooville filler "Meet the Pushing Pals"

Genre	funny animal
Script	Ron Santi
Pencils	Ron Santi
Inks	Ron Santi
Letters	Ron Santi
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-11-14.

8 page Wildcat story "Through Darkest Africa With Stretch Skinner"

Characters	Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; J. Huntington Ives; Phyllis Ives; George Ives; Arthur Ives; Curry
Synopsis	Three spoiled kids hire Stretch to protect them on a trip to Africa to search for gems.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Gallagher
Inks	Joe Gallagher