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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published August 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; [Robert Kanigher (assistant)]

Cover Details - "Secret of the Menacing Octopus"

Characters Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor
Genre superhero
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter

12 page Wonder Woman story "Secret of the Menacing Octopus"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Prof. Marlowe; Steve Trevor; Commander Hagman; V: Slinky Slocum.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Letters Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails.

Half page Ton O'Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.

6 page Little Boy Blue story "A Whole Town Broke the Law"

Characters Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers}; Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Mr. Rogers; Mr. Grace; The Basher Mob (villains)
Genre superhero; children
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

6 page Willy Nilly story "Sput--foof! It's homicide, pure homicide!"

Characters Willy Nilly; Muggsy; Betty.
Genre humor
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails.

1 page Ton O'Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.

6 page Sargon the Sorceror story "The Magic of the Blue Lama"

Characters Sargon; The Blue Lama (introduction, villain); Max (villain); the Black Dagger (villain)
Synopsis The Blue Lama leads a collection of evil sorcerers banded together to defeat Sargon once and for all.
Genre superhero; occult
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman

2 page text story "The World and Jeremiah Groot"

Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Ton O'Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.

8 page Wildcat story "Wildcat--Former Crime Fighter"

Characters Wildcat [Ted Grant]; The Huntress (introduction, villain) [as the Masked Marvel]; Stretch Skinner
Synopsis Wildcat is suckered into a boxing match against a newcomer, who just happens to be a woman. She captures him [along with the Mayor, D.A. and the Police Chief], then allows them to "escape" so that she can hunt them down....to the death!
Genre superhero
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin
Notes The Huntress was later named Paula Blake and retconned into being the teen age hero/villain the Tigress. Last chronological appearance was in YOUNG ALL-STARS #30 October 1989). According to the splash page of this story, this particular story was scheduled for Sensation Comics #71. Revised synopsis added by Craig delich 6-15-08.
Reprinted In The Huntress Fanzine (Mike Bromberg, 2007 series) #1 (September, 2007).

1 page Hi Jinx promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis Promotional ad for Hi-Jinx #1, an American Comics Group title.
Genre funny animal