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Issue Details

Issue #69
Published September 1947
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; [Robert Kanigher (assistant)]

Cover Details

Characters Wonder Woman
Genre superhero
Pencils Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

12 page Wonder Woman story "Mystery Behind A, B, C"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Tricco (introduction, death); Oriel (introduction); Mystik (introduction); Slydine (introduction); Darcy Wells (introduction, villain); Steve Trevor
Synopsis Two rival stage magicians battle it out and Wonder Woman is caught in the middle
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails.

1 page Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil advertisement "The Davis Murder"

Characters Sam Spade
Pencils Lou Fine

6 page Little Boy Blue story "The Clarion Call Sounded Again"

Characters Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Blue Boys [Tubby; Toughy]; D. A. Rogers; The Platinum Thieves
Synopsis Tommy's Dad wants him to help on a case tracking down some Platinum Thieves. But Little Boy Blue gets the credit for the capture.
Genre superhero; children
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls advertisement "The Log-Jam Rescue"

Characters Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Pencils C. C. Beck (signed)
Inks Pete Costanza (signed)

5 page Sargon the Sorceror story "Danger in the Air!"

Characters Sargon; Max; The Blue Lama (villain)
Synopsis The Blue Lama masquerades as Sargon's descendant in order to lure him into the future.
Genre occult; supernatural
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Title and character info from Len Wolinsky, September 2008.

1 page U. S. Royal; U.S. Bike Tires advertisement "Trapping A Bandit"

Pencils Al Plastino ?
Inks Al Plastino ?

8 page Willy Nilly filler "[The Masked Marvel]"

Characters Willy Nilly
Synopsis Willy spreads the rumor that his Dad is the Masked Marvel in the charity wrestling match- then tries to get Dad out of town so that the rumor doesn't come true.
Genre humor
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails.

Half page Ton O Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert

2 page text story "Glass Jaw"

Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall [as Charles King]
Letters typeset
Notes Data by Jerry Bails.

8 page Wildcat story "Follow the Leader"

Characters Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Huntress (villain)
Synopsis On the night before a title fight, Ted hears of the Huntress having had a man killed who mailed a very important letter: a letter than discloses her secret identity, written by the only man who knew it!
Genre superhero
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails; according to the splash page, this story was scheduled for Sensation Comics #72; synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-15-08.
Reprinted In The Huntress Fanzine (Mike Bromberg, 2007 series) #1 (September, 2007).