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).