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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published October-November 1946
Cover Price 0.15
Pages 76
Editing Sheldon Mayer (editor) ; Julius Schwartz (story editor); Robert Kanigher (story editor)

Cover Details

Characters Wonder Woman; Flash; Green Lantern.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard

13 page Wonder Woman story "The Valkyries' Prey"

Characters Wonder WSoman [Diana Prince]; General Darnell; Steve Trevor; the Amazons; Hippolyte; Aphrodite; the Valkyries (villains); Odin (villain).
Synopsis The Amazon Princess and Steve Trevor go to Germany to fight the Nazi underground, which is protected by the Valkyries, who capture both Steve and Wonder Woman. Still, Wonder Woman is able to signal her mother on Paradise Island, which sends the Amazons aboard Kangas to defeat the forces of Valhalla.
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 Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.

4 page Mutt and Jeff story

Characters Mutt; Jeff.
Genre humor
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.

13 page The Flash story "The Flying Tractor"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky; Blinky; Noddy [all as the Three Dimwits].
Synopsis Noddy Toylan receives news that his Uncle Hezekiah has died, and that he left Noddy an estate, one that literally falls apart on the Three Dimwits. However, the real puzzler is a tractor that the boys get to fly, a tractor which the Flash must recover when it falls into the hands of crooks.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.

4 page Foney Fairy Tales story

Genre humor
Script Ed Wheelan
Pencils Ed Wheelan
Inks Ed Wheelan
Letters Ed Wheelan
Notes Writer and letterer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04 and 9-4-09.

10 page Just a Story story

Genre adventure
Script Howard Purcell
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.

8 page Hop Harrigan story "Still Life in the Hills, or, The Still Fills the Bill"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.

13 page Green Lantern story "Da Social Lion"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles.
Synopsis By a queer quirk of fate, Doiby's name is entered into a local social register, and our favorite hack is suddenly thrust into cafe society, much to the disgust of Alan Scott, but to the delight of local crookdom, who kidnap Doiby for ransom.
Genre superhero
Script Alfred Bester
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Alan Scott works for WXYZ Radio in this story. Notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-4-09.