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Issue Details

Issue #25
Published February-March 1948
Cover Price 0.15
Pages 80
Editing Sheldon Mayer (editor) , Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher (story editors)
Notes Inker credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society of America.

Cover Details

Characters Green Lantern; Flash; Wonder Woman; Santa Claus.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Notes Inker credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society of America.

14 page Wonder Woman story "The Hatred of Badra"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; General Darnell; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Hippolyte; Mala; Queen Wickeda of Hator; Badra of Hator (villain); Kasha (villain); Violet (villain).
Synopsis Badra survives the destruction of her home planet Hator by a weapon of mass destruction, and comes to the Earth, forms a criminal gang, and challenges Wonder Woman.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Much info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

3 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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 9-6-09.

8 page Johnny Peril story "The Talking Dog"

Characters Johnny Peril; Donald Smith; Bernie [a talking dog]; Santini; Trixie [a dog]; Sam Brandon; Larson; Aces Jordan (villain); Mendozo (villain); Spike (villain).
Synopsis Donald Smith owed a gambling debt to some thug and was going to commit suicide until a talking dog he meets talks him out of it!
Genre fantasy
Script Howard Purcell
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

12 page Green Lantern story "The Roof of the World"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Paxton; Ned Barnes; Betty Barnes; Dr. Ticky; the Sky Pirate (villain, 2nd appearance).
Synopsis Green Lantern is convinced by the Sky Pirate that he is suffering from Altaphobia: the morbid fear of heights.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher?
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat his oath in this story. Some info, notes and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

3 page Cotton-Top Katie story "The Perfessor Takes Tuba Lessons"

Characters Cotton-Top Katie; the Perfessor.
Genre teen humor
Script Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

8 page Hop Harrigan story "The Mystery of Airport Inn"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Johnny Jingle (villain); Jo Marconi (villain); Mike (villain).
Synopsis Hop and Tank go undercover to ferret out a gang of smugglers, who have hidden vital blueprints inside a piano.
Genre aviation
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

2 page text story "Bargain"

Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall (signed as Charles King)
Letters typeset

6 page The Black Canary story "Tune of Terror"

Characters The Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Phil Martin; Bob Martin (villain); Randall (villain).
Synopsis Phil Martin inherits a nightclub from his deceased uncle, but is kidnapped and replaced by his twin brother, Bob.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.
Reprinted In Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([January] 2001).

12 page The Flash story "The Return of Kiua"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Maya (villain); Kiua the Destroyer (villain).
Synopsis In the Mayan Jungles, the Flash must stop the sacrifice of Joan Willimas to Kiua, a giant Mayan stone statue brought back to life after a 1000 years by the tribe's High Priestess.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher?
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Carmine Infantino
Notes Inker credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.