Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947-12-17
Editing: Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (assistant editor, uncredited)
Cover Thumbnail for Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #74 Edit Cover
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The Adventure of the Undersea Cowboys!
(Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Spud Spangle
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Undersea Cowboys!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Rock Diamond (a jeweler, introduction); Carla Diamond (Rock's daughter, introduction); Hermann Reich (Nazi war criminal, introduction); unnamed Secret Service men (introduction for all); Spud Spangle (villain, jewel smuggler, introduction); Spangle's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman investigates when an Army nurse is accused of smuggling diamonds out of Germany.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014); formerly credited to William Marston.

"Chick" Davies
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Blue Boys Go Into Action!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
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  • Genre:children; superhero
  • Job Number:SEN 70

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Little Orville / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So long! I'm off to the coast!
Characters:
Little Orville

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Criag Delich.

Mickey Marvel
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Realm of Black Magic!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
  • Job Number:SEN 81
Characters:
Sargon; Blue Lama; Max

The Story of Mary Lyon, Educator
(Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Robert Q. Sale (signed as BQS)
Inks:
Robert Q. Sale (signed as BQS)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
  • Job Number:WW25
Characters:
Mary Lyon

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

[no title indexed]
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All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • Job Number:OH 20
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Willy, how do you like my new bathing suit?

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

Unfinished Business
(Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Ted Udall (credited as Charles King)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Little Orville / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Orville! Stop what you're doing and come home to dinner!
Characters:
Little Orville

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Script:
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Published by National Comics Publications, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave, NY 17, NY
Sheldon Mayer, editor
Jack Liebowitz, business manager
owners: Harry Donenfeld, Gussie Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Rose Liebowitz,
P. H. Sampoliner, Sophie Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld.

The Scythe That Reaped Time!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane (signed as Gil Stack)
Inks:
Gil Kane (signed as Phil Martel)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:SEN 76
Characters:
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Father Time (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Father Time uses his time scythe to de-age antiques and then accuses their sellers of fraud.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Jerry Bails.

Prizes for Everyone!
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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

How to Change a Tire at Night
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Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Adventure of the Undersea Cowboys!
    Wonder Woman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Undersea Cowboys!
    Wonder Woman
  4. "Chick" Davies
    Wheaties
  5. [no title indexed]
    Leave It to Binky
  6. The Blue Boys Go Into Action!
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  7. ["So long! I'm off to the coast!"]
    Little Orville
  8. Mickey Marvel
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. Realm of Black Magic!
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  10. The Story of Mary Lyon, Educator
    Wonder Women of History
  11. [no title indexed]
    All-American Comics
  12. ["Willy, how do you like my new bathing suit?"]
    Willy Nilly
  13. Unfinished Business
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. ["Orville! Stop what you're doing and come home to dinner!"]
    Little Orville
  16. ["Here is a secret code message from Wonder Woman!"]
    All-Star Comics
  17. [no title indexed]
  18. The Scythe That Reaped Time!
    Wildcat
  19. Prizes for Everyone!
    Lancaster County Seeds
  20. [no title indexed]
    MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals
  21. How to Change a Tire at Night
    Eveready Batteries
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  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
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