Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-02-16
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #88 Edit Cover
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Wonder Woman Goes to Hollywood!
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Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Etta Candy; Dr Devan; Jay Stanley; Gloria Gaye; Van Kent; Sara Stacey
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman deliberately wins a contest to go to Hollywood and star in the ill-fated serial 'Danger Trail'. Two previous actresses in the lead role have apparently died, but one had been rescued and reappears on the set, in time for Wonder Woman to uncover the series of accidents as a plot by senior producer Van Kent.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Joan Crawford; Bob Hope and Bing Crosby make a cameo appearance asking for Womder Woman's autograph, in panel two of page ten.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Now More Than Ever
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Wonder Woman Goes to Hollywood!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Jay Stanley (introduction); Dr. Devan; Van Kent (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman wins a contest to star in the movie "Danger Trail". Two previous women who tried to star in the film died mysteriously.
Reprints (1)

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page

The Apple and the Core!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Wildcat / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:SEN 89
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Police stymied by smuggling in of gambling devices.
Characters:
Stretch Skinner
Synopsis:
Wildcat and the police are baffled by gambling device smugglers who seem to vanish into thin air.

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler: Art was previously credited to Arthur Peddy, but the action poses, lithe bodies and the ears on Wildcat's mask clearly point to Krigstein.

[no title indexed]
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Kolynos / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Willy Nilly / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hiya, Betty! Why the rush?
Characters:
Willy; Betty Billings
Synopsis:
Betty's mother buys a decrepit old chair for ten dollars, and Willy decides it needs sprucing up. He turns it into a real eyesore, but an antiques expert is convinced it is a vintage Choppendale. Only when the freshly-painted false bottom is ripped off is the maker's name revealed.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

Fake Fiddler Foiled
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The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Ernestine Schumann-Heink
(Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks:
Paul Reinman (signed)
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  • Genre:biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Regarded as the greatest contralto of her time...
Characters:
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Synopsis:
The career of revered contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink, from child prodigy to motion picture actress.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
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?
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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The three most common names...

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated fact panels.

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Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Accurate estimates place the number of pecks...

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated panels giving facts about the natural world.

Let's Make Up
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset

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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Cartoon Flips / activity / 0.5 page

Script:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bullets don't bother Wonder Woman...
Characters:
Wonder Woman; Etta Candy

Keep in Tune with the Teens
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Triple Threat!
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Lady Danger / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Chief, I've been reading up on these unsolved jewel robberies...
Characters:
Lady Danger [Valerie Vaughn]; Madame Poldani; John Devere; Soames; Lane
Synopsis:
Valerie offers $50,000 to anyone whose dangerous job she fails to do successfully for 24 hours. And someone thinks it's worth murdering her for the money.

Indexer Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page

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Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Wonder Woman Goes to Hollywood!
    Wonder Woman
  2. Now More Than Ever
  3. Wonder Woman Goes to Hollywood!
    Wonder Woman
  4. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  5. The Apple and the Core!
    Wildcat
  6. [no title indexed]
    Kolynos
  7. [no title indexed]
    Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood
  8. ["Hiya, Betty! Why the rush?"]
    Willy Nilly
  9. Fake Fiddler Foiled
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. Ernestine Schumann-Heink
    Wonder Women of History
  11. ["The three most common names..."]
    Funny Facts
  12. [no title indexed]
    Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Skates
  13. ["Accurate estimates place the number of pecks..."]
    Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
  14. Let's Make Up
  15. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. ["Bullets don't bother Wonder Woman..."]
    Cartoon Flips
  17. Keep in Tune with the Teens
  18. The Triple Threat!
    Lady Danger
  19. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  20. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
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  • Craig Delich
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