Sensation Comics, #2
Published: February 1942
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Diana Prince (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Peter
- Inks: Harry Peter
Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics Magazines:
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
"Thanks, boys and girls, for the swell reception you gave us in Sensation Comics nº1!"
Characters
- Black Pirate
- The Gay Ghost
- Ted Grant (mainstream Universe)
- Little Boy Blue
- Mr. Terrific
- Diana Prince (mainstream Universe)
- Tommy Rogers
- Terry Sloane
- Jon Valor
- Wildcat (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
- Keith Everet / Charles Collins
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Menace of Doctor Poison (1)
"Into this tortured, upside-down world of men, torn by hatreds, war and destruction, comes Wonder Woman, a powerful being of light and happiness!"
Storyline
Steve and Diana are captured by a group of Nazi spies, but Diana escapes and gets the Holliday Girls to assist in rescuing Trevor.
Characters
- Etta Candy
- Colonel Darnell
- Doctor Poison
- Princess Maru
- Diana Prince (mainstream Universe)
- Steve Trevor (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
- Colonel Adolph Schultz (villain, Gestapo agent)
Credits
- Script: Joop Bonarius
- Pencils: Harry Peter
- Inks: Harry Peter
- Letters: Dagmar Lhotová (uncertain)
Story Notes
Story title from reprints.
Green Lantern #2 (1)
"Thanks a million, boys and girls, for the swell reception you gave the first Green Lantern quaterly!"
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Flash (mainstream Universe)
- Jay Garrick (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Alan Scott (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Annalisa Bassi
- Inks: Annalisa Bassi
Story Notes
Preview for Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #2.
All-Flash #3 (1)
"Well, here I am again, boys and girls in my third issue!"
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Flash (mainstream Universe)
- Jay Garrick (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Joan Williams
- a centaur
Credits
- Pencils: E. E. Hibbard
- Inks: E. E. Hibbard
Story Notes
Preview for All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #3 with cover preview.
The Sword of Hate
"..Jon Valor was not meant to live in peace.."
Characters
- Black Pirate
- Donna Bonita
- Jon Valor
- Don Carlos (villain)
- Manuel (introduction, death)
- King Philip of Spain
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Moldoff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Writer revision by Craig Delich and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously given to Ted Udall.
The One-Man Benefit Show (1)
"Endowed with remarkable powers of mind and body, Terry Sloane became famous as a child prodigy at the age of 10.."
Storyline
Wanda Wilson, the girl Terry rescued last issue, reveals that she knows he is Mr. Terrific and becomes his assistant. This case revolves about a famous violinist who has his valuable Stradivarius taken and held by crooks, who tell him to perform no concerts for the next three weeks.
Characters
- Mr. Terrific
- Terry Sloane
- Wanda Wilson
- Ivanovitch Bizochki
- Hugo Snitz (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Charles Reizenstein
- Pencils: Hal Sharp
- Inks: Hal Sharp
Voyage of Villainy (1)
"The Gay Ghost has a mission to fulfill while on Earth – that of using his supernatural powers for good against evil!..."
Characters
- Keith Everet / Charles Collins
- The Gay Ghost
- Deborah Wallace
- Nita (villain, introduction)
- Hugo (villain, introduction)
- Fred (villain, introduction)
- Kurt (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
Cover-Up, Part 1
"To say Hal Mason had a 'mad' on would have been putting it mildly."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Evelyn Gaines
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Reviews of Captain Kidd's Cow, The Yankee Captain in Patagonia, Blueberry Mountain, World Series, With Daniel Boone on the Caroliny Trail, and The Black Tanker.
Mutt & Jeff #4 (1)
"Riddle:- What is both long and short, full of laughs, and comes to you twice every year?"
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
Story Notes
Promo for Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #4.
Superman #14, World's Finest Comics #4, and Batman #9
"Here are three other leaders in the bi-monthly & quarterly comic field---a trio of the best!"
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Dick Grayson (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Robin (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Ray
- Inks: Fred Ray
- Inks: Jerry Robinson
Story Notes
Promo for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #14, World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #4, and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 with cover previews.
The Hot Car Ring (1)
"When Little Boy Blue blows his horn, criminals rush-- in the opposite direction!"
Characters
- Little Boy Blue
- Dan Rogers
- Tommy Rogers
- Herb Simms
- Toughy
- Tubby
- Mayers (villain, introduction)
- Mayers' gang (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Jon Blummer
- Inks: Jon Blummer
Story Notes
Writer credit by Jerry Bails and Craig Delich.
America, Columbus, India, Sicily, and Richest Man in the World! (1)
"America cost less than a postage stamp!"
Characters
- Christopher Columbus
- Nizam of Hyderabad
Credits
- Script: Walter Kaner
- Pencils: Fran Taggart
- Inks: Fran Taggart
Who Is Wildcat? (1)
"When Ted Grant became the Wildcat in order to find the murderers of his friend and clear his own name, little did he realize the importance of this step."
Storyline
After becoming the Wildcat in order to find the murderers of his friend and clear his own name (as Ted Grant), Wildcat has further work to do when a gang seeks to silence the witness in the case.
Characters
- Joan Fortune
- Ted Grant (mainstream Universe)
- Wildcat (mainstream Universe)
- Barney (villain, introduction)
- Wiley (villain, introduction)
- their gang (villain, introduction)
- Kid Nelson (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
Story Notes
Ted Grant wins the World's Heavyweight boxing title in this story.
The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting!
"The defenders of law and justice in their different localities are once more called upon to fight beneath the Stars and Stripes---"
Characters
- The Atom
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Jim Corrigan (mainstream Universe)
- Doctor Fate (mainstream Universe)
- Wesley Dodds (mainstream Universe)
- Dr. Mid-Nite
- Flash (mainstream Universe)
- Jay Garrick (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Hawkman (mainstream Universe)
- Hooty
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Ted Knight
- Charles McNider
- Kent Nelson (mainstream Universe)
- Al Pratt
- The Sandman (mainstream Universe)
- Alan Scott (mainstream Universe)
- Spectre (mainstream Universe)
- Starman
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Johnny Thunder
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Carter Hall (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: E. E. Hibbard
- Inks: E. E. Hibbard
Story Notes
Promo for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #9 with cover preview and illustration from the cover.
Leading Comics
"Sh-h-h-h! I got it straight from my mother's uncle, who knows a policeman in New York whose wife's brother met the editor of the D. C. Superman group of magazines, an'..."
Story Notes
Promo for Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series).
Story Notes
Back cover.