Sensation Comics, #15

Published: March 1943

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Sensation Comics #15

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight
Story 2 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. A short book review of "Lassie Come Home."

Victory at Sea (1)
Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Diana Prince survives the explosion of a bomb planted in her desk by the local bootblack, and, when he makes another attempt, it leads Wonder Woman to sea to stop a Nazi invasion.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Colonel Darnell
  • Major Steve Trevor
  • Etta Candy
  • the Holliday Girls
  • Simon Slickery (villain, a lawyer, introduction)
  • Tony (villain, a bootblack, introduction)
  • the Nazis (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
Story Notes

Story title from Archives reprint.

Story 4 1 page

"Thanks, boys and girls for the wonderful reception you're giving Wonder Woman!"

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Brand New!

Featuring Comic Cavalcade

Story 5 1 page
Captured By Flint (1)
Story 6 8 pages historical
Characters
  • Jon Valor [The Black Pirate]
  • Flint (villain
  • Introduction
  • Death?)
  • Maria (Introduction
  • Death?)
  • Justin Valor
  • Viriginia
  • Donna Bonita
Free! An Autographed Picture of Wonder Woman to all those who help the March of Dimes!
Story 7 1 page advocacy; superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman explains infantile paralysis to her mother, and how it can be treated with an iron lung. She agrees to offer an autographed picture of herself to each child who contributes to the March of Dimes.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Hippolyte
  • Major Steve Trevor
Credits
Story Notes

Appears in several DC comics circa March 1943. Writer unlikely to be Jack Schiff, who did DC's PSAs from 1949-1967 but is not known to have worked on any All American titles prior to their merge with DC, so probably written by an AA staffer. Ted Udall was on the AA staff in 1942-3, wrote a lot of the AA fillers, and would have been familiar with Wonder Woman, so he's a likely suspect. Another is (the future) Dorothy Woolfolk, who was also staff around this time, and is said to have written Wonder Woman, prior to her working on EC's Moon Girl in 47. Sheldon Mayer has also been identified as a potential writer of this PSA, but the source of that credit is not known.

The Fake Haunting Sting (1)
Story 8 9 pages superhero
Characters
  • The Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]
  • Capt. Warren (introduction)
  • Ruff (villain, introduction)
  • Dag (villain, introduction)
  • Wister (villain, introduction)
Credits
Energy for Victory!
Story 9 1 page non-fiction
Foresight
Story 10 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Tippie
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cap Stubbs and Tippie Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service) 19xx-xx-xx

100 Years! (1)
Story 11 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Mr. Terrific Took a Vacation!!
Story 12 7 pages superhero
Characters
  • Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]
  • Wanda Wilson
Credits

Featuring All-Flash

Story 13 1 page

"They're back again!"

Featuring Green Lantern

Story 14 1 page

"It's here again!"

Elected Kings

Featuring Sensation Stamp Page

Story 15 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

The Little Girl's Secret, Part 2
Story 16 2 pages adventure
Characters
  • Hal Mason
Credits
Story 17 1 page
Robbery at the Country Club (1)
Story 18 6 pages children; superhero
Characters
  • Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]
  • The Blue Boys [Toughy
  • Tubby]
  • Dan Rogers
  • The Copperhead (villain, intro)
Credits
Story Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

The Strange Case of Joe Jarrett (1)
Story 19 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • Wildcat [Ted Grant]
  • Stretch Skinner
  • Joan Fortune
  • Joe Jarrett (intro)
  • Rocky Ronn (villain)
  • Capt. Grotz (Intro for both)
  • Nazis
Credits
Story Notes

credits by Jerry Bails

Story 20 1 page

"What? A new Mutt & Jeff issue already??"

Another Meeting of the Justice Society!

Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America

Story 21 1 page
Story 22 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 23 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Back cover. Advertisement from the American Seed Co.