Wonder Woman, #40

Published: March-April 1950

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Wonder Woman #40

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Issue Contents:
Hollywood Goes to Paradise Island!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Cover credits from discussion on GCD-Main list by Gene Reed with Craig Delich.

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Hollywood Goes to Paradise Island, Part 1: The Mile High Menace!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman decrees a movie shooting on Paradise Island will have an all woman cast and crew much to the disgust of director Von Tender.

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Appearing without a propeller for the first time, the robot plane is now ostensibly a jet.

Featuring What's Your Name?

Story 3 1 page non-fiction

"Is your name Jennifer? Jennifer means white wave!"

Story 4 1 page
A Complete Picture-Story of a Thrilling New Movie Before it Hits the Screen!

Featuring Feature Films; Captain China

Story 5 1 page adventure
Characters
  • Captain China (photo of John Payne)
Credits
  • Pencils: photo
  • Inks: photo
Story Notes

House ad for Feature Films Magazine (DC, 1950 series) #1.

Hollywood Goes to Paradise Island, Part 2: The Undersea Invasion!
Story 6 12 pages superhero
Characters
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page

Featuring Cindy

Story 9 1 page humor; teen

"Had enough skating for today, Cindy?"

Characters
  • Cindy
Story 10 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

owner: National Comics 480 Lexington Ave Editor: F. W. Ellsworth owners: H. Donenfeld, G, Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, R. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, S. Sampliner, I. Donenfeld, S. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation

Curious Lakes of the World
Story 11 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Margrete, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Story 12 2 pages biography
Story Notes

Writer and inker credits by Craig Delich. Editor and penciller credits by Jerry Bails; we previously credited the pencils to John Giunta.

Featuring Skooter

Story 13 1 page humor; teen

"I'm stumped, Ferdy! I don't know whom to ask to the dance..."

Characters
  • Skooter
  • Ferdy
Credits
Story 14 0 pages
"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman
Story 15 1 page advocacy; superhero
Credits
Passengers of Fate!
Story 16 12 pages superhero
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit changed from Robert Kanigher to Lee Goldsmith to reflect entry in copies of DC editorial records sent from E. Nelson Bridwell to Gene Reed. According to the records, this story was titled "Saga of the Amazing Ferry" prior to publication.

Featuring The Adventures of Bob Hope

Story 17 1 page humor
Characters
Story 18 1 page
Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.