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20April-May 1947
$0.15

Comic Cavalcade #20

DC · April-May 1947 · on sale 1947-02-12

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Series
Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
April-May 1947
Key date
1947-04-00
On-sale date
1947-02-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
76

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin NaydelGreen Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Comic Cavalcade Contents Pagetable of contents0.67letters: typeset
3The Buddha Wishing Ringcomic story13script: Charles Moulton; pencils: H. G. Peter; inks: H. G. PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; Dean Sourpuss; Prince Sleeko (ruler of Zani Island, introduction); Roy Ross (Army pilot, introduction); General Price (Army leader, introduction); Wing-Loo (Chinese peasant, introduction); Prince Slambo (villain, introduction);
4-comic story0.5script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
5-comic story0.5script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
7-comic story0.5script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
8-comic story0.5script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
10-comic story0.5script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher; letters: Al SmithJeff
11Mutt & Jeff; All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
12The Most Expensive Marble in the Worldcomic story8script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellJohnny Peril
13Turnabout Is Foul Play!comic story12script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Richard Moni (introduction); Mr. Valderitz (introduction); Edward Conlin (introduction); Paul Pascal (villain, a chemist, introduction); Smoothy (villain, introduction); Smoothy's gang (villains, introduction for all)
14A Fish Storycomic story4script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
15Tank Tinker Deals in Crates!comic story8script: Jon Blummer; pencils: Jon Blummer; inks: Jon Blummer; letters: Jon BlummerHop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Throttle McBottle (a pilot, introduction); kidnapping victim (introduction); a gang of kidnappers (villains, introduction for all)
16O'Malley Gets His Mencomic story6script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJohn O'Malley
17A Good Knight's Worktext story2script: Charles King
18The Man Who Was Firstcomic story13script: John Broome; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanThe Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Adam's grandfather (introduction); Benton (Adam's butler, introduction); J. Peremont Gordon (a millionaire, introduction); unnamed Mayor of Gotham City (introduction); Mr. First [Adam Adams] (villain, introduction); Mr. First's gang [Dinky; Montgomery;

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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