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20August 1943
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Sensation Comics #20

DC · August 1943 · on sale June 1, 1943

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Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
August 1943
Key date
August 1943
On-sale date
June 1, 1943
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince] (also inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Struggle Is Our Brother by Gregor Felsenin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Girl with the Guncomic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Standpat (Chief of Staff, introduction); Marva Psycho [Marva Jane Gray]; Stoffer [also as General Scott, training camp commander] (villain, Nazi saboteur, introduction, death); Stoffer's henchmen (villains, introduction for all)
4Wonder Womanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Poseidon's Ringcomic story7pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffJon Valor; Justin Valor; Seagrim (villain), Malo (Intro for both); Princess Undine (intro), Capt. Arios; Atlanteans
7A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker!public service announcement1
8Gorinty's Gorillascomic story6pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryLittle Boy Blue; Toughy; Tubby; Gorinty (Intro); Freddy Stone; John Stone; Martha Stone
10The Secret of Castle Elsinore!comic story8script: Ted Udall; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellGay Ghost; Roger Abbott; Fritz Luger; Karl; Rudy; Nazis
11Sister Spy, Part Onetext story1.5script: Evelyn GainesHal Mason
12Third Dramatic Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Masqueraderscomic story6script: Ted Udall; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Wilson; Higgins; Colonel Livingston; General Warner; The Masqueraders (villains, introduction for all)
15The Sting of the Yellow Waspcomic story9script: Bill Finger; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanWildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; The Yellow Wasp (villain, introduction)

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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