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21September 1943
$0.10

Sensation Comics #21

DC · September 1943 · on sale July 3, 1943

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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
September 1943
Key date
September 1943
On-sale date
July 3, 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]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2When the Typhoon Blowsin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3War Against Societycomic story13script: Charles Moulton; pencils: Frank Godwin; inks: Frank GodwinWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; General Darnell; Major Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Paula Von Gunther; unnamed prison warden (introduction); Sergeant Raffles (introduction); Adolf [as Badman Black] (villain, introduction, death); Adolf's Crime Army [Wolf; Luce; Bender; Grim (death)] (v
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
5Comic Cavalcadepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The Medicine of Mibongicomic story7pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffJon Valor [The Black Pirate]; King James I; Prince Henry; Lord Somerville (villain, introduction); Capt. Bartelmy (villain, introduction); Sam (villain, introduction); Chief Mawa (introduction); Prince Arios (guest); Justin Valor (guest)
7The Haunted Mine!comic story8script: Ted Udall; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellThe Gay Ghost; Gross (villain, introduction); Denham (introduction, dies); "Ghost of Espada" (introduction, dies); Collins; Barton
8Sister Spy, Part 2text story1.5script: Evelyn GainesHal Mason
9Third Dramatic Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11The Case of the Bogus Baron!comic story6script: Ted Udall; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Muggsy McGraff (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Patricia Jones (introduction); Wanda Wilson (introduction)
12The Four Freedomspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13The Case of the Curious Capsules!comic story6pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryLittle Boy Blue; Tubby; Toughy; Johnson (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Ginger (introduction)
14The Man You Won't Forget!comic story9script: Bill Finger; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Paul ReinmanWildcat [Ted Grant]; Pete Bailey (introduction); The Porker (villain, introduction, dies); Stretch Skinner
15Now You Too Can Have a Junior Justice Society Emblem!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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