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4April 1942
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Sensation Comics #4

DC · April 1942 · on sale February 3, 1942

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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 1942
Key date
April 1942
On-sale date
February 3, 1942
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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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
2The Matchlock Gunin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3School for Spiescomic story13script: Charles Moulton; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Enid Harper (death); Etta Candy; The Holliday Girls; Hippolyte; Captain Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Eve Brown; Carla Swanson; Brenda Lee; Baroness Paula von Gunther (villain, introduction); Sigfried (villain, Gunther's butler); Henkle (villain)
4All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5Green Lanternpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The Man in the Iron Maskcomic story8script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; King Philip of Spain; Don Carlos (villain, death); Count Valdez (villain, introduction, death); Jester
7Dapper Joe's Comeuppancecomic story8script: Charles Reizenstein; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; Dapper Joe (villain, introduction); Buster Anderson (a policeman, introduction)
8Smashing the Supply Traincomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellThe Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Deborah Wallace; Baron Von Molte (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains); Philip Langdon (introduction); Tommy Langdon (introduction); General Rourke
9Double Danger [Part 1]text story1.5script: Evelyn GainesHal Mason
10The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11Stamp of Death!activity1script: Walter Kaner
12The Scorpion's Counterfeiting Ringcomic story6script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jon L. Blummer; inks: Jon L. BlummerLittle Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Officer Clancy; The Scorpion (villain, introduction); Fancy Dan (villain, introduction)
13Now on Sale Everywhere!!promo (ad from the publisher)1
14Introducing Stretch Skinnercomic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenWildcat [Ted Grant]; Hiram Skinner [Stretch] (introduction); Giles (villain, introduction); Hogg (villain, introduction)

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

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