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40April 1945
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Sensation Comics #40

DC · April 1945 · on sale February 5, 1945

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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
April 1945
Key date
April 1945
On-sale date
February 5, 1945
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Countess Draska Nishki
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2To the Boys and Girls of Americapublic service announcement0.67script: Basil O'Connor
3Draska the Deadlycomic story13script: Charles Moulton; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Major Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls [Betty; rest unnamed]; Countess Draska Nishki (villain, introduction); The International Spies, Inc. (villains, Draska'a men, introduction for all)
5The Story of Maryland, Carolina, Georgiacomic story2script: W. W. D. Sones, M. C. Gaines; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen SimonLord Baltimore; James Oglethorpe; Choci Mico
7Lucky's Unlucky Breakcomic story6script: Lynne Evans; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryLittle Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Lucky Malone
9The Little Gold Monkey, Part IItext story2script: Evelyn GainesHal Mason
10Join the Junior Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
12The Monster of Mudville!comic story6script: Lynne Evans; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschMr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Twillins; Toothy Gamlin
13Harriet Beecher Stowe, Crusadercomic story4script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterHarriet Beecher Stowe
14Victory Puzzleactivity0.5script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
16The Greatest Show on Earth!comic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: Joe Gallagher; inks: Joe GallagherWildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Lawyer Hoskins; Arabella the Bear; Mystery Mob; Midget Marco
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Picture Stories from American History #21946On eBay ›
Wonder Woman Archives #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-1270-4		2007On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7146-6		2017On eBay ›

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