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Issue: Sensation Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #1 of 109 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 11/05/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Harry G. Peter (Wonder Woman only); Jon L. Blummer
Inker(s): Harry G. Peter (Wonder Woman only); Jon L. Blummer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #1 [First Printing] published April 1998
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman [ashcan] #1 published January 1942
as Featuring The Sensational New Adventure Strip Character - Wonder Woman [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover in black and white
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Amazing Amazon Headlines a Classic of the Golden Age [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Wonder Woman figure based on splash of story in All-Star #8. Credits by Jerry Bails.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): M. C. Gaines
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys and girls:--
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Wonder Woman Comes to America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Diana Prince (Army nurse); un-named Army doctor; Al Kale (a promoter); Nazi spy ring (villains, some die)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman takes Steve Trevor to America and purchases the identity of nurse Diana Prince so that she can remain near Steve. Soon, in order to earn some money she'll need, she begins to perform her "bullets and bracelets" routine, not realizing her promoter is stealing all the profits.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #1 [First Printing] published April 1998
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #[nn] published January 1972
as Wonder Woman Comes to America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #[nn] published January 1972
as Wonder Woman Comes to America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as Wonder Woman Comes to America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as Wonder Woman Comes to America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 2007
as Wonder Woman Comes to America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Here It Is!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as All-Star Comics #8 Ad [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Marriage of Jon Valor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Black Pirate
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Bonnie [Donna Bonita]; Father Fernando; King Phillip of Spain; Don Carlos (villain)
Synopsis: Jon Valor is captured, but is secretly married to Bonita and is thus pardoned, earning Don Carlos' undying wrath.
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In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Marriage of Jon Valor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Writer verified by Moldoff in interview in Alter Ego.

Continued from Action Comics series.
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The Origin of Mr. Terrific

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Reizenstein (signed)
Penciller(s): Hal Sharp (signed)
Inker(s): Hal Sharp (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Terrific
Character(s): Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane] (introduction); Wanda Wilson; Billie Wilson (Wanda's brother); Fair Play Club; un-named Big Shot (villain)
Synopsis: Socialite and master of every field of human endeavor, Terry Sloane adopts the identity of Mr. Terrific to escape boredom, but soon finds a purpose in life after saving the life of Wanda Wilson and getting her brother out of the clutches of a local hoodlum.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Origin of Mr. Terrific [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Origin of the Gay Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox (signed)
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell (signed)
Inker(s): Howard Purcell (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Gay Ghost
Character(s): The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet; Charles Collins] (introduction); Keith Everet (Earl of Strethmere, introduction, death); Charles Collins (introduction, death); Deborah Wallace (Great-Great-Grand Aunt of Deborah Wallace, introduction, death); Deborah Wallace (introduction, death); The Secret Council of the Dead (Keith's ancestors, introduction for all); three un-named spies (villains, introduction, two die)
Synopsis: The ghost of Keith Everet, the Earl of Strethmere in the 1700s, inhabits the recently deceased body of Charles Collins in the 20th century to be near the reincarnation of his lost love.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Origin of the Gay Ghost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Gunner Godbee (A Story of the First World War)

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George S. Hurst Jr. (credited)
Colorist(s): ? (header only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): "Gunner" Goodbee; Nick; the Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis: In this story of the First World War, American war ace, "Gunner" Godbee and his buddy Nick, aboard a patrol ship, are suddenly attacked by two German Heinkel aircraft and shot down.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as Gunner Godbee [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as Gunner Godbee [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Flying Club
First Line: Follow the adventures of Hop Harrigan...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Origin of Little Boy Blue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed)
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, superhero
Feature(s): Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
Character(s): Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers] (introduction); The Blue Boys: Tubby and Toughy (introduction for both); D. A. Dan Rogers (Tommy's father); Martha Rogers (Tommy's mother); Wolf Lupo (villain)
Synopsis: Tommy Rogers, Tubby, and Toughy are inspired by reading about Wildcat to become Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, and their first mission is to rescue a vital witness, Kraus the grocer, kidnapped by gangsters.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-12 published May 1972
as The Origin of Little Boy Blue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #185 published May 1972
as The Origin of Little Boy Blue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Origin of Little Boy Blue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Blummer signed his intials on every page of this story.
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Here It Is!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as Green Lantern #1 and All-Flash Quarterly #2 Ad [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly
First Line: Thanks a million, boys and girls...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Origin of Wildcat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger (signed)
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen (signed)
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wildcat
Character(s): Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Joan Fortune (introduction); Henry Grant (Ted's father, death); Socker Smith (introduction, boxer, death); Ralph Flint (villain, fight promoter); Natie Skinner (villain, fight promoter); Fain (villain)
Synopsis: Boxer Ted Grant kills the former champ in the ring and is inspired by Green Lantern to adopt the identity of Wildcat to clear himself.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins #3 published July 1973
as This Is the Story of Wildcat! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1990
as The Story of Wildcat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published October 2000
as The Origin of Wildcat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Superman Is in the Movies!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; World's Finest Comics; Batman
First Line: And here are the leaders...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as Superman #14, World's Finest Comics #4, and Batman #8 Ad [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Good Books for Christmas
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFamous First Edition #C-30 published August 1974
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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