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Issue: Sensation Comics #8
Publication Date: August 1942
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Issues: #8 of 109 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 06/02/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Ted Udall (assistant 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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reprinted 2 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #1 published May 2010
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): Harry Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; the Holiday Girls
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #1 [First Printing] published April 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Smoke Eater

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Department Store Perfidy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; The Holliday Girls; Gloria Bullfinch (department store owner, introduction); Helen; Molly; Beth (co-worker of Diana Prince); Guigi Del Slimo (villain, fortune hunter); Mr. Googins (villain, manager of a department store)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman steps into the picture when the girls working at the Bullfinch Department Store are found to be mistreated and the store owner isn't interested in rectifying the situation.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #1 [First Printing] published April 1998
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kool-Aid
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Pages: 1
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Spanish Armada

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Black Pirate
Character(s): The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; King Phillip II of Spain; Sir Francis Drake
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Pages: 8
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The Crooked Carnival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Reizenstein [as 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]; Wanda Wilson; crooked carnival owner (villain)
Synopsis: Wanda suggests that she and Terry visit a local carnival, but every time Terry attempts to win her a prize, he loses. He gets dejected and the crowd really razzes him. But Terry suspects the games are fixed, and so, as Mr. Terrific, he goes back and gives the management a taste of their own medicine!
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Pages: 7
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!
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Pages: 1
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Murder at the Movies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Hasen
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen (signed)
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct
Character(s): O'Malley; Bigkit Tortoni (villain, introduction); Cupcake O'Toole (introduction); Danny the Drool (introduction)
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Pages: 4
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Flight of the Vultures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
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]; Deborah Wallace; Blackie Stover (villain); The Vultures (villains)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #212 published June 1972
as Flight of the Vultures [Story on Interior Page(s)]character renamed "The Grim Ghost"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Gang Doctor, Part I

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Hal Mason
Character(s): Hal Mason
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Pages: 1.5
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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-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
First Line: War calls the Justice Society into action!
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Pages: 0.5
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Hobby of Kings!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Walter Kaner (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sensations in Stamps
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Reggie, the Mystery Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, superhero
Feature(s): Little Boy Blue
Character(s): Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Midget Mike (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Here we are again, folks...
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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): Superman; World's Finest Comics; Batman
First Line: Here are three other leaders...
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Pages: 0.5
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Smokey Joe's Last Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger [as 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]; Stretch Skinner; Smokey Joe Cummings (Fire Chief); Cumming's daughter; Harry Ranson (villain)
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Pages: 10
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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): Green Lantern
First Line: Here it is again!
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Pages: 0.5
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly
First Line: Boys and girls! Here's the summer issue!
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Tootsie Roll of Honor

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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