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Issue: Wonder Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1939
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Bruns Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/17/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Fox
Disclose Notes: Indicia:
WONDER COMICS is published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Editorial, Executive and Advertising Offices: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Copyright 1939 by Bruns Publications, Inc. Application for entry as second-class matter is pending. Volume 1, No. 1, May, 1939. Single copies: 10¢; Subscription, 12 months: $1.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 409807.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Man
Character(s): Wonder Man [Fred Carson]
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Floyd Kelly]
Penciller(s): ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Winged Wonders
First Line: The new Dehavilland
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text lettered like a comic. Inside front cover.
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The Origin of Wonder Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner [as Erwin Willis] (signed)
Inker(s): Will Eisner [as Erwin Willis] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Man
Character(s): Wonder Man [Fred Carson] (introduction; origin); Brenda/Nora Hastings (introduction; name changes halfway through story); Reggie "Playboy" Berold (introduction); General Attila (villain; introduction)
Synopsis: Fred Carson, timid radio engineer and inventor, was given a ring by an old Tibetan which makes him impervious and the strongest man on Earth. His boss asks him to accompany his daughter Brenda (or Nora- the text is inconsistent) as she joins the Red Cross to help in a foreign war. When they arrive, the base comes under attack. Carson becomes Wonder Man, defends the base, puts an end to the war and feeds the populace.
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Reprint Notes: Reprinted in black & white in the fanzine Alter Ego #48 (May 2005).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: DC sued Fox to prevent further Wonder Man appearances.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. M. Iger
Penciller(s): S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Inker(s): S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty Shortcake
Character(s): Shorty Shortcake (introduction); Suzy (introduction); Skippy (introduction); Mr. De Welth (introduction); Weems (introduction); Tiny (villain; introduction)
First Line: The Rio Grande, a sluggish moody river...
Synopsis: Shorty is captured by smugglers while walking near the Rio Grande. While he tries to escape from Tiny, Suzy and her dog Skippy seek the help of Mr. De Welth, richest man in the world, and his butler Weems to find Shorty.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Wonders That Are True
First Line: Shark Killer!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text, lettered like a comic.
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Fire At Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adolphe Barreaux?
Penciller(s): Adolphe Barreaux (signed)
Inker(s): Adolphe Barreaux (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Patty O'Day
Character(s): Patty O'Day (introduction); Ham (introduction); Lord Michael Farnsworth [Lord Mike] (introduction)
Synopsis: Reporter/camerawoman Patty O'Day parachutes onto a cruise ship to get footage of a fire. The crew doesn't want her filming, but a mysterious man calling himself Lord Farnsworth helps her escape, asking her to mail a letter for him when she returns to the shore.
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In Content Item: FlagRex Dexter of Mars #1 published January 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Buffalo Bill

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Men Who Made the West
Character(s): William F. Cody [Buffalo Bill]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text, lettered like a comic.
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The Oasis of Li-Wang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Powell?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dr. Fung
Character(s): Dr. Fung (introduction); Dan Barrister (introduction); Li-Wang (villain; introduction; death)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBlue Beetle #5 published November 1940
as The Oasis of Li-Wang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Dr. Fung and his assistant Dan encounter the mad scientist Li-Wang. Dan is captured, but escapes and finds that Dr. Fung has located Wang's laboratory and come up with a plan to destroy it and thwart Wang's dreams of conquest.
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The Wrath of Allah

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustration.
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Lone Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner?
Penciller(s): Will Eisner? [as Leon Spuds] (signed)
Inker(s): Will Eisner?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): "Wild Tex" Dawson
Character(s): Tex Dawson (introduction; origin); Cactus Kirby (villain; introduction)
Synopsis: Tex finds a wanted criminal masquerading as the town Sheriff when he takes a new job on a cattle ranch.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Flame #3 published January 1940
as Lone Hand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chuck Wilson (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Album
Character(s): Gar Wood; Fred Jacoby; Lefty Grove
First Line: Gar Wood
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Signed twice- once as "by Chuck Wilson" in cursive but consistent lettering, once (at the bottom) as "Willson" [sic] looking more like a signature.
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1000 Prizes Given Away Free!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wonder Comics
Synopsis: Solicitation of feedback on Wonder Comics, with a promise of a ring like Wonder Man's to the first 1000 best respondents.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Says the next issue will be on sale April 28th.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Glenda Carol (signed)
Inker(s): Glenda Carol (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Movie Memos
Character(s): Deanna Durbin; Wallace Beery; Joe E. Brown; Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text with illustrations, lettered like a comic.
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The Menace of the Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed)
Penciller(s): Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed)
Inker(s): Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, war
Feature(s): K-5 Spies At War
Character(s): K-5 (introduction); Rick Anthony (introduction; death); The Mask [Sen. Stanley] (villain; introduction; death)
Synopsis: K-5 is sent to find out who's behind a group of gun runners in a foreign war.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Flame #2 published January 1940
as The Menace of the Mask [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Gang-Buster Appointed By Gov. Harmon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Harold Vance] (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): "Gang-Buster" Robinson
Character(s): Richard G. Robinson ["Gang-Buster" Robinson] (introduction; origin); Spike McGinty (villain; introduction)
Synopsis: Robinson is hired to rid Capital City of crime. On his first case he busts a gang that killed a city cop.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Green Mask #3 published January 1940
as Gang-Buster Appointed By Gov. Harmon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Some Fun
First Line: Mr. Jones, take a letter
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Hijacked Pocket Battleship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Spark Stevens
Character(s): Spark Stevens (a sailor; introduction); Chuck Lawton (introduction)
Synopsis: Spark Stevens and Chuck Lawton, two Navy sailors who are friends but constantly squabble, are instrumental in recovering their ship when it is captured by criminals.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Heza Nutt] (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Prof. Penpusher's Cartooning Class
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Wonder Stamp Club

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts]
Penciller(s): Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Belly Busters
First Line: What do you think of the President's foreign policy?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Credit is speculation based on the signed name.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover.

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