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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published March 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes Art id by Jerry Bails. Credit in Archives edition to H.G. Peter is wrong.

Cover Details

Characters Wonder Woman
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Art id by Jerry Bails. Credit in Archives edition to H.G. Peter is wrong.
Reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1

13 page Wonder Woman story "Diana Prince--Framed For Espionage"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Col. Darnell; Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls; Villains: Gross and other Nazi agents (I for all); Lila and Eve Brown (I).
Synopsis Diana gets a job as Col. Darnell's secretary.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils Harry G. Peter (signed)
Inks Harry G. Peter (signed)
Reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1

1 page The Flash public service announcement "The Flash Celebrates the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday"

Characters The Flash
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard))
Inks Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)

8 page Black Pirate story "The Schemes of Juan Marche"

Characters Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; V: Don Carlos; Manuel; Juan Marche (I, D); King Phillip; Donna Bonita.
Genre period
Script Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Notes Writer revision by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005) and verified by Moldoff in interview with Roy Thomas. Credit previously given to Ted Udall.

8 page Mr. Terrific story "The Phony Presidente"

Characters Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloan]; Wanda Wilson; Presidente Del Rio (of Santa Flora); Villains: Miguel, Carlos, Jose (I for all).
Synopsis While visiting Santa Flora, Terry saves the life of the newly elected Presidente, who decides to return w/Sloan to America in order to obtain a large loan to help out his poor populace.
Genre superhero
Script Charles Reizenstein (signed)
Pencils Hal Sharp (signed)
Inks Hal Sharp (signed)
Notes Credits by Jerry Bails. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-6-08.
Reprinted in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

13 page Gay Ghost story "The Ghost and the Gangsters"

Characters Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Deborah Wallace; Villains: Billy the Blood, Boxcar Benny (I for both).
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils Howard Purcell (signed)
Inks Howard Purcell (signed)

2 page Hal Mason text story "Cover-Up (Part 2)"

Characters Hal Mason
Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Little Boy Blue story "The Case of Croaker Shayne"

Characters Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys: Toughy & Tubby; Dan Rogers; V: Croaker Shayne (I); Jed Peters (I); Mr. Drexel.
Genre superhero; children
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Jon L. Blummer
Inks Jon L. Blummer
Notes Writer credit by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

10 page Wildcat story "The Case of the Phantom Killers"

Characters Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Villains: The Purple Mask Gang [I for all, including Mitch Daly, Joe Conti (both D), and Malcom Glibson].
Synopsis When the Police round up members of the Purple Mask gang, convict them in court and see them executed, they are warned beforehand that they WILL return and seek their own revenge on those responsible. But Wildcat soon discovers their clever ruse and ends their reign of terror.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils Irwin Hasen (signed)
Inks Irwin Hasen (signed)
Notes Oddity: Wildcat leaves behind the pawprint of a wildcat on the forehead of criminals as his calling card to the Police; Synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-15-08.
Reprinted in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1