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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published Fall 1943
Cover Price 0.15
Pages 92
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)
Notes This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society of America.

Cover Details

Characters Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Flash.
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society of America.

13 page Wonder Woman story "The Purloined Pressure Coordinator"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Alltrue Blythe; Bertha Nagle (villain); the Nazis (villains).
Synopsis The Nazis try to steal Wonder Woman's new invention.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)
Pencils Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

6 page Mutt and Jeff story "Mutt & Jeff Gags/Cicero's Cat"

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.
Genre humor
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

6 page The King story "A Pair of Kings"

Characters The King [King Standish]; Homer Wolfe; the Witch (villain); Flat Head (villain).
Synopsis Homer Wolfe infilitrates the underworld to gain information about the King, which he uses to disguise himself as our hero and then blackmails the Witch!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jon Chester Kozlak
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Notes Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

8 page The Gay Ghost story "The Biography of a Nazi"

Characters The Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Otto Strossel (I, villain); Hans Strossel; Colonel Von Kraut (villain).
Genre superhero
Script Ted Udall
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

13 page Green Lantern story "Have You Read Any Good Books Lately?"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Jake Blinz (I, villain); Goitrude the cab; Old Schloop.
Synopsis A notorious criminal plans and directs fool-proof crfimes from his prison cell.
Genre superhero
Script Alfred Bester?
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Sam Burlockoff
Notes Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Green Lantern is shown wearing his ring on the right hand. Notes, some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

2 page text story "Speedy Alibi"

Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Mark Time, Mister!"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker.
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "Monty's Girlfriend"

Characters The Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Pa Hunkel; Sisty and Dinky; Gus Hunkel.
Synopsis Gus wants to get married, but his bride to be is out to get him.
Genre humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer

4 page O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct story "The Man Who Wouldn't Put His Lights Out!"

Characters John O'Malley
Genre detective
Script Irwin Hasen
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen

6 page Sargon the Sorcerer story "Turncoat Terrorism"

Characters Sargon the Sorcerer [John Sargent]; Dr. Popescu (I, villain); Marcu Ionescu; Elena; Flora Styles.
Synopsis A clever Nazi agent, disguised at Dr. Popescu, addresses a meeting of Rumanian refugees, promising to use his influence to bring relatives of the club members to America. But Sargon discovers this to be a subtle blackmail scheme.
Genre occult
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

2 page Hop Harrigan text story "Hop Harrigan and the Coconuts"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation
Letters typeset

13 page The Flash story "Winky Turns Wrestler"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky; Blinky; Noddy (all as the Three Dimwits); Joan Williams; Bronco Bill Boley; Strange Sarkow; Ear-Biter Evans; Bonecrusher Casey; Slits Carson (villain).
Synopsis After foiling a hold-up attempt on Joan and Jay, Winky decides that maybe the life of a professional wrestler is more suited to his abilities. The Flash steps in when the underworld sees money to be made on the nit-wit's abilities.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Louis Ferstadt
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.