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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published Fall 1944
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 84
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)

Cover Details

Characters Green Lantern; Flash; Wonder Woman.
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

13 page Wonder Woman story "The Amazon Bride"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Casino; un-named gangsters (villains)
Synopsis Wonder Woman is drugged by gangsters, and that night she dreams that she has lost her Amazon powers, so agrees to marry Steve. But before the vows are completed, she awakes, and rushes to save Steve from the gangsters who drugged her.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Pencils Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inks Harry G. Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.

6 page Mutt and Jeff filler "Mutt & Jeff Gags"

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper repints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.

8 page History Feature story "The Twain Shall Meet"

Genre fact
Script M. C. Gaines
Pencils Dennis Neville
Inks Dennis Neville

13 page Green Lantern story "Is the Kid a Killer?"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Kit Cody
Synopsis The Emerald Crusader and Doiby are puzzled by the fact that a 10-year old cowboy star spends his spare time secretly conferring with a gang of underworld killers.
Genre superhero
Script Alfred Bester
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and synopsis adde by Craig Delich 9-1-09.

6 page East-West Story story "Heroes in Dungarees"

Genre adventure
Pencils Dennis Neville
Inks Dennis Neville
Notes Art credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

7 page Hop Harrigan story "The Psalm of the K Ration"

Characters Hop Harrigan; the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis Hop's plane is shot down over enemy territory, but he is able to evade Japanese forces until he is rescued by the U.S. Infantry.
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes The text of this story follows the 23rd Psalm from the Holy Bible. Note, much info, letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.
Reprinted In G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #152 (February-March 1972)

8 page Picture Stories from American History story "The Story of Prince Henry"

Characters Prince Henry
Genre fact
Script M. C. Gaines
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron
Reprinted In Picture Stories from American History (EC, 1945 series) #1

13 page The Flash story "The Man Who Tilted Windmills"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Nathaniel Nogget
Synopsis For centuries, the family of Nathaniel Nogget tried to live up to its reputation, but when Nathaniel invents a pair of 4th Dimensional forceps that can steal anything, anywhere, the underworld wonders how it can steal the forceps and manage to stay out of the way of the Flash at the same time!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jon Chester Kozlak
Inks Jon Chester Kozlak
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-1-09.

1 page Green Lantern for Paper Salvage public service announcement

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 9-1-09. Sequence is out of proper order.