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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published June 1939
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Victor Fox
Notes Indicia: WONDER COMICS, Vol 1, No. 2, Published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at Post Office, New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Additional Entry at Springfield, Mass. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, and its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50. Elsewhere, $2.50. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1939, by Bruns Publications, Inc. Printed in the U. S. A.

Cover Details - "You can't move! Yarko commands!"

Characters Yarko
Genre occult
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

1 page Winged Wonders filler

Genre fact
Script ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed)
Pencils ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed)
Inks ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed)
Notes Inside front cover.

9 page Yarko the Great story "The Old Hex House"

Characters Yarko the Great (a magician; introduction); Carol Tate (introduction); Mr. Tate (introduction); Shaddiba (villain; introduction; death); Doga (villain; introduction)
Genre occult
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes partly adapted from a Mr. Mystic story in THE SPIRIT SECTION

2 page Minnie th' Mermaid story "Princess Kidnapped"

Characters Minnie the Mermaid (introduction; only appearance)

2 page Don Quixote story "In New York"

Characters Don Quixote (introduction); Sancho Panza (introduction); Butch Spumoni (villain; introduction)

Half page Wonders in the News filler

Genre fact

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Boys and Girls"

Synopsis A note about having received the letters solicited last issue, followed by: "Sorry there's not enough room in this issue for Wonder Man, but he'll be back with you soon in bigger and better adventures."
Letters typeset
Notes Fox was being sued by DC over Wonder Man at this point, but apparently still thought they might win.

8 page Shorty Shortcake story "Shorty has escaped from the cabin of Tiny, the smuggler..."

Characters Shorty Shortcake; Suzy; Skippy; Mr. De Welth; Weems; Tiny (villain); The Chief (villain; introduction)
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Inks S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)

1 page Wonders that are True filler

Genre fact

4 page Patty O'Day story "The Panama Assignment"

Characters Patty O'Day; Ham
Genre adventure
Script Adolphe Barreaux?
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux [as Barreaux] (signed)
Inks Adolphe Barreaux [as Barreaux] (signed)

2 page Men Who Made the West text article "Charlie Siringo"

Genre biography
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Bob Powell?
Notes Illustrated text, lettered like a comic.

6 page Dr. Fung story "The Pearl Diver Murders"

Characters Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Frisco (villain; introduction; death); Mike (villain; introduction; death)
Genre adventure
Script Bob Powell?
Pencils Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Inks Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)

2 page text story "The Children's Crusade [Part 1]"

Script Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Text with illustrations.

5 page Tex Maxon story "The Iron Horse Goes Through"

Characters Tex Maxon [Tex Dawson]; Nick Badger (villain; introduction)
Script Will Eisner?
Pencils Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson] (signed)
Inks Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson] (signed)
Notes formerly Tex Dawson. Signature reads "Story by Cecelia Munson".

1 page Sport Album filler

Genre fact
Pencils Chuck Wilson [signed]

1 page Filmore Dudd filler

Characters Filmore Dudd
Genre humor
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger [signed]
Inks S. M. Iger [signed]

1 page Movie Memos filler

Genre fact
Pencils Glenda Carol [signed]
Inks Glenda Carol [signed]

5 page K-51 Spies At War story "The Dancing Spy"

Characters Claire Conos [Z-19] (introduction); Jack Coe (villain; introduction; death)
Synopsis K-51 thinks his friend Jack's girl Claire might be a spy, but in truth Jack is the traitor and Claire turns out to be fellow secret agent Z-19.
Genre spy; war
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Inks Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]

4 page Gang-Buster Robinson story "The Protection Racketeers"

Characters Gang-Buster Robinson; Tips Craven (villain; introduction; death)
Genre crime
Pencils ? [as Harold Vance]

1 page Short Subjects filler

Genre gag
Notes Two half-page gag strips: "Monkey Shines" and "Frankfurter Follies of 1939".

1 page Wonder Stamp Club text article "Poland, sounding the note for modern society, has issued a new child welfare series."

Pencils ? (stamp art from several nations)
Letters typeset
Notes One stamp shown (from Denmark) features the Trylon and Perisphere of the New York World's Fair.

1 page Slight Errors filler

Genre gag
Notes Four one-panel gags.

7 page Spark Stevens story "The Panama Plot"

Characters Spark Stevens; Leach (villain; introduction); Blinky Craven (villain; introduction; death)
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

Half page Belly Busters filler

Genre gag
Script S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks S. M. Iger (signed)
Notes Inside back cover, except lower left-hand quarter.

Half page Wonderworld Comics #3 promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes Note explaining the title change to "Wonder World Comics" [sic] because of the many new features and to "make our name more complete". States that the comic is on sale the 28th of each month. Inside back cover, lower right-hand corner.

1 page advertisement

Letters typeset
Notes Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover.