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| wonder man yes a lot of similarities to superman shorty shortcakes sucks just too cutesy for me even realising it is 1939,,,,lol |
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| Publication | May 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Aviation |
| Notes | Illustrated text lettered like a comic. Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Wonder Man (14 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: [Fred Carson]; Brenda/Nora Hastings (introduction; name changes halfway through story); Reggie "Playboy" Berold (introduction); General Attila (villain; introduction) |
| Notes | DC won their suit against Fox to prevent further Wonder Man appearances. |
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| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzy (introduction); Skippy (introduction); Mr. De Welth (introduction); Weems (introduction); Tiny (villain; introduction) |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
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| Comic Story | Fire At Sea (4 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ham (introduction); Lord Michael Farnsworth [Lord Mike] (introduction) |
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| Text Article | Buffalo Bill (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Men Who Made the West |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: William F. Cody [Buffalo Bill] |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
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| Comic Story | The Oasis of Li-Wang (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | 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. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dan Barrister (introduction); Li-Wang (villain; introduction; death) |
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| Text Story | The Wrath of Allah (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
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| Comic Story | Lone Hand (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tex finds a wanted criminal masquerading as the town Sheriff when he takes a new job on a cattle ranch. |
| Featuring | "Wild Tex" Dawson |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Tex Dawson (introduction; origin); Cactus Kirby (villain; introduction) |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "'Wild Tex' Dawson" feature |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Gar Wood; Fred Jacoby; Lefty Grove |
| 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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| Publisher advertisement | 1000 Prizes Given Away Free! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Solicitation of feedback on Wonder Comics, with a promise of a ring like Wonder Man's to the first 1000 best respondents. |
| Featuring | Wonder Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Says the next issue will be on sale April 28th. |
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| Featuring | Movie Memos |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Deanna Durbin; Wallace Beery; Joe E. Brown |
| Notes | Text with illustrations, lettered like a comic. |
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| Comic Story | The Menace of the Mask (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | K-5 is sent to find out who's behind a group of gun runners in a foreign war. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; War | Characters: K-5 (introduction); Rick Anthony (introduction; death); The Mask [Sen. Stanley] (villain; introduction; death) |
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| Comic Story | Gang-Buster Appointed By Gov. Harmon (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Robinson is hired to rid Capital City of crime. On his first case he busts a gang that killed a city cop. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Richard G. Robinson ["Gang-Buster" Robinson] (introduction; origin); Spike McGinty (villain; introduction) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Hijacked Pocket Battleship (7 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Military | Characters: Chuck Lawton (introduction) |
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| Featuring | Prof. Penpusher's Cartooning Class |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as Heza Nutt] (signed) |
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| Text Article | Wonder Stamp Club (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Credit is speculation based on the signed name. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover. |
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