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| Name | Wonderworld Comics 8 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432887. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| Comic Story | The Atomic Generator / The Flame (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Harvey has invented a machine that unleashes the power of atomic energy. However the plans were stolen and Von Kraupt, an international racketeer, builds the machine for criminal gain. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Dr. Harvey; Joan Harvey (daughter); Lizzy; VILLAINS: Von Kraupt (Introduction); Jarud Kane (Introduction); Von Kraupt's henchmen |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| First Line | In a remote part of the city, a scientist and his... |
| Comic Story | The Golden Amulet / Yarko (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Madame Punjai has obtained the Golden Amulet, which gives her the power over death, and she calls forth Death in order to kill young Carla Dennis whose beauty she hates. Yarko is asked by Sir Arthur Dennis to look into the matter and restore his daughter, if he can. Yarko tracks down Madame Punjai and takes her into the Land of Death, to show her what she has done. Defeating several demons, Yarko takes her to the Hall of Time, where her beauty is restored. Learning that that beauty will only last in death, she requests Death to take her life and restore Carla to life. |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Carla Dennis (introduction, Sir Dennis' daughter, dies but restored to life); Sir Arthur Dennis (introduction, Scottish diplomat); Dennis' un-named servant; Madame Punjai (villain, introduction, death); Burning Pain (villain, a demon, introduction); Horror (villain, a demon, introduction); Fear (villain, a demon, introduction); Death (villain, introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell |
| Inks | Bob Powell |
| First Line | Pyramids; ancient monuments to forgotten monarchs. |
| Comic Story | The Terror / Shorty Shortcake (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Shorty calls for an election to oust the corrupt mayor. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | the mayor; Suzy; Mr. Mizzen; Don Gorgonzola |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| First Line | Down in the county of El Snoro, Guatemala... |
| Comic Story | Action In Switzerland / Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Patty and Ham are sent to Switzerland to film refugees escaping an unnamed European conflict. |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Characters | Ham; Lord Mike; Major Giguere; several soldiers |
| Script | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| Pencils | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| Inks | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| First Line | Wake up, Ham! |
| Comic Story | The Real Scorpio / Dr. Fung (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister fly to San Francisco to expose cult leader Scorpio, who has been black-mailing a number of citizens. |
| Genre | Adventure; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Dan Barrister; Corey Crews; Ted Collins; Chief Brady; Arno; Mira; Scorpio |
| Script | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell (signed) |
| First Line | Roaring high over the Rockies, a huge cross-country plane approaches San Francisco. |
| Text Story | Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy-Adventurer / Tommy Taylor (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy is given a welcome home party by his friends and he tells of his adventures in Egypt, China and Rome. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; History |
| Characters | Ben Todd; King Zoser; Hassan; Emperor Shih-Huang-Ti; Genghis Khan; Marco Polo; Emperor Vespasian; Emperor Domitian |
| Script | S. M. Iger |
| Pencils | Bob Powell (illustrations) |
| Inks | Bob Powell (illustrations) |
| First Line | Tommy sat at the head of a long table... |
| Comic Story | The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown Flat / Tex Maxon (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mungen and Riggs are accused of murdering Timmons and are about to be hung by a mob when Tex shows up to delay the hanging and find out what really happened to Timmons. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mungen; Riggs; Hogan; Timmons; Mr. Yaw |
| Script | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| Inks | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| First Line | Aimlessly following a secluded trail, the hombres... |
| Comic Story | Skull Maker! / Wonders That Are True! (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Ramon Varez; Jon Pulski |
| Script | Nelson Moore |
| Pencils | Nelson Moore |
| Inks | Nelson Moore |
| Letters | Nelson Moore |
| First Line | Ramon Varez, a South American taxidermist invented a... |
| Notes | Four odd facts done in the style of Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not. |
| Comic Story | Hitting the Road / Don Quixote in Modern Times (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Following the lead of Bill and Spike, Don and Sancho hop on a freight train. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sancho; Bill; Spike; unnamed vagabonds; judge |
| First Line | Look! Yonder approaches two men! |
| Comic Story | The Return of Lin Sun / K-51 Spies at War (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lin Sun is using Remy Mussoni to create a revolution in the Philippines, so that she can gather forces to wage a war on the white race. Agents K-51 and Z-19 must stop that from happening. |
| Genre | Adventure; Spy |
| Characters | Remy Mussoni; Tsin-Tu; Lin-Sun (also called Lim-Sun); two unnamed henchmen |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Powell |
| Inks | Bob Powell |
| First Line | In Leyte, a new menace threatens the Phillipine [sic] Islands. |
| Comic Story | The Train Robbers / Mob-Buster Robinson (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Robinson goes after a gang of railroad mail car robbers. |
| Genre | Crime; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Richard G. Robinson ["Mob-Buster" Robinson]; railroad workers; Jerome Muldon; Muldon's gang members; motorcycle cop |
| Script | Harold Vance |
| Pencils | George Tuska |
| Inks | George Tuska |
| First Line | Robinson foils a desperate band of train robbers |
| Text Article | Suez Canal Folly / Wonderworld Stamp Club (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The story of a postage stamp for the Suez Canal and a stamp from Fiji with portrait of Great Britain's King George VI. |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Colors | ? (background) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Ferdinand de Lesseps; King George VI; M. Riche (French postmaster); Gustave Riche |
| First Line | On April 25, 1859, one of the greatest engineering projects in the... |
| Notes | A banner along the bottom touts the new Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series). |
| Story | Movie Memos (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Warner Baxter (1889-1951); Fay Wray (1907-2004); Herbert Plews (1898-1982); Anthony Quinn (1915-2001); C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948) |
| Script | Bernard Baily |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily |
| Inks | Bernard Baily |
| First Line | Fay Wray - one of the lovliest [sic] girls in Hollywood. |
| Notes | A face portrait and paragraph of text about five Hollywood personalities. |
| Comic Story | Adventure In the Azores / "Spark" Stevens of the Navy (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | While on shore leave, Spark and Chuck are captured by a crew of smugglers who run guns and munitions to unnamed warring forces. |
| Genre | Adventure; Military |
| Characters | Chuck Lawton; woman on balcony; 3 ruffians; Captain Nugg; Navy officers (U.S.S. Skyhawk) |
| Script | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) Jack Farr (illustration) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling (signed) Jack Farr (illustration) |
| First Line | With the U.S.S. Dragon anchored off the Azores... Alex Blum (illustration) |
| Alex Blum (illustration) | |
| Publisher advertisement | The New Comic Sensation! / Samson (1 page) Jack Farr (illustration) |
| Letters | typeset Jack Farr (illustration) |
| Genre | Spy; Superhero Alex Blum (illustration) |
| Characters | Yank Wilson Alex Blum (illustration) |
| Pencils | Lou Fine (cover reproduction) Lou Fine (cover reproduction) |
| Inks | Lou Fine (cover reproduction) Lou Fine (cover reproduction) |
| First Line | Designed for readers who enjoy action, thrills, and unusual adventure |
| Notes | Inside back cover promo ad for Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #1 displaying a black and white cover reproduction, along with illustrations of Samson and Yank Wilson, Super Spy. |
| Advertisement | This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 / Remington Typewriters (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Colors | ? (black and red lettering) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Characters | boy and girl |
| First Line | A beautiful desk in a neutral blue-green -- trimmed in black and... |
| Notes | Back cover mail in coupon ad for a Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable typewriter from Remington Rand, Inc., Dept. 170-12, 465 Washington St., Buffalo, New York. |
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