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| Name | Wonder Comics 2 (fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| 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. On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 412943. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Yarko |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| First Line | You can't move! Yarko commands! |
| Notes | Jay Gottfried points out that the initials LKF (for Louis Kenneth Fine) appear to be written on the knuckles of the gorilla's right hand. |
| Story | Winged Wonders (1 page) |
| Script | ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed) |
| Pencils | ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed) |
| Inks | ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Aviation |
| First Line | The Beechcraft |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Old Hex House / Yarko (9 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Yarko the Great (a magician; introduction); Carol Tate (introduction); Mr. Tate (introduction); Shaddiba (villain; introduction; death); Doga (villain; introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Notes | partly adapted from a Mr. Mystic story in THE SPIRIT SECTION |
| Comic Story | Princess Kidnapped (2 pages) |
| Feature | Minnie th' Mermaid |
| Characters | Minnie the Mermaid (introduction; only appearance) |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Minnie th' Mermaid" feature |
| Comic Story | In New York / Don Quixote in Modern Times (2 pages) |
| Characters | Don Quixote (introduction); Sancho Panza (introduction); Butch Spumoni (villain; introduction) |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Wonders in the News |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Philadelphia, PA. |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Wonders in the News" feature |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| 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 |
| First Line | Boys and Girls |
| Notes | Fox was being sued by DC over Wonder Man at this point, but apparently still thought they might win. |
| Story | Shorty Shortcake (8 pages) |
| Characters | Shorty Shortcake; Suzy; Skippy; Mr. De Welth; Weems; Tiny (villain); The Chief (villain; introduction) |
| Script | S. M. Iger |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| First Line | Shorty has escaped from the cabin of Tiny, the smuggler... |
| Story | Wonders That Are True! (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Key West, FLA. |
| Comic Story | The Panama Assignment / Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Patty O'Day; Ham |
| Script | Adolphe Barreaux ? |
| Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Inks | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Text Article | Charlie Siringo (2 pages) |
| Feature | Men Who Made the West |
| Genre | Biography |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Bob Powell ? |
| Inks | Bob Powell ? |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
| Comic Story | The Pearl Diver Murders / Dr. Fung (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Frisco (villain; introduction; death); Mike (villain; introduction; death) |
| Script | Bob Powell ? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Text Story | The Children's Crusade [Part 1] (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Notes | Text with illustrations. |
| Comic Story | The Iron Horse Goes Through / Tex Maxon (5 pages) |
| Characters | Tex Maxon [Tex Dawson]; Nick Badger (villain; introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| Inks | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| Notes | formerly Tex Dawson. Signature reads "Story by Cecelia Munson". |
| Story | Sport Album (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Pencils | Charles Wilson (signed) |
| First Line | 'Deadeye' Arlayne Brown |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Filmore Dudd |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Filmore Dudd |
| Script | S. M. Iger |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| First Line | This is more than my anemic constitution can stand! |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Filmore Dudd" feature |
| Story | Movie Memos (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Buddy Ebsen; Doris Nolan; Gladys Swarthout; Wallace Beery; Boris Karloff |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| First Line | Buddy Ebsen |
| Comic Story | The Dancing Spy / K-51 Spies at War (5 pages) |
| 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 |
| Characters | Claire Conos [Z-19] (introduction); Jack Coe (villain; introduction; death) |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Comic Story | The Protection Racketeers / Mob-Buster Robinson (4 pages) |
| Pencils | ? [as Harold Vance] |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Gang-Buster Robinson; Tips Craven (villain; introduction; death) |
| Comic Story | Monkey Shines; Added Attraction: Frankfurter Follies of 1939 (1 page) |
| Feature | Short Subjects |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | Two half-page gag strips: "Monkey Shines" and "Frankfurter Follies of 1939". Only appearance of the "Short Subjects" feature. |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Wonder Stamp Club |
| Pencils | ? (stamp art from several nations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Poland, sounding the note for modern society, has issued a new child welfare series. |
| Notes | One stamp shown (from Denmark) features the Trylon and Perisphere of the New York World's Fair. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Slight Errors |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Barber - how long shall I have to wait for a shave? |
| Notes | Four one-panel gags. Only appearance of the "Slight Errors" feature. |
| Comic Story | The Panama Plot / "Spark" Stevens of the Navy (7 pages) |
| Characters | Spark Stevens; Leach (villain; introduction); Blinky Craven (villain; introduction; death) |
| Script | Bob Kane |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane |
| Story | Belly Busters |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| First Line | - And folks, I'll have to conclude my radio talk... |
| Notes | Inside back cover, except lower left-hand quarter. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Feature | Wonderworld Comics #3 |
| 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. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover. |
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