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| Name | Wonder Comics 1 (fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Indicia: WONDER COMICS is published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Editorial, Executive and Advertising Offices: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Copyright 1939 by Bruns Publications, Inc. Application for entry as second-class matter is pending. Volume 1, No. 1, May, 1939. Single copies: 10¢; Subscription, 12 months: $1. 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 409807. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| First Line | Featuring 14 pages of the daring, superhuman exploits of the Wonder Man |
| Story | Winged Wonders (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Aviation |
| Script | Floyd Kelly (signed) |
| Pencils | Floyd Kelly (signed) |
| Inks | Floyd Kelly (signed) |
| First Line | The new Dehavilland |
| Notes | Illustrated text lettered like a comic. Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Origin of Wonder Man / 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. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Brenda / Nora Hastings (introduction, name changes halfway through story); Reggie "Playboy" Berold (introduction); General Attila (villain, introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Inks | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Notes | DC won their suit against Fox to prevent further Wonder Man appearances. |
| Story | Shorty Shortcake (8 pages) |
| 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. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Suzy (introduction); Skippy (introduction); Mr. De Welth (introduction); Weems (introduction); Tiny (villain; introduction) |
| Script | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger (signed) |
| First Line | The Rio Grande, a sluggish moody river... |
| Story | Wonders That Are True! (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Shark Killer! |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
| Comic Story | Fire At Sea / Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter (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. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ham (introduction); Lord Michael Farnsworth (Lord Mike, introduction) |
| Script | Adolphe Barreaux ? |
| Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Inks | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Text Article | Buffalo Bill (2 pages) |
| Feature | Men Who Made the West |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
| Comic Story | The Oasis of Li-Wang / Dr. Fung (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. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Dan Barrister (introduction); Li-Wang (villain, introduction, death) |
| Script | Bob Powell ? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Text Story | The Wrath of Allah (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| 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. |
| Feature | "Wild Tex" Dawson |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Tex Dawson (introduction, origin); Cactus Kirby (villain, introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Will Eisner (signed) ? |
| Inks | Will Eisner ? |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "'Wild Tex' Dawson" feature |
| Story | Sport Album (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Gar Wood; Fred Jacoby; Lefty Grove |
| Pencils | Charles Wilson (signed) |
| First Line | Gar Wood |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Feature | Wonder Comics |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Says the next issue will be on sale April 28th. |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Movie Memos |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Deanna Durbin; Wallace Beery; Joe E. Brown |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (illustrations) (signed) |
| Notes | Text with illustrations, lettered like a comic. |
| Comic Story | The Menace of the Mask / K-51 Spies at War (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | K-5 is sent to find out who's behind a group of gun runners in a foreign war. |
| Genre | Spy; War |
| Characters | K-5 (introduction); Rick Anthony (introduction; death); The Mask [Sen. Stanley] (villain; introduction; death) |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Pencils | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Inks | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Comic Story | Gang-Buster Appointed By Gov. Harmon / Mob-Buster Robinson (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. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Richard G. Robinson ("Gang-Buster" Robinson, introduction, origin); Spike McGinty (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Harold Vance (signed) |
| Story | Some Fun (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Mr. Jones, take a letter |
| Comic Story | The Hijacked Pocket Battleship / "Spark" Stevens of the Navy (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. |
| Genre | Adventure; Military |
| Characters | Chuck Lawton (introduction) |
| Script | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Prof. Penpusher's Cartooning Class |
| Pencils | ? [as Heza Nutt] (signed) |
| Text Article | Wonder Stamp Club (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Belly Busters (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Bob Kane (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (signed) ? |
| Inks | Bob Kane (signed) ? |
| First Line | What do you think of the President's foreign policy? |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Credit is speculation based on the signed name. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
