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1January 1942
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Sensation Comics #1

DC · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-05

First appearance: Phillip DarnellFirst appearance: Herb SimmsFirst appearance: ToughyOrigin: Jon Valor
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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-05
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Phillip Darnell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Herb Simms - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Toughy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tubby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dan Rogers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Diana Prince - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wanda Wilson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joan Fortune - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Donna Bonita - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Deborah Wallace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Charles Collins - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Jon Valor.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harry Peter, Jon Blummer; inks: Harry Peter, Jon BlummerPrincess Diana, Wonder Woman
1Editorial Advisory Boardin-house column0.33letters: typeset
2-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword0.67script: M. C. Gaines
3Wonder Woman Comes to Americacomic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterPrincess Diana, Diana Prince First, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman, Phillip Darnell First
4Here It Is!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Marriage of Jon Valorcomic story8script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Black Pirate, Jon Valor Origin, Donna Bonita First
6Who Is Mr. Terrific?comic story8script: Charles Reizenstein; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMr. Terrific, Terry Sloane, Wanda Wilson First
7The Origin of the Gay Ghostcomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellKeith Everet / Charles Collins, The Gay Ghost, Deborah Wallace First, Charles Collins First
8Gunner Godbee (A Story of the First World War)text story2script: George S. Hurst Jr."Gunner" Goodbee; Nick; the Nazis (villains, some die)
9-in-house column1
10The Origin of Little Boy Bluecomic story6script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jon Blummer; inks: Jon Blummer; letters: Jon BlummerLittle Boy Blue, Dan Rogers First, Tommy Rogers, Herb Simms First, Toughy First, Tubby First
11Here It Is!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5editing: Sheldon MayerGreen Lantern, Alan Scott
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5The Flash, Jay Garrick
13The Origin of Wildcatcomic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJoan Fortune First, Ted Grant, Wildcat
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16-in-house column1script: Josette Frank

Plus 1.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
All-American Comics #341942On eBay ›
Superboy #1851972On eBay ›
Secret Origins #31973On eBay ›
The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-57-9
1990On eBay ›
Famous First Edition #C-301974On eBay ›
Wonder Woman [ashcan] #11942On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Wonder Woman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-402-5
1998On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1216-2; 1-4012-1216-6
2007On eBay ›
Wonder Woman #[nn]
ISBN 0-03-013181-2
1972On eBay ›
The JSA All Stars Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1472-2; 1-4012-1472-X
2007On eBay ›
Wonder Woman #[nn]
ISBN 0-517-18687X
1972On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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