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6June 1942
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Sensation Comics #6

DC · June 1942 · on sale 1942-04-08

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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
June 1942
Key date
1942-06-00
On-sale date
1942-04-08
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Summons to Paradisecomic story13script: Charles Moulton; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Mala; The Amazons [Metala; others unnamed] (introduction for all); Aphrodite; Athena; Major Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Lila Brown; Paula von Gunther (villain); the Nazis (villains)
4All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5Green Lanternpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The Son of the Black Piratecomic story8script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffJon Valor [The Black Pirate]; Donna Bonita; Justin Valor (grows to 12 years of age in this story); King Philip (villain); Don Muerte (Dies);
7The Mining Company Con Jobcomic story8script: Charles Reizenstein; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Wanda Wilson; A gang of con men (Intro for all)
8Keep 'Em Flyingcomic story4script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenLong John O'Malley; Philly Mignon (villain, introduction); Chickenfat Charlie (introduction)
9The Salvation of Ludwig Luthercomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellThe Gay Ghost [Keith Everet]; Deborah Wallace; Ludwig Luther (dies); The Nazis
10Dodgers of Death, Part Itext story1.5script: Evelyn GainesHal Mason
11Smoke Eaterin-house column0.5script: Josette Frank
12The Saving Stampscartoon1script: Walter Kaner
13The Letter of Slug Ginniscomic story6script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jon L. Blummer; inks: Jon L. BlummerLittle Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Toughy; Tubby]; Dan Rogers; Slug Ginnis (introduction, villain)
15The Laughing Ghost Walked!!!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenWildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Joan Fortune; The "Laughing Pirate"
16All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
17Superman; Leading Comics; Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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