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72December 1947
$0.10

Sensation Comics #72

DC · December 1947 · on sale 1947-10-20

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Identification plate

Series
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
December 1947
Key date
1947-12-00
On-sale date
1947-10-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Menace of the Blue Seal Gangcover1pencils: H. G. Peter; inks: H. G. PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Blue Seal Gang
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Menace of the Blue Seal Gangcomic story12script: Charles Moulton; pencils: H. G. Peter; inks: H. G. PeterWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Selldom Wright (magazine editor, introduction); Rita Novelle (Mayor of Triboro City, introduction); Chic Novelle (Rita's sister, introduction); The Blue Seal Gang [Asper Cagee; J. C. Leeder (magazine publisher); rest unnamed] (villains, racketeers, introduction for all)
6Little Miss Redhead!comic story6pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryLittle Boy Blue; Toughy; Tubby; Little Miss Readhead [Janie] (intro, origin)
8An Adventure in Dreams!comic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanSargon; The Blue Lama
11Lucky Billtext story2script: Cliff Rhodes
12The Junior Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
13Willy Nillycomic story6pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank Harry
14The Story of Louisa May Alcottcomic story2pencils: Robert Q. Sale; inks: Robert Q. SaleLouisa May Alcott
15-comic story7pencils: Gil Stack; inks: Gil StackWildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; King Leo

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-9479-3
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