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SENSATION COMICS #2
Cover Date: February 1942
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: Harry G. Peter
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Credits:
| Story | Charles Moulton |
| Art | Harry G. Peter |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Wonder Woman (last in flashback in All-Star Squadron #20)
Supporting Character(s):
- Captain Trevor
- Etta Candy (first appearance; a student at Holliday College)
- Holliday Girls (first appearance for all; members of the Beeta Lambda sorority that aid Etta and Wonder Woman)
Villain(s):
- Doctor Poison (Princess Maru; first appearance; Chief of the "Poison Division" of the German Gestapo)
- Colonel Adolph Schultz (first appearance; Agent Z-49; poses as an American Army officer)
- Nazi spy ring (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Washington, DC
- Holliday College (first appearance; a woman's college outside of Washington, DC)
Comment(s):
- The lettering in this story is done with an Ames Lettering Guide, probably by Peter, but this is not confirmed.
- Charles Moulton is the pen name of psychologist William Moulton Marston.
Story Reprinted in:
- Wonder Woman Archives #1 (1998)
Credits:
| Story | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Art | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Lettering | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Dona Bonita Valor
Villain(s):
- Don Carlos
- Manuel (first appearance; the finest swordsman in Spain; dies)
Other Character(s):
- King Phillip of Spain
Location(s):
- Spain (in the 16th Century)
Story Reprinted in:
- World's Finest Comics #210 (March 1972)
Credits:
| Story | Charles Reizenstein |
| Art | Hal Sharp |
| Lettering | Hal Sharp |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Mister Terrific (impersonates a concert violinist and a champion boxer)
Supporting Character(s):
- Wanda Wilson (reveals that she knows Terry's secret identity and begins assisting him as Mr. Terrific)
Villain(s):
- Hugo Snitz (first appearance; a crooked banker)
Other Character(s):
- Ivanovitch Bizochki (first appearance; a world famous violinist)
Story Reprinted in:
- The JSA All Stars Archives #1 (2007)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Howard Purcell |
| Lettering | Howard Purcell |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Nita, Hugo, Fred and Kurt (four crooks; first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (between London and New York)
Comment(s):
- This story leads directly from last issue.
- This story takes place during an ocean cruise over the course of at least a week.
Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Jon L. Blummer |
| Lettering | Jon L. Blummer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Mavers (first appearance; a stolen car dealer; frames an innocent man for his crime)
- Hawk (first appearance; runs the stolen car ring)
Other Character(s):
- District Attorney Dan Rogers
- Martha Rogers (now a brunette)
- Tubby's mother (first appearance)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Irwin Hasen |
| Lettering | Irwin Hasen |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Wildcat (becomes the Heavyweight Champion of the World)
Supporting Character(s):
- Joan Fortune (declares her love for Ted)
Villain(s):
- Barney Fowler (first appearance; runs a crooked poultry racket)
Other Character(s):
- Kid Nelson (first appearance; fights Ted for the Heavyweight boxing championship)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place probably between late March and late April of 1941.
Story Reprinted in:
- The JSA All Stars Archives #1 (2007)