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Sensation Comics #5

DC · Series began 1942 · May 1942

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Justin Valor (son of Jon Valor, the Black Pirate) — The Black Pirate's son, introduction, born in this story

Dates

Cover date: May 1942
On sale: March 3, 1942
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Harry Peter, Sheldon Moldoff, Hal Sharp, Irwin Hasen, Howard Purcell, Jon Blummerinks: Harry Peter, Sheldon Moldoff, Hal Sharp, Irwin Hasen, Howard Purcell, Jon Blummerscript: William Marston, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Reizenstein, Irwin Hasen, Gardner Fox, Evelyn Gaines, Walter Kaner, Bill Finger

Stories

Wonder Woman versus the Saboteurs · 13 pages
Wonder Woman prevents the destruction of a new submarine and clears an Ensign blamed for the attempt to blow the sub up.
The Treason of Don Diablo · 8 pages
The Two Faces of Caspar Crunch · 8 pages
A well-known reformer asks the public to contribute to his cause of closing up all the gambling houses in the city. But when Terry Sloane helps save the life of a man thrown from a car, he discovers the man's attacker is none other than the reformer, Caspar Crunch!
The Toothpick Murder Mystery · O'Malley · 4 pages
The Flaming Hand · 9 pages
Double Danger, Part 2 · 1.5 pages
The Adventure of the "Sour" Milk! · 6 pages
Chips Carder's Big Fix · 10 pages
Just after Stretch hires Joan to be his secretary, he has two men around him die, and Wildcat figures they are connected. So he assists Skinner in rounding up a crooked gambler responsible for one of the murders.

Characters

Princess DianaWonder WomanSteve TrevorTed GrantWildcatEtta CandyPhillip DarnellMr. TerrificTerry SloaneThe Black PirateJon ValorTommy RogersLittle Boy BlueThe Gay GhostHerb SimmsKeith Everet / Charles CollinsToughyTubbyStretch SkinnerJustin ValorDan RogersWanda WilsonJoan FortuneDonna Bonita

Reprinted in

The JSA All Stars Archives (2007), Wonder Woman Archives (1998), The Wonder Woman Chronicles (2010), Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 (2015), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2016), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (2018)