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Comic Cavalcade #2

DC · Series began 1942 · Spring 1943

Dates

Cover date
Spring 1943
On sale
March 13, 1943
Pages
100

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Frank Harry, Frank Godwin, Sol Hess, Sheldon Moldoff, Jon Blummer, Ed Wheelan, Al Smith, Chester Kozlak, Irwin Hasen, Joe Gallagher, Lou Ferstadtinks: Frank Harry, Frank Godwin, Sol Hess, Sheldon Moldoff, Jon Blummer, Ed Wheelan, Al Smith, Chester Kozlak, Irwin Hasen, Joe Gallagher, Lou Ferstadtscript: William Marston, Ted Udall, Sol Hess, Josette Frank, Ed Wheelan, Al Smith, Bill Finger, Jack Miller, Gardner Foxletters: Sol Hess, Ed Wheelan, Al Smith

Stories

  • Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive · 13 pages

    Diana Prince is sitting at her desk one day when a woman, Rora Blank, enters, posing as a reporter, and asks very personal questions about Wonder Woman. Sensing something is wrong, Diana refuses to answer questions, but Steve Trevor is taken in, not realizing the woman is a Nazi agent, Fausta Grables. She eventually steals Wonder Woman's costume and poses as her for an Army benefit show.

  • The Haunted Tank · 8 pages

    Hitler's forces have created a super tank that carries a division of soldiers that can travel on land and in the sea. The Ghost Patrol must find a way to stop the tank before it successfully lands in America.

  • They Wind Up in the Doghouse · 8 pages

    At the request of his wife, Jon Valor makes a trip to the treasure-laden East to get her new dresses. He succeeds, but various events along the way heading back home leave Valor with no dresses.

  • The Tin-Fish Bobsled · 2 pages

    Hop and a squadron of Douglas Devastators are on the way to Iceland to search out Nazi raiders, when a storm threatens, and forces all the planes to turn back...except Hop, who decides to continue on.

  • Covered Caravan · 6 pages

    Sam Hill and his daughter are making their way to the Golden West when they are attacked by Indians.

  • The "Corn" Doctors · 1 pages
  • A Star Is Born · 13 pages

    Green Lantern feverishly works on trying to solve a crime before Handsome John Riley can move in on his girl, Irene Miller.

  • The Story behind the Bellyache · 10 pages

    Sock Smith decides to hang up his boxing gloves forever and open up his own restaurant, "The Glove." However, across the street is another restaurant owned by a former fighter, Killer Hooke, who doesn't like the prospect of competition and decides to do something about it. Wildcat must move in before something terrible can occur, and decides to match up the two former fighters in a winner-take-all match.

  • He Saved the President -- Almost · 1.5 pages

    Jackie Burton, second year student at Warren High, was out looking for scrap metal when he came across a couple of Hitler's Fifth Columnists, one of whom was murdered by the other for bungling an assignment. Staying in the shadows to avoid being seen, Jackie runs across a copper wire leading to fifteen sticks of dynamite located underneath a street over which the President would be soon traveling.

  • Punk Junk · 6 pages

    Blooey, trying to catch up with Red and Whitey, accidentally steps on a man's foot. When the man grabs Blooey around the neck, Red steps in and is challenged to a duel. Noting a junkman passing by, Red stops him and checks the wagon for weapons of some kind. Finding two sabres, a duel ensues, with Red winning. The junkman arrives at a house where the man who fought the duel resides, and we discover the men are Nazi spies, who then go out and attempt to kill our trio.

  • The City on Wheels · 13 pages

    The city's subway system becomes the stage for four tense people, each fighting time and wanting to achieve turning points in their lives. The Flash and Joan decide to help all four achieve their goals.

Characters

Princess DianaWonder WomanJay GarrickThe FlashAlan ScottSteve TrevorGreen LanternEtta CandyDoiby DicklesJoan GarrickFredPedroSlim

Reprinted in

Comic Cavalcade Archives (2005), 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)

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