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Sensation Comics #53

DC · Series began 1942 · May 1946

Dates

Cover date
May 1946
On sale
March 12, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Harry Peter, Colin Allen, Frank Harry, Dennis Neville, Harry Lampert, Edwina Dumm, Stan Asch, Joe Gallagher, Michael Berryinks: Harry Peter, Colin Allen, Frank Harry, Dennis Neville, Harry Lampert, Edwina Dumm, Stan Asch, Joe Gallagher, Michael Berryscript: Joye Hummel, Harry Lampert, Edwina Dumm, Evelyn Gaines

Stories

  • Case of the Valiant Dog · 12 pages

    General Darnell is wounded when gangsters raid his office, and a dog prevents the Police from catching the crooks. Wonder Woman saves the dog from being killed by the Police, and soon discovers that the dog recognized one of the crooks: Sandy's father, who has lost his memory and is driving for the gangsters.

  • The Re-Education of Scamp! · 6 pages

    The kids have shiny new club badges. They spot an organ-grinder's money steal a baby's rattle, and find the tin cup full of shiny objects. While remonstrating with the organ-grinder, the monkey lifts one of the club badges. Later, at the club meeting, Tommy tells of a theft from a society dame, the only clue found being one of their own club badges. Tommy realizes that his is missing, and remembers last seeing it with the monkey. At the organ-grinder's house the kids change into their crime-fighting costumes and corner the gang in their lair.

  • Sargon Takes the Cake · 6 pages

    Max is cooking something in Sargon's kitchen when the pot explodes. Sargon explodes at him, and Max leaves before Sargon realizes he was making him a birthday cake. Max leaves a trail of havoc easy to follow, and Sargon catches up and apologizes. They spot a bank robbery in progress and Sargon magically activates toy soldiers to apprehend the thieves.

  • She's So Temperamental · 2 pages
  • Frankie's Big Fight · 2 pages
  • The Man with the Gun! · 6 pages

    Mortimer Blake receives a package containing a revolver. Knowing he must get rid of it, he tries to sell it to a pawnbroker, but the man misunderstands and thinks he is being robbed. Terry is passing by, and, changing into his Mr. Terrific guise, grabs Blake, who explains the situation to Mr. Terrific's satisfaction. Hatching a clever plan to make Blake appear to be a notorious criminal, they capture the crook Red Mac.

  • Ride to Glory! · 8 pages

    Ted and Stretch are at a famous mid-western harness racing track. As Wildcat, Ted foils a plan to sabotage the stables of one local racer, by retrieving a stolen champion horse and winning the race himself.

Reprinted in

Wonder Woman Archives (1998), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2016)

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