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"Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World": This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

Famous First Edition #C-30 is a one-shot published in 1974.

Synopsis for "Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

Wonder Woman returns Steve Trevor to America, from Paradise Island, in her invisible plane. Leaving him at the hospital, she finds a job working for promoter Al Kale. She later quits after learning that Kale is crooked and returns to visit a recovering Steve Trevor. Outside the hospital Wonder Woman bumps into a nurse named Diana Prince who looks just like her. Using the money she earned from Kale she convinces the nurse to let her take on her identity.

Disguised as the nurse, Diana visits Steve. Once fully recovered Steve returns to work with Army Intelligence and chases down a spy ring. Diana saves Steve's life again and helps him bust up the spies. When Steve returns with tales of a Wonder Woman, people are skeptical, but his nurse Diana Prince knows the truth.

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  • Al Kale
  • Gang of Spies

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Synopsis for "The Marriage of Jon Valor"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

Believing that his beloved Donna Bonita is lost to the despicable Don Carlos, Jon Valor eschews secrecy and attacks the Spanish Fleet under his own identity. The battle goes badly, and he is captured. Although they do not realize he is secretly the Black Pirate, the Spanish don't like Valor either, and his execution is quickly scheduled.

Donna Bonita shows up and disrupts the execution by marrying Jon Valor on the spot. King Philip grants Jon Valor a conditional pardon: he shall be spared as long as he is loyal to Spain. Donna Bonita and Jon Valor both know that the Black Pirate has no intention of being loyal to Spain.

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  • Don Carlos

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Synopsis for "The Origin of Mister Terrific"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

Years ago, at the U.S. Naval Headquarters, the Navy picked the aeronautics design of the young Terry Sloane over hundreds of others, which can be attributed to Terry's genius intellect. An officer reviewed Terry's plans with him. The officer left with the plans and was ambushed by two men in suits. Terry rushed out and beat up the two attackers, who were later arrested. Throughout his life, due to his level of intelligence, Terry Sloane would have no friends, excel at chess, skip twelve grades from kindergarten to college, only to receive an honorary degree after one year, and win five events in one day. When he became an adult, he was placed in charge of the largest plant of a company. As Terry continued to succeed at everything, he felt jaded. He was driving on a bridge, considering killing himself, when he saw a woman jump off into water. He followed her into the water and saved her and she revealed her name as Wanda Wilson. Wanda explained to Terry that she jumped off because her brother Billie had joined a gangster named Big Shot. Later, Terry dressed up in a costume and appeared at the Purple Dagger Club, drawing away boys from Big Shot. Then, Terry found Big Shot's headquarters and beat him and his goons up as the boys watched. Then, Terry attempted to prove that he was smarter than Big Shot by making him solve a math equation, which the gangster failed to do. Terry, who refused to tell the boys his real name, was nicknamed Mister Terrific by them. The next day, the boys formed the Fair Play Club with Mister Terrific. In Terry's office, Wanda thanked him for what he did for Billie.

Appearing in "The Origin of Mister Terrific"

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  • Big Shot

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  • New York City
    • Fair Play Club (First appearance)
    • Purple Dagger Club

Synopsis for "The Origin of the Gay Ghost"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

In the year 1700, Keith Everet, the Earl of Strethmere, rode into town and came upon thugs, who killed him with a gunshot. His lover Deborah Wallace came upon him, moments before he died. After he died, he became a ghost and was unnoticeable by his lover. Eighty years later, Deborah was long dead and his ancestors appeared in front of him and granted him the chance to return to Earth, in exchange for bringing justice. He was told to wait for Deborah and returned to the castle to wait there, waiting for centuries, in the painting of his past life. In Ireland, in 1941, Charles Collins came with Deborah Wallace, the descendant of Keith Everet's fiancée of the same name. The two entered Castle Connaught and saw the ghost of Keith Everet come out from the painting. Spies had also entered the castle and killed Charles with a gunshot. Keith entered Charles' body and beat up the spies. As he returned to Deborah, one of the spies got up and aimed his gun at them, only to be thrown aside. Then, Keith took the form of himself from the painting again, dubbing himself, "the Gay Ghost" and taking care of the last spy, taking plans from him, dropping him in the Irish Sea, and returning them to the British military. The Gay Ghost returned to the castle, into Charles' body, before leaving with Deborah and the painting of his past life.

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Synopsis for "The Origin of Little Boy Blue"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

During World War I, in Northern France, a plane flown by the Americans "Gunner" Godbee and Nick flew off of the airfield and encountered German planes. They engaged the German fighters, but crashed onto a beach. The next day, the woke up and decided to take one of the German planes, only to crash in the middle of a field. After six days, Gunner and Nick woke up in an American base, with the colonel presenting the former with a Croix de Guerre from the French government.

Appearing in "The Origin of Little Boy Blue"

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  • "Gunner" Godbee

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  • Nick

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  • Luftstreitkräfte

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  • The colonel
  • The doctor

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Synopsis for "The Origin of Wildcat"

This story is reprinted from Sensation Comics #1.

Big City experiences a crime waive in which storekeepers are forced into buying protection services from mobsters. The victimized business owners pay the mobsters but they are hopeful that the election of a new district attorney, Dan Rogers will bring about change. Rogers immediately calls a town meeting and urges business owners to testify against the criminals that have been victimizing them. That is the only way he can bring them to trial and put them away. In the days that follow, a mobster named Lupo gathers his men and intimidates local storekeepers into not cooperating with Rogers. Everyone seems reluctant to testify against Lupo except a lone store owner named Mr Kraus. Kraus is then kidnapped by the mob and held hostage as an example of what happens to those that cross Lupo and his mob. The scene changes to the home of the District Attorney who is discussing the details of the case with his wife. His young son Tommy listens and offers his help but his father tells him this is a man’s job. Tommy then visits his friend Tubby who is busy reading comics. Tommy then gets the idea of creating costumes to fight crime just like the characters that they read about in the stories. They rummage through their homes to come up with blue material to create their costumes complete with masks. As they enter their clubhouse, they stumble onto a group of mobsters that are holding Mr Kraus hostage. The two boys jump into action and they are joined by a third boy named Toughy. They manage to subdue the mobsters including Lupo himself. The police soon arrive and ask Krause about who rescued him. Krause merely replies “Boys in Blue.” The final panel shows the happy District Attorney reading about Lupos downfall as he tells his young son that he wants him to be like the three boys that broke up the gang.

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  • Wolf Lupo

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Notes

This issue reprints Sensation Comics #1 in its entirety.



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