Sensation Comics #57 is an issue of the series Sensation Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1946.
Synopsis for Wonder Woman: "Hatchet of Death"
The Holliday Girls throw a costume party, at which the attendees are meant to dress and act like historical figures. Their venue turns out to be the hideout of a recent escapee from a mental institution who is under a delusion that he's Powhatan, and the party turns sour after he manages to lure away most of the couples to the basement where a broken gas line knocks them out.
Appearing in Wonder Woman: "Hatchet of Death"
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- Syonide (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Oscar Sweetgulper
- Cleopatra (Mentioned only) (as a costume)
- Helen of Troy (Mentioned only) (as a costume)
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Synopsis for Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys: "Rhythm Over Romance"
Appearing in Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys: "Rhythm Over Romance"
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- Mr. Toni
- his henchmen
Other Characters:
- Doris Van Kleeve
Synopsis for Sargon the Sorcerer: "Guarding a Lion at the Circus"
Sargon and Max head to the circus for a night of fun, but the owner sees the hero buying tickets, and asks for his help with a strange occurrence. The other day a muscular, mute African had apparently been trying to buy the circus's lion, but when he got too close the roustabouts tried to defend the animal but were easily thrown away before the African made his escape. Though he's reluctant to miss the show, Sargon answers the call of duty and agrees to hang around and keep an eye on the lion.
Meanwhile, Max is unable to get into the circus, because of being pulled aside, Sargon never showed up and gave him his ticket. So he crawls under a flap to see the circus less legitimately, only to be caught in the act by the strongman. Fortunately the performer proves to be an old friend, unfortunately this means nobody's paying attention when the African sneaks back in and unlocks the lion's cage. It attacks Max, which the crowd thinks is just part of the show, so only Sargon intervenes. Fortunately his magic is more than a match for one lion and he distracts it easily. Then he intuits the African raised the lion from a cub, and just wants to be reunited with his old companion, and he gets hired on as the lion's minder.
Appearing in Sargon the Sorcerer: "Guarding a Lion at the Circus"
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Other Characters:
- Ted
- Mike
- Husky Grzrykzi
- Unnamed African
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Synopsis for Mister Terrific: "The Wonderful Algy"
Appearing in Mister Terrific: "The Wonderful Algy"
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Antagonists:
- Loop
- Tiny
Other Characters:
- Algy Aitch, author
Synopsis for Wildcat: "Heroes Without Headlines"
Ted hires down-on-his-luck former pugilist Pudgy Perkins as Stretch's new assistant out of the goodness of his heart. Meanwhile, some gangsters try to approach Pudgy to sneak some sedatives into Ted's water for his next bout, where they've bet heavily against him. Wildcat beats them up, but soon after, Stretch insists they fire Pudgy for having too much influence over Ted's training regimen and upsetting his authority as manager. The Madden gang approaches Pudgy with their offer again, and desperate for money, he almost goes through with their offer to dope Ted during the big match. The gangsters show up for some payback, and as soon as his opponent's down for the count Ted slips away to become Wildcat and help out. Then promptly hires Pudgy back again.
Appearing in Wildcat: "Heroes Without Headlines"
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Antagonists:
- Big Boy Madden
- his gang
Other Characters:
- Pudgy Perkins
- Slugger Jones
Notes
- Published by J.R. Publishing Company
- Wonder Woman: "Hatchet of Death" is reprinted in 'Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 7'.
- Sargon: "Guarding the Lion" is reprinted in Batman #238.
- Also appearing in this issue of Sensation Comics was:
- Tippie (newspaper strip reprints) by Frances Edwina Dumm
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Wonder Woman Recommended Reading
- All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
- Comic Cavalcade (Volume 1)
- JLA (Volume 1)
- Sensation Comics (Volume 1)
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- The Legend of Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- The Legend of Wonder Woman (Volume 2)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 2)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 3)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 4)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 5)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 6)
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