Sensation Comics #11
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeSensation Comics #11 is a strong representative example of DC's flagship Golden Age anthology at full operational stride — ten months into the title's run, with three of the publisher's most creatively distinctive strips firing simultaneously. The issue is anchored by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter's Wonder Woman, whose 'Mission to Planet Eros' takes Diana, Steve Trevor, and Etta Candy on an astral-projection voyage to another world — the kind of psychedelic, myth-inflected science fantasy unique to Marston's pen that would shape how writers imagined Wonder Woman's cosmic range for decades. Alongside it, Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen's Wildcat feature ('What Makes Wildcat Wild?') continued the early-career adventures of Ted Grant, a street-level, no-powers brawler whose boxing-world origin stood apart from the fantasy archetypes dominating the era, helping establish a grittier register for superhero storytelling. As a whole, the issue encapsulates why Sensation Comics mattered: it proved that a rotating ensemble of distinct characters — a feminist warrior-goddess, a scrappy pugilist, an urbane crime-fighter — could share a single title and each feel complete.
In "Mission to Planet Eros," the spirit of the American Revolution takes on a cosmic twist as the Minuteman—a symbol of civilian courage—rises once more in 1943 to defend freedom, now across the stars. Written by M. C. Gaines and illustrated by Shelly Moldoff, this 1942 classic blends wartime patriotism with early sci-fi adventure, featuring the Minuteman’s timeless resolve in a story that echoes through history. The cover by Harry Peter captures the era’s bold energy, a striking visual of a nation’s enduring vigilance.
In "Mission to Planet Eros," Steve, Wonder Woman, and Etta are drawn through astral projection to the distant planet Eros, where Queen Desira urgently calls upon them to confront a renegade warrior threatening to plunge the world into war. The trio must navigate alien landscapes and ancient mysteries as they face a conflict far beyond Earth.
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Sensation Comics was published by All-American Publications, the DC-affiliated imprint shepherded by M. C. Gaines, who also wrote the patriotic public-service feature 'The Minute Man Answers the Call' reprinted in issue #11 with art by Sheldon Moldoff. The November 1942 issue was assembled by at least six different pencilers and inkers across its 68 pages, reflecting the wartime studio production model in which artists frequently ghosted for one another — the Mister Terrific segment, for instance, was drawn by Chuck Winter ghosting for regular artist Hal Sharp. Harry G. Peter, Marston's sole visual collaborator on Wonder Woman, provided both the cover and the lead story's interior art, maintaining the visual consistency that defined Diana's early appearances across all three of her concurrent titles.
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- Cover date: November 1942 (released November 10, 1942), published by All-American Publications / DC Comics. 68 pages.
- Lead story: 'Mission to Planet Eros,' written by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter — Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and Etta Candy travel to the planet Eros via astral projection, one of the earliest fully off-world Wonder Woman adventures.
- The Wonder Woman story 'Mission to Planet Eros' has been reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 1 and World's Best Comics: The Golden Age DC Archives Sampler.
- Wildcat segment — 'What Makes Wildcat Wild?' — written by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; an early installment in the Ted Grant series that debuted in Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942). This is NOT Wildcat's first appearance.
- Mister Terrific segment — 'Mystery on Blue Island,' script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Chuck Winter (ghosting for regular artist Hal Sharp) — introduces minor villains Bil Gill and Blitzy Burrows.
- Additional features include: Black Pirate and Son (Sheldon Moldoff), Gay Ghost — 'The Air Serpent' (Howard Purcell), Little Boy Blue (Bill Finger / Jon L. Blummer), and a war-bond public-service strip ('The Minute Man Answers the Call') scripted by M. C. Gaines with art by Sheldon Moldoff.
- The cover was drawn by Harry G. Peter, making this one of several consecutive issues where Peter provided both the cover and the interior Wonder Woman art.
- Sensation Comics ran for 109 issues (January 1942 – May 1952), with Wonder Woman as its lead feature for most of that run; issue #11 falls squarely in the heart of that Golden Age peak.
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Reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives #1 (1998), World's Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler #[nn] (2003), The Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 (2012), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #1 (2018)
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