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Cover: Harry Peter

Sensation Comics #8

Aug 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Department Store Perfidy," Wanda and Terry hit the carnival scene, where Terry’s repeated failures to win a prize leave him feeling defeated—until he suspects the games are rigged. As Mr. Terrific, he returns to turn the tables on the crooked operators, using brains over brawn in a clever showdown. Written by Charles Reizenstein and illustrated by Hal Sharp, with a cover by Harry Peter, this 1942 classic blends wartime charm with a sharp twist of justice.

Contains 7 stories
Department Store Perfidy
13 pp · Superhero
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]Colonel DarnellMajor Steve TrevorEtta CandyThe Holliday GirlsGloria Bullfinch (department store owner, introduction)HelenMollyBeth (co-worker of Diana Prince)Guigi Del Slimo (villain, fortune hunter)Mr. Googins (villain, manager of a department store)

In "Department Store Perfidy," Wonder Woman takes up the cause when she learns that the workers at the Bullfinch Department Store are being mistreated, and the store's owner shows no interest in making things right. With her trademark blend of justice and compassion, she steps in to confront the injustice head-on.

Spanish Armada
8 pp · Historical
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]Justin ValorKing Phillip II of SpainSir Francis Drake
The Crooked Carnival
7 pp · Superhero
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]Wanda Wilsoncrooked carnival owner (villain)

In "The Crooked Carnival," Wanda and Terry head to a local fair, but Terry’s repeated failures to win her a prize leave him humiliated—until he notices something off. Suspecting the games are rigged, the resourceful Terry dons his Mr. Terrific guise to expose the deception and turn the tables on the carnival’s crooked operators.

Murder at the Movies
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
John O'MalleyBigkit Tortoni (villain, introduction)Cupcake O'Toole (introduction)Danny the Drool (introduction)
Flight of the Vultures
9 pp · Superhero
The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet]Deborah WallaceBlackie Stover (villain)The Vultures (villains)
Reggie, the Mystery Kid
6 pp · Children, Superhero
Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]The Blue Boys [ToughyTubby]Dan RogersMidget Mike (villain, introduction)
Smokey Joe's Last Fire
10 pp · Superhero
Wildcat [Ted Grant]Stretch SkinnerSmokey Joe Cummings (Fire Chief)Cumming's daughterHarry Ranson (villain)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $470
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $3,313*
CGC 8.0 $2,636
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $2,086*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,733*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,455
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CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $1,073*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $1,073
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $1,073
CGC 4.0 $771
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $771
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $588*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $563
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $437
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $313
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $260*
CGC 0.5 $240
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 2 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Hal Sharp
cover pencils, inks Harry Peter

Reprints

Reprinted in World's Finest Comics #212 (1972), Wonder Woman Archives #1 (1998), The Wonder Woman Chronicles #1 (2010), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #1 (2018)

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