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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $8,100.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1942-05-01 |
| 9.2 | $10,530.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1942-05-01 |
| RAW | $1,512.90 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1942-05-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 30 graded copies for Sensation Comics #5 (1942). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Wonder Woman Versus the Saboteurs
Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls stop Nazi saboteurs from ruining the *USS Octopus*, a new experimental submarine. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** *Wonder Woman) **Supporting Characters:** * Steve Trevor) * Colonel Darnell) * Holliday Girls) ** Etta Candy) ** Ginny True) **Antagonists:** * gang of Nazi saboteurs **Other Characters:** * Admiral Funston * Dr. Sands * Ensign Martin * Navy Diver **Locations:** * Washington, D.C. Area ** Army Intelligence Headquarters ** Holliday College **Vehicles:** * *USS Octopus*, experimental submarine * Nazi submarine * Tenders * Speedboat * *Beeta Lambda*, Holliday College sail boat
| Writer2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Penciler2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Inker2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | StoryTitle2 = Black Pirate: "The Treason of Don Diablo" | Synopsis2 = | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * the Black Pirate) **Supporting Characters:** * Donna Bonita) * Justin Valor) baby * Black Pirate's crew * Pedro, servant **Antagonists:** * Don Diablo **Other Characters:** * King Philip II of Spain) **Locations:** * 16th Century ** Spain *** Barcelona
| Writer3_1 = Charles Reizenstein | Penciler3_1 = Harold Wilson Sharp | Inker3_1 = Harold Wilson Sharp | StoryTitle3 = Mr. Terrific: "The 'Reform' of Caspar Crunch" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Mister Terrific) **Supporting Characters:** * Wanda Wilson) **Antagonists:** * Caspar Crunch ** his racketeers **Other Characters:** * Mrs. Dandergilt * Mr. Tycoon **Locations:** * New York City
| Writer4_1 = Irwin Hasen | Penciler4_1 = Irwin Hasen | Inker4_1 = Irwin Hasen | StoryTitle4 = O'Malley: "The Toothpick Murder Mystery" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * O'Malley
| Writer5_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler5_1 = Howard Purcell | Inker5_1 = Howard Purcell | StoryTitle5 = Gay Ghost: "The Flaming Hand" | Synopsis5 = | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Gay Ghost) **Supporting Characters:** * Lt. Charles Collins) **Antagonists:** * Nazi Party **Flaming Hand) ** Otto ** Oberkommando der Wehrmacht|German High Command **Locations:** * France
| Writer6_1 = Bill Finger | Penciler6_1 = Jon L. Blummer | Inker6_1 = Jon L. Blummer | StoryTitle6 = Little Boy Blue: "The Adventure of the 'Sour' Milk" | Synopsis6 = In Big City, racketeers are forcing grocers to sell old, thinned milk. Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys investigate. They find that the racket boss is Food Commissioner Calcum. They set a trap for the corrupt administrator, and prove that he is the boss of the racket.
Shortly later the milk business in Big City gets back to normal. | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Little Boy Blue) **Supporting Characters:** * Blue Boys) **Toughy) **Tubby) **Antagonists:** * Commissioner Calcum ** Milk Racketeers **Locations:** * Big City
| Writer7_1 = Bill Finger | Penciler7_1 = Irwin Hasen | Inker7_1 = Irwin Hasen | StoryTitle7 = Wildcat: "Chips Carder's Big Fix" | Synopsis7 = | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Wildcat) **Supporting Characters:** * Stretch Skinner) * Joan Fortune) **Antagonists:** * Chips Carder ** his gang: Trigger Shorti, et.el. **Other Characters:** * L.J. Decker * Sergeant Grogan * Patrolman Duffy
| Notes = * Published by J.R. Publishing Company * **Mister Terrific:** *The "Reform" Of Caspar Crunch* is reprinted in *The JSA All Stars Archives Volume 1)*. * First issue for **O'Malley** by Irwin Hasen. * **Wildcat:** *The Chips Carder Case* is reprinted in *The JSA All Stars Archives Volume 1)*. * **Wonder Woman:** *Wonder Woman Versus the Saboteurs* is reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 1 (Collected). In this point of time, Wonder Woman does not yet have the Lasso of Truth. She will gain it in Sensation Comics Vol 1 6.
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Creative credits
Writers: William Moulton Marston, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Reizenstein, Irwin Hasen, Gardner Fox, Bill Finger, Bill Finger
Interior art: Harry G. Peter, Sheldon Moldoff, Harold Wilson Sharp, Irwin Hasen, Howard Purcell, Jon L. Blummer, Irwin Hasen
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GCD: 2163
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