| Sensation Comics | |
|---|---|
 The first issue of Sensation Comics marked the first cover appearance of Wonder Woman, art by H. G. Peter. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly: #1–93 Bimonthly: #94–109 |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero (#1–93) Romance (#94–106) Supernatural/mystery (#107–109) |
| Publication date | January 1942 – May–June 1952 |
| No. of issues | 109 |
| Main character(s) | Wonder Woman |
Sensation Comics is the title of an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues from 1942 to 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman, a character which had been introduced in All Star Comics #8 (October 1941).[1] Other characters that appeared included the Black Pirate, the Gay Ghost, Mister Terrific, Wildcat, Sargon the Sorcerer, Hal Mason, the Whip, the Atom, Little Boy Blue, Hop Harrigan, Romance, Inc., Lady Danger, Doctor Pat, and Astra.
The series briefly became a romance title starting with issue #94 (November 1949).[2] Johnny Peril became the lead feature with issue #107, when the theme of the comic changed to a supernatural/mystery format.[3] The title was changed to Sensation Mystery with #110 and ran for another seven issues.[4] The retitled series ended with issue #116 (July–August 1953).[5]
- ^ Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1940s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Wonder Woman...took the lead in Sensation Comics following a sneak preview in All Star Comics #8.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wallace "1940s" in Dolan, p. 61: "Sensation Comics started to focus entirely on romance with issue #94 in November".
- ^ Markstein, Don (2010). "Johnny Peril". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015.
- ^ Irvine, Alex "1950s" in Dolan, p. 68: "For most of Sensation Comics run the lead feature remained Wonder Woman, but from issue #107, the theme changed as the mysterious adventurer known as Johnny Peril took center stage…At issue #110, Sensation Comics changed its name to Sensation Mystery to better represent its new focus. Johnny Peril remained the lead feature of the comic until its demise six issues later in July 1953".
- ^ Sensation Mystery at the Grand Comics Database