Sensation Comics is the title of a comic book

Comic book

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 series

Ongoing series

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 published by DC Comics

DC Comics

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 that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....

. Other series that appeared were the Black Pirate

Black Pirate

The Black Pirate is a fictional character from DC Comics, created by Sheldon Moldoff. He first appeared in Action Comics #23...

, the Gay Ghost

Gay Ghost

The Gay Ghost is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe, whose first appearance was in Sensation Comics #1 , published by one DC's predecessor companies, All-American Publications...

, Mr. Terrific

Mister Terrific (comics)

Mister Terrific is the name of two different superheroes in the DC Comics universe.-Terry Sloane:The Golden Age's Mister Terrific was Terry Sloane, a self-made millionaire whose photographic memory, Olympic-level athletic skills, and mastery of the martial arts made him a virtual Renaissance man...

, Wildcat

Wildcat (comics)

Wildcat is the name of several fictional characters, all DC Comics superheroes. The first and most famous of these is Ted Grant, a long-time member of the Justice Society of America...

, Sargon the Sorcerer

Sargon the Sorcerer

Sargon the Sorcerer is a fictional character, a second string mystic, superhero and sorcerer appearing in DC Comics during the Golden Age. The original Sargon first appeared in All-American Comics # 26, , and was created by John B. Wentworth and Howard Purcell...

, Hal Mason, the Whip, the Atom

Atom (comics)

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, Little Boy Blue, Hop Harrigan, Romance, Inc., Lady Danger, Doctor Pat, and Astra.

Johnny Peril became the lead feature with issue #107, when the theme of the comic changed to more supernatural/mystery than superhero. The title was changed to Sensation Mystery with #110 and ran for another seven issues.

The Sensation Comics title was used again in 1999 as the title for one issue of the Justice Society Returns

Justice Society Returns

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storyline. This storyline was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide

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Fan Award for Favorite Story for 2000.

External links

• Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards