| Issue | #1 |
| Published | May 1939 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Victor Fox |
| Notes | Indicia: WONDER COMICS is published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Editorial, Executive and Advertising Offices: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Copyright 1939 by Bruns Publications, Inc. Application for entry as second-class matter is pending. Volume 1, No. 1, May, 1939. Single copies: 10ยข; Subscription, 12 months: $1. |
| Characters | Wonder Man [Fred Carson] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | ? [as Floyd Kelly] |
| Pencils | ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed) |
| Inks | ? [as Floyd Kelly] (signed) |
| Notes | Illustrated text lettered like a comic. Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Wonder Man [Fred Carson] (introduction; origin); Brenda/Nora Hastings (introduction; name changes halfway through story); Reggie "Playboy" Berold (introduction); General Attila (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | Fred Carson, timid radio engineer and inventor, was given a ring by an old Tibetan which makes him impervious and the strongest man on Earth. His boss asks him to accompany his daughter Brenda (or Nora- the text is inconsistent) as she joins the Red Cross to help in a foreign war. When they arrive, the base comes under attack. Carson becomes Wonder Man, defends the base, puts an end to the war and feeds the populace. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner [as Erwin Willis] (signed) |
| Inks | Will Eisner [as Erwin Willis] (signed) |
| Notes | DC sued Fox to prevent further Wonder Man appearances. |
| Reprinted | Reprinted in black & white in the fanzine Alter Ego #48 (May 2005). |
| Characters | Shorty Shortcake (introduction); Suzy (introduction); Skippy (introduction); Mr. De Welth (introduction); Weems (introduction); Tiny (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | Shorty is captured by smugglers while walking near the Rio Grande. While he tries to escape from Tiny, Suzy and her dog Skippy seek the help of Mr. De Welth, richest man in the world, and his butler Weems to find Shorty. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | S. M. Iger |
| Pencils | S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed) |
| Inks | S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed) |
| Genre | fact |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
| Characters | Patty O'Day (introduction); Ham (introduction); Lord Michael Farnsworth [Lord Mike] (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Reporter/camerawoman Patty O'Day parachutes onto a cruise ship to get footage of a fire. The crew doesn't want her filming, but a mysterious man calling himself Lord Farnsworth helps her escape, asking her to mail a letter for him when she returns to the shore. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Adolphe Barreaux? |
| Pencils | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Inks | Adolphe Barreaux (signed) |
| Characters | William F. Cody [Buffalo Bill] |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Will Eisner |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Will Eisner |
| Notes | Illustrated text, lettered like a comic. |
| Characters | Dr. Fung (introduction); Dan Barrister (introduction); Li-Wang (villain; introduction; death) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bob Powell? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed) |
| Notes | Dr. Fung and his assistant Dan encounter the mad scientist Li-Wang. Dan is captured, but escapes and finds that Dr. Fung has located Wang's laboratory and come up with a plan to destroy it and thwart Wang's dreams of conquest. |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Fox, 1939 series) #5 |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| Characters | Tex Dawson (introduction; origin); Cactus Kirby (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | Tex finds a wanted criminal masquerading as the town Sheriff when he takes a new job on a cattle ranch. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Will Eisner? |
| Pencils | Will Eisner? [as Leon Spuds] (signed) |
| Inks | Will Eisner? |
| Characters | Gar Wood; Fred Jacoby; Lefty Grove |
| Pencils | Chuck Wilson (signed) |
| Notes | Signed twice- once as "by Chuck Wilson" in cursive but consistent lettering, once (at the bottom) as "Willson" [sic] looking more like a signature. |
| Synopsis | Solicitation of feedback on Wonder Comics, with a promise of a ring like Wonder Man's to the first 1000 best respondents. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Says the next issue will be on sale April 28th. |
| Characters | Deanna Durbin; Wallace Beery; Joe E. Brown; Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy |
| Pencils | Glenda Carol [signed] |
| Inks | Glenda Carol [signed] |
| Notes | Text with illustrations, lettered like a comic. |
| Characters | K-5 (introduction); Rick Anthony (introduction; death); The Mask [Sen. Stanley] (villain; introduction; death) |
| Synopsis | K-5 is sent to find out who's behind a group of gun runners in a foreign war. |
| Genre | spy; war |
| Script | Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed) |
| Pencils | Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed) |
| Inks | Will Eisner [as Ned Coe] (signed) |
| Characters | Richard G. Robinson ["Gang-Buster" Robinson] (introduction; origin); Spike McGinty (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | Robinson is hired to rid Capital City of crime. On his first case he busts a gang that killed a city cop. |
| Genre | crime |
| Pencils | ? [as Harold Vance] (signed) |
| Genre | gag |
| Characters | Spark Stevens (a sailor; introduction); Chuck Lawton (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Spark Stevens and Chuck Lawton, two Navy sailors who are friends but constantly squabble, are instrumental in recovering their ship when it is captured by criminals. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed) |
| Pencils | ? [as Heza Nutt] (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts] |
| Pencils | Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts] (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Kane? [as Kane Roberts] (signed) |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Credit is speculation based on the signed name. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Numerous (about 30) small ads. Back cover. |