Comic Title: Sensation Comics #89
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1949
On Sale Date: March 18, 1949 Copyright Date March 16, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Newsstand Date March 18, 1949
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V4 #1

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Strange Case of the Explorer"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Wildcat (of Earth-2)

Artist: Gil Kane

Feature Character(s)

• Wildcat (last appearance in Sensation Comics #88; next appearance in Sensation Comics #90)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stretch Skinner (last appearance in Sensation Comics #88; next appearance in Sensation Comics #90)

Villain(s)

• A criminal gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mat Barker (a ship captain; no further appearances)
• Members of the World Explorer Society (no further appearances)

Comments:
Stretch Skinner is mistakenly identified as Ted Skinner once in this story.

Synopsis:
Wildcat assists explorer Mat Barker against a gang of crooks trying to rob his ship. Barker then invites Wildcat to a meeting of the World Explorers Society. The crooks strike again at the meeting capturing Barker and Wildcat in the process. Wildcat escapes and tracks down the crooks. He learns that they have smuggled pearls inside the anchor aboard Barker's ship. Wildcat recover the pearls and apprehends the crooks.