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1Summer 1942
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Wonder Woman #1

DC · Summer 1942 · on sale 1942-07-18

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Identification plate

Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
Summer 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
On-sale date
1942-07-18
Indicia publisher
Wonder Woman Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Hippolyta, Wonder Woman.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterPrincess Diana, Wonder Woman
1Introducing Miss Alice Marble as Associate Editor of Wonder Woman!text article1letters: typeset
2Wonder Woman, Who Is She?character profile1script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterAphrodite, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
3The Origin of Wonder Womancomic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterAphrodite, Phillip Darnell, Hippolyta Origin, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman Origin
4All-Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Wonder Woman Goes to the Circus!comic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterEtta Candy, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
7Florence Nightingale "Angel of Crimea"comic story4script: Alice Marble; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffFlorence Nightingale; Florence's unnamed Nana; Florence's unnamed father; John (Florence's ex-fiancee); Tommy; Queen Victoria; King Edward VII
8Wonder Woman versus the Prison Spy Ringcomic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterPhillip Darnell, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
9A Message from Philtext story2script: Jay MarrPhillip Downs; Phillys Downs; Dr. Rines; Uncle William; Sergeant Ryan; Lt. Commander Rawlings
10-comic story2script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art HelfantAdeline; Adeline's unnamed father; Hy; Snort (oil expert)
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
12Another Big Issue of All-Starpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13The Greatest Feat of Daring in Human History!comic story13script: William Marston; pencils: Harry Peter; inks: Harry PeterEtta Candy, Phillip Darnell, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
14The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
15Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
16Little Oscar's First Air Raid by Lydia Meadin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
17-public service announcement1script: Henry Morgenthau Jr.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Secret Origins #31973On eBay ›
Famous First Edition #F-61975On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Wonder Woman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-402-5
1998On eBay ›
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn]1976On eBay ›
The Wonder Woman Chronicles #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2644-2
2010On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 078583284X; 978-0-7858-3284-3
2015On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6496-3
2016On eBay ›
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
2017On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7444-3
2018On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: Amazon. Hero. Icon. #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832652
2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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