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140August 1963
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Wonder Woman #140

DC · August 1963 · on sale 1963-06-27

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Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#140
Publication date
August 1963
Key date
1963-08-00
On-sale date
1963-06-27
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Wonder Woman -- The Lightning Menace!cover1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Wonder Girl; Wonder Tot; Queen Hippolyta [Wonder Queen]
2The Human Lightning!comic story23.67script: Charles Moulton; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Wonder Girl; Wonder Tot; Queen Hippolyta [Wonder Queen]; Morpheus; Mister Genie; Mer-Boy; The Duke of Deception
4Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1Superman; Batman; Robin
6How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappMr. Green; Mrs. Green; the 2 Green children; Terry (the Green's dog)
7See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Lois Lane; Superman
9More Startling than Tomorrow's Science-Fictionpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike EspositoMetal Men
10-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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Showcase Presents: Wonder Woman #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2524-7
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