Publishers / DC / Wonder Woman (1942) / #272
272October 1980
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Wonder Woman #272

DC · October 1980

First appearance: Carole Martin2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series)
Issue
#272
Publication date
October 1980
Key date
1980-10-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Carole Martin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man with All the Anglescover1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar SaladinoWonder Woman; Huntress [Helena Wayne] (inset); Solomon Grundy (inset)
1The Man with All the Anglescomic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaWonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Angle Man (villain); Professor Bennington; General Darnell
3The Monster and the Masterpiececomic story8script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaArthur Cranston, Cyrus Gold, The Huntress, Carole Martin First, Harry Sims, Solomon Grundy, Helena Wayne
4-letters page1script: Ted P. Skimmer

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893072510
Britishprice 0.15 GBP; barcode 0709893072510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Huntress: Darknight Daughter #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0913-0		2007On eBay ›
The Huntress: Origins #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-072-4		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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