Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) comic books

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 114 VG+ 4.5

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Monster Express!: Part One: The Runaway Balloons!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Steve Trevor watches Wonder Woman guiding a giant balloon of herself in the Tracy Day Parade; A sudden wind blows away all the giant balloons and their handlers. "The Monster Express: Part Two," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman and Steve track down the runaway balloons, just to find that they have become animated and are attacking various items, including trains, planes, and dams. "Wonder Girl's Robot Playmate!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Young Princess Diana is lonely, with no one her age on Paradise Island; The scientists there make her a robot playmate. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 156 FN+ 6.5

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Brain Pirate of the Inner World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman reads a comic book story which portrays one of her old adventures, in which she battled the Brain Pirate. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 159 VG 4.0

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Golden Age Secret Origin of Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; In ancient times, Mars, the god of war, and Aphrodite, goddess of love, conflicted over who would rule humanity; To counter Marss violence on Earth, Aphrodite created the race of Amazons, giving them "the power of love" as well as strength that made them stronger than the mightiest man; Hippolyta gives Diana the red, white, blue, and yellow costume designed by Aphrodite and the Magic Lasso, made from links of the magic girdle of Aphrodite, which compels anyone bound with it to obey the orders of the binde; Diana is dubbed "Wonder Woman" by her fellow Amazons, and takes the transparent Robot Plane given her by Hippolyte to take herself and Trevor back to America. "Doom Island," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; On the way to America, Steve and Wonder Woman capture a nest of spies. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 178 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure.

Label #4617306002

"Wonder Woman's Rival." When Steve Trevor is suspected of murder, Wonder Woman must investigate the modern social scene in the most up-to-date fashions as Diana Prince. Though she successfully clears Steve, once she sees Steve's reaction to the new Diana Prince, Wonder Woman decides that she needs to update her heroic identity, too. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. (Note: Start of a new look for Wonder Woman.) Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Roger Seely; Alex Block; Buck; Miss Carvan. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 178 VG 4.0

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"Wonder Woman's Rival." When Steve Trevor is suspected of murder, Wonder Woman must investigate the modern social scene in the most up-to-date fashions as Diana Prince. Though she successfully clears Steve, once she sees Steve's reaction to the new Diana Prince, Wonder Woman decides that she needs to update her heroic identity, too. Written by Denny O'Neil, with art by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. (Note: Start of a new look for Wonder Woman.) Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Roger Seely; Alex Block; Buck; Miss Carvan. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 180 VG- 3.5

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "A Death for Diana!", script by Denny O'Neil (plot & dialogue), pencils by Mike Sekowsky (art & continuity), inks by Dick Giordano; Private eye Tim Trench joins Diana and Ching in their pursuit of Doctor Cyber and helps them fight off an attack by the villain's henchmen; After returning to her training, Diana receives a call purportedly from the hospital, saying Steve Trevor is asking for her, but it is a trap; After escaping a submerged taxi, Diana rejoins Trench and Ching who receive another tip about Cyber's whereabouts. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 200 FN- 5.5

48-page giant. Cover by Jeff Jones. "The Beauty Hater," script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; Diana knocks Fellows Dill down, and Jonny Double takes his gun; Wonder Woman vs. Dr. Cyber and Doctor Moon. "Mer-Boy vs Bird-Boy!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Diana Prince and I-Ching watch children playing a game of tug-of-war, and Diana remembers a time in which she played tug-of-war, with herself as the rope between Mer-Boy and Bird-Boy; The story is a non-canon Wonder Woman Family tale, reprinted from Wonder Woman #144. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 202 VG 4.0

Cover by Dick Giordano. First full comic book appearance of Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in "Fangs of Fire," script by Samuel R. Delany, art by Dick Giordano; After a fight breaks out among Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser and Diana and Catwoman, I-Ching halts it by producing the Fist of Flame; He informs them that the Flame Fist has a sister jewel, the Eye of the Ocean (which Fafhrd and the Mouser had sought), and that one can look into one gem and see what is in front of the other; Diana looks into the gem and sees Jonny Doubles face; Jonny proves to be a prisoner of Lu Shan, I-Chings daughter, who has the Eye of the Ocean and seeks the Fist of Flame; when joined in a dimensional energy transfer matrix machine, the gems energies can pierce dimensions, which will enable Lu Shan to enter and loot Nehwon; Diana and I-Ching get transported to another dimension. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 203 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Dick Giordano. Womens lib story "The Grandee Caper," script by Samuel R. Delany, art by Dick Giordano; After Cathy Perkins starts a fight with some wolfish "admirers" of Diana (and Diana ends it), the now-homeless Diana moves in with her former assistant, whom she learns is now enrolled in a womens liberation group and is taking karate lessons; Diana is offered a job at Grandees Department Store by Mr. Grandee, its owner, who wishes to pay her big bucks for appearing in ads for his store as the symbol of the new liberated woman. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 203 VG 4.0

Cover by Dick Giordano. Womens lib story "The Grandee Caper," script by Samuel R. Delany, art by Dick Giordano; After Cathy Perkins starts a fight with some wolfish "admirers" of Diana (and Diana ends it), the now-homeless Diana moves in with her former assistant, whom she learns is now enrolled in a womens liberation group and is taking karate lessons; Diana is offered a job at Grandees Department Store by Mr. Grandee, its owner, who wishes to pay her big bucks for appearing in ads for his store as the symbol of the new liberated woman. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 204 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4154278013

Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Giordano. Wonder Woman begins wearing her original costume again in "The Second Life of the Original Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vinnie Colletta; A mentally disturbed sniper kills several people with a rifle, among which is I-Ching, who dies in Diana Princes arms; Diana goes after the killer, but is struck in the head and knocked unconscious; Diana awakens in a hospital, an amnesiac; Hippolyte tells Wonder Woman she must return to Mans World, though she can return to Paradise Island when she wishes; She goes to New York dressed as Diana Prince and gets a job as a translator at the United Nations. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 205 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4576060003

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Target Wonder Woman!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bob Oksner; A terrorist named Dr. Domino tries to force U.N. troubleshooter Morgan Tracy to spill the knowledge of a deadly weapon by tying Wonder Woman to a missile and launching it. Half-page text describes the magic lasso, the robot plane, Wonder Woman's bracelets, and the tiara. "The Mystery of Nubia," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vinnie Colletta; On the floating island where she reigns, Nubia stops a fight between two rivals for her hand by offering to fight one of them herself. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 209 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4699595001

Cover by Ric Estrada. "The Planet of Plunder!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Wonder Woman must rescue the women of an underwater city from Solo and his Neptunian army; The story is a re-written and re-drawn version of "The Planet of Plunder" from Wonder Woman #31. "Attack of the Sky Demons," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; On Princess Diana's seventh birthday, the Sky Riders of Nebulosta invade Paradise Island, and only the young Wonder Girl can save her mother; Rehash of Wonder Woman #23, "Wonder Woman and the Coming of the Kangas" (the first Wonder Girl story). 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 209 FN- 5.5

Cover by Ric Estrada. "The Planet of Plunder!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; Wonder Woman must rescue the women of an underwater city from Solo and his Neptunian army; The story is a re-written and re-drawn version of "The Planet of Plunder" from Wonder Woman #31. "Attack of the Sky Demons," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Vince Colletta; On Princess Diana's seventh birthday, the Sky Riders of Nebulosta invade Paradise Island, and only the young Wonder Girl can save her mother; Rehash of Wonder Woman #23, "Wonder Woman and the Coming of the Kangas" (the first Wonder Girl story). 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 212 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4699595004

Cover by Bob Oksner. "The Man Who Mastered Women!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Diana has her powers back, but doesn't remember losing them and doesn't remember that period of her life; Wonder Woman refuses to join the Justice League, but says she will if she successfully completes 12 missions as judged by her peers; Superman is chosen to monitor her first mission; Diana transfers to the U.N. Crisis Bureau. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 218 VF- 7.5

Cover by Bob Oksner. "Revolt of the Wonder Weapons," script by Martin Pasko, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Red Tornado observes Wonder Woman's 7th mission, as an astrologer taps into Diana's mental powers, and uses them to disrupt her ability to use her weapons. "Give Her Liberty - and Give Her Death!", script by Martin Pasko and David Michelinie (script consultant), art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Phantom Stranger observes Wonder Woman's 8th mission, as she must stop Felix Faust from stealing the Statue of Liberty. Statement of ownership - average print run 332,820; average paid circulation 147,333. Superman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Spy." 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 220 VF- 7.5

Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Dick Giordano and Terry Austin. "The Man Who Wiped Out Time!", script by Martin Pasko, art by Dick Giordano, Neal Adams, and Terry Austin; Atom and Hawkman compete to observe Wonder Woman's 10th mission, with Atom apparently winning, as he observes Diana's battle against Chronos. Brief Justice League of America appearance. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Minerva Menace!" 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 221 VF+ 8.5

Cover by Ernie Chan. "The Fiend with the Face of Glass!", script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; Hawkman observes Wonder Woman's 11th mission (although it was going on at the same time as her 10th mission, as Batman will explain in the following issue), as Diana faces off against Dr. Cyber. Justice League of America cameo. Batman and Robin star in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Captive Commissioner. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 229 CGC 4.5 SS Garcia-Lopez

Paper: Off white to white

Signed by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez on 9/20/24.

Label #4476243002

Wonder Woman battles the Nazis in World War II in "Tomorrow Belongs to Me!" Script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Vince Colletta. Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "That Dirty Beach." The news page contians a sketch of publisher Jenette Kahn by Neal Adams. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez cover pencils, Colletta cover inks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 305 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4523379002

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Cover by Gil Kane. 1st appearance of Circe in "The Day of the Man-Beasts!", script by Dan Mishkin, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Diana and Etta's carefree day cycling around Washington is interrupted by attacks from men turned to beasts, alerting Wonder Woman to the identity of her recent, unseen antagonist - Circe. "Straitjacket!", script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Michael Bair (as Michael Hernandez), inks by Rick Bryant; The Huntress is checked into Arkham Asylum, where the staff is crazier than the inmates. Wonder Woman pin-up by Hernandez/Bryant. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.