Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) comic books 1966-1968

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.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Amazon of Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor stop the Cheetah and her gang from robbing a zoo of its priceless extinct animal exhibit for a client; But the Cheetah escapes, and later hypnotizes Trevor into smooching with her; When Wonder Woman sees them, as the Cheetah had planned, she is tear-stricken and upset, allowing the villainess to take her by surprise, steal her magic lasso, and encircle her with it; Wonder Woman, enslaved by the Cheetah, is forced to take her and Steve to the Cheetahs private island. "Dr. Psycho's Revenge," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; To show Athena and Aphrodite that Wonder Womans beauty and wisdom, derived from goddesses, are nothing compared to the god-derived powers of strength and speed she possesses, Mars steals her Herculean strength and Mercurian speed temporarily and gives them to the woman-hating Dr. Psycho, who has been rejected by all women as a suitor because of his ugliness. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Curse of Cleopatra," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When Countess Draska Nishki comes to Lt. Diana Princes office and offers her services as a spy for hire, Diana rebuffs her, and is tossed around the room by the judo-trained spy; Later, Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor are witness to a "war" between two rival movie studios, each turning out a Cleopatra epic; Magnum Magnus of Magnus Pictures contacts them and asks them to play the parts of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, because the actor and actress who were originally essaying those parts have fallen into catatonia. "Battle Inside of a Brain," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman is asked by Gen. Darnell to make sure Steve Trevor gets to the Pentagon safely with info on a new rocket plane he has tested; On the way, they are stopped and overcome by the Angle Man and his gang. Letter to the editor from writer/producer Mike Uslan. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Startling Secret of Diana Prince!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; After Wonder Woman takes the injured Steve Trevor to a military hospital in Washington, D.C., she sets up a hiding place for her Robot Plane, then goes into town and catches a mob of bank robbers; Then, still looking for a way she can easily be close to Steve, Wonder Woman comes upon a nurse weeping in the park; The nurse, Diana Prince, tells Wonder Woman that she and her fiancé are madly in love, but she has no money to relocate to South America. "The Return of Minister Blizzard!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Minister Blizzard tries to conquer New York to win the love of his Queen Snoweena. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Giganta - the Gorilla Girl," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When Dr. Psycho notices Diana Prince and Steve Trevor near the cage of Giganta, a female gorilla, he decides to victimize Wonder Woman by hypnotizing Giganta into falling in love with Steve Trevor; The gorilla grabs Steve and, when Diana changes into Wonder Woman, overpowers the heroine, but falls victim to the Magic Lasso; A Professor Zool appears on the scene, asking that the gorilla be turned over to him for evolutionary experimentation, and Psycho decides to capitalize on it. "Danger - Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; While pulling a jewel robbery with her gang, female criminal Paula Von Gunta sees Wonder Woman walking by with Steve, unaware of the crime being pulled off, and becomes infatuated with Major Trevor. Letter to the editor from Irene Vartanoff. Statement of ownership - average print run 346,000; average paid circulation 209,918. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Wonder Woman - Traitor!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Shortly after Wonder Woman finds out that Gen. Darnell is secretly in love with her, she learns that Steve Trevor, in Darnells words, "recklessly went out to test a new super rocket plane which killed a test pilot who took his place while he was recovering!"; Steve also fails to return, and Wonder Womans searching can reveal no trace of either him or his plane; Wonder Woman grieves, but Darnell consoles her, and she finally accepts a proposal of marriage from the general; However, she is unable to say the words "I do" at the ceremony, still thinking of Steve, and Darnell releases her from her engagement; The Amazon princess rescues another pilot testing the rocket plane, and takes his place, finding the craft captured by rays fired from a submarine; She battles frogmen from the sub. Letter to the editor from Irene Vartanoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Perils of the Paper-Man," script by Robert Kanigher. Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Diana Prince and Steve Trevor are at a chemical plant checking on a new process for making paper for the military when they encounter a timid factory worker named Horace, whom Diana takes pity on; Shortly afterward, Horace falls in a vat of chemicals used in making paper, and becomes a being of living paper. "The Three Fantastic Faces of Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor unveil what is supposed to be a statue of Wonder Woman built from copper pennies donated by her young fans, they are flabbergasted to see it has been stolen and replaced by a statue of Dr. Psycho. Letter to the editor by writer/producer Mike Uslan. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Sinister Scheme of Egg Fu, the Fifth," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Gen. Darnell sends Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor to sea in the Robot Plane to discover what became of a missing atomic sub; They are both captured by Egg Fu V, the latest in a line of Egg Fus, whose Red Chinese crew have stolen the sub under his direction; The villain holds Wonder Woman prisoner by her own Magic Lasso, but the Amazon asks to perform a dance for him in honor of his victory. "Once a Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; After Steve Trevor asks Diana Prince to ask Wonder Woman when she will marry him, Diana vows to make Steve fall in love with her, rather than her Wonder Woman identity; To this end, Diana, who has just been promoted to captain, stops a truck from crashing and attempts to stop a holdup gang. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Secret of Tabu Mt.!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman answers the request of Diana Prince, the woman from whom she took her secret identity, to rescue her fiancé Bill, who has fallen prey to an isolated Inca-like tribe atop Tabu Mountain. "Strange Power of the Magic Lasso," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Steve Trevor gains control of Wonder Woman through the Magic Lasso and tries to force her to marry him, but a lot of emergencies get in the way. Letters to the editor from Irene Vartanoff and comics writer Mark Evanier. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Three Hands on the Magic Lasso," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Collector hires three of Wonder Womans old enemies to steal her Magic Lasso. "Never in a Million Years," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; An Amazon falls in love with an American pilot who has crash-landed near Paradise Island (as did Steve Trevor), and demands the right to return to Mans World with him, which entails fighting Wonder Woman. Letter to the editor from comics writer Marv Wolfman. Statement of ownership - average print run 368,000; average paid circulation 220,168. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Wonder Woman Battles the Crimson Centipede," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Mars unleashes his latest creation at Wonder Woman, a super-villain called the Crimson Centipede. "The Cage of Doom," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; To make Steve Trevor jealous, Wonder Woman agrees to date General Darnell... and it succeeds. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Haunted Amazon," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; After Dr. Psycho performs plastic surgery to make a gangleader look like Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman is psychologically inhibited from fighting him, and retires. "Wonder Woman - Gorilla!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A band of gorillas from outer space land on Earth and attempt to take Wonder Woman and other Amazons for wives. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Terror Trap of the Demon Man-Fish," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; While Wonder Woman is visiting Paradise Island, she and a group of Amazons are netted by Man-Fish, a huge, scaly merman who competes with his brothers to see who can net the perfect catch; Wonder Woman breaks herself, her sister Amazons, and a bevy of mermaids free of his clutches. Blackhawk ad. Teen Titans ad. "Menace of the Mouse Man," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Mouse-Man breaks free of his cage with the help of a pack of mice which obey his commands; He leads them and a gang of human crooks on a series of robberies. When Wonder Woman intervenes, she is at first bested by Mouse-Man when he encircles her with her own Magic Lasso. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Wonder Woman battles lizard men and a giant baby with super strength in "A Day in the Life of an Amazon." Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; Lizard Men. Plus: Wonder Woman battles a statue of herself in "The Amazing Amazon Crime." Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; the Sculptor Mastermind. Cover by Irv Novick. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino (layout) and Irv Novick, inks by Irv Novick. "Wonder Woman's Daring Deception," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; An Amazon scientist wants to replace Wonder Woman in Man's World. "Earth's Last Human," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman goes back in time to stop a Martian Invasion of Paradise Island. Full-page ad for Spectre 1. TV ad on the inside back cover with photos of Batman (Adam West), Robin (Burt Ward), and Batgirl (Yvonne Craig), plus art from the Superman-Aquaman Hour. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Angle Man transfers Diana's powers to Steve in "Steve Trevor--Alias the Patriot." Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor [becomes the Patriot]; Angle Man; Hippolyta. Plus: The King of Crime tries to steal statues of the JLA in "Wonder Woman Vs. the Air Devils!" Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Irv Novick and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; King of Crime (introduction). Cover by Carmine Infantino (layouts) and Irv Novick. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Irv Novick. "Wonder Woman's Evil Twin!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; Mr. Gargoyle, a villain whose face has been disfigured in an explosion, forcing him to wear a gargoyle-like mask, tries to force Wonder Woman to love him by capturing both her and Steve Trevor and placing Trevor in a deathtrap; Gargoyle says that he will release Trevor if she will fall in love with him. Supergirl ad. Tomahawk ad. Love Charms! filler page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Statement of ownership - average print run 333,000; average paid circulation 175,000. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

The Triple Stars gain super powers in order to attract Wonder Woman's attention in "Threat of the Triple Stars!" Written by Robert Kanigher, with art by Ric Estrada and Mike Esposito. Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Triple Stars (first appearance); Steve Trevor. Cover by Irv Novick. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino (layout) and Irv Novick, inks by Irv Novick. "Wonder Woman & Supergirl vs the Planetary Conqueror," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Jack Abel; An interplanetary conqueror called Klamos and his prime minister Grok are in search of a suitable queen for the monarch; To this end, they capture powerful and beautiful (by the standards of each planet) females from many worlds; From Earth they take Supergirl and Wonder Woman, capturing the former by red-sun radiation and the latter by magnetizing her bracelets together; The women contestants are set against each other in a battle royal, which at first Supergirl and Wonder Woman opt not to actively participate in, feeling that another woman will be the winner and Klamos will send both of them back home; Unfortunately, all the other candidates defeat each other, leaving only the two super-heroines. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. First appearance of I-Ching in "Wonder Woman's Last Battle, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Just as Steve Trevor is labeled a traitor (though he is really going undercover in pursuit of Doctor Cyber), Wonder Woman is summoned to Paradise Island, where Hippolyta announces that the Amazons are retreating to another dimension to rest and renew; Diana chooses to stay and help Steve, giving up all of her powers and Amazonian heritage; Starting a new life, and taking on I Ching as her mentor, Diana has barely begun her training when Steve shows up severely wounded. One-page "Fact File #1" covers Tarantula from Star-Spangled Comics 1-19 (1941-43). "The Adventures of Tigerboy" bicycle tire ad with art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.