Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) comic books 1968-1970

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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.

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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.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Wrath of Dr. Cyber," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mike Sekowsky (art and continuity), inks by Dick Giordano; While Diana arms herself, Ching gets the location of Cyber's underwater lair from the henchwoman they had captured; They free Trench and destroy Cyber's headquarters, but the villain escapes. Following a lead of Trench's, the three heroes head to Bjorland, where they again find Cyber, who offers Trench a fortune to betray his allies. Letter to the editor from comics writers Mark Evanier and Mark Gruenwald. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Last 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "A Time to Love a Time to Die!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Trench takes the treasure Cyber offered and runs, leaving Diana and Ching to fight off Cyber's falcons, as the villainess escapes; They are joined by Reginald Hyde-Whyte who tends to their wounds and takes them to London where Diana loses herself in Carnaby Street and thoughts of romance, while Ching avoids another attempt on his life; After they reunite, the trio follows Cyber's trail to a gathering of the elite of London society where she plans to steal their jewels. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Return to Paradise Island!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; A messenger brings Diana back to Paradise Island, which has been attacked by Ares, who seeks to wrest the secret of inter-dimensional travel from Hippolyta; Felled in the initial battle, Hippolyta lies in a coma, and so it falls to Diana to make the decision to fight on; Horribly outnumbered and battered by another battle, Diana must come up with a new plan to turn the tide. One-page text feature, "Fact File #9," about the Seven Soldiers of Victory from Leading Comics. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Last Battle!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana crosses dimensions looking for legendary heroes to gather to repel Ares' hordes, but the heroes refuse her call, though the valkyries led by Brunhilde join the Amazons; But as the women fall in battle, the heroes arrive and rout Ares' warriors; After Ares admits defeat and allows Hippolyta to revive, Diana and Ching return home. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Them!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana finds that the girl, Cathy Perkins, is hiding out from a trio of women whose leader, Top Hat, seeks to bring her back as a collared slave; Diana beats all three of them up and throws them out; Later, Diana learns that Cathy is a runaway who fell into Top Hats hands and was reduced to servitude by her, before she pulled off an escape; Top Hat attempts to terrorize Cathy and Diana, even firebombing Dis boutique; Eventually, Diana and her newfound ally, Tony Petrucci, whose sister Angela was victimized by the villains, have a showdown with Top Hat and her gang, defeat her, and have her jailed for a jewel robbery. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Morgana the Witch!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; Diana introduces I-Ching to all her new friends; The next day, she receives a substantial reward from Mr. Smithson, the victim of Top Hats jewel robbery, and uses it to rebuild her boutique in great style; Cathy Perkins has three friends in trouble, though, and brings them to Diana to seek help; One of those friends, a boy named Henry, has been turned into a frog; Henry and the girls explain that he performed a magic spell from an old book and liberated a sorceress named Morgana into their realm. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Earthquaker!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; I-Ching receives a call from an old friend in Hong Kong, asking for help; The only plane he and Diana can charter for the flight is owned and flown by another of Chings old friends, Patrick McGuire, who is also carrying a lady named Lu Shan to Hong Kong; During the flight, members of the Tiger Tong criminal clan emerge from crates in the cargo hold and attempt to take over the plane, but are repelled by Diana and her friends and accidentally thrown off the plane; Lu Shan says that the Tiger Tong were trying to get her "employers" treasure, but I-Ching, feeling half of a shattered gem on a ring on Lu Shans finger, has Diana fit it together with another half-gem he carries on a chain around his neck. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. Statement of ownership--average print run 323,000; average paid circulation 171,197. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

"Cyber's Revenge!" Continued from last issue; continued next issue. Written and pencilled by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Dick Giordano. Characters: Wonder Woman; Dr. Cyber (villain); Lu Shan; Patrick McGuire. Plus: Diana knocks a common thief who is dumb enough to try to steal her purse and jiu-jitsu's his partner, who's posing as a woman, in the 2-page story "Crime Does Not Pay!" Written and pencilled by Mike Sekowsky. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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I-Ching goes to Red China to find his daughter in "Red for Death!" Continued from last issue. Written and pencilled by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Dick Giordano. Characters: Wonder Woman; Dr. Cyber (villain); Patrick McGuire; I-Ching. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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On a trip to Paradise Island, Diana gets lost in another dimension in "Detour." Continued next issue. Written and pencilled by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Dick Giordano. Characters: Wonder Woman; I-Ching; Ranagor the Barbarian. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

"Detour 2." Continued from last issue; continued next issue. (Note: This story is six pages of new material wrapped around an edited reprint of issue #179.) Written and pencilled by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Dick Giordano. Characters: Wonder Woman; I-Ching; Ranagor the Barbarian; Steve Trevor. Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.