Wonder Woman
#72
(February 1955)
DC,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1954-12-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Golden Doom!
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor
Indexer Notes
Novick credits from Craig Delich and Jerry Bails. Hasen-Sachs credits from the original indexer and Gene Reed. Reed says that "Comparison of this cover and Irv Novick's signed work beginning with issue #82 verify that this cover was NOT drawn by Novick. The figures and faces are pencilled by Hasen and inked by Sachs."
S.O.S. from the Past!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Queen Hippolyta; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; John Keigh; Prince Alain; Black Baron
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman goes back in time to answer two S.O.S.'s from the past.
Binky's Special Christmas Quiz - "Christmas In Many Lands!"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
Indexer Notes
Binky isn't actually in this, just in the title strip.
The Golden Doom!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; General Darnell; Mole Goldings
Statement of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Published by National Comics Publications, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
F. Whitney Ellsworth, editor.
Owners: Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Paul Sampliner, Gussie Donenfeld, Rose Liebowitz, Sofie Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. Liebowith, Fred Iger, H Donenfeld Foundation, I. Donenfeld.
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'lo, Ted! Ted, I want you to meet Hank!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
-
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #139 (April 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Gems of Destiny! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the Middle Ages, a person suffering from fever...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Verified script and art credits from editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Power of Perfumes
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Script credit verified from records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Secret of Wonder Woman's Sandals!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Queen Hippolyta
- Synopsis
- Queen Hippolyta gives Diana a pair of miniature sandals that won't grow to full size until Diana has completed sufficient feats of heroism.
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #211 (April-May 1974)
- in Wonder Woman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [March 2021])
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm - Some nice new neighbor!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #21 (February-March 1951)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Golden Doom!
Wonder Woman -
1.
Now More Than Ever
-
2.
S.O.S. from the Past!
Wonder Woman -
3.
["Ring around a Tootsie Roll…"]
Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] -
4.
Binky's Special Christmas Quiz - "Christmas In Many Lands!"
Binky -
5.
The Golden Doom!
Wonder Woman -
6.
Statement of Ownership
-
7.
["H'lo, Ted! Ted, I want you to meet Hank!"]
Peg -
8.
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
9.
["In the Middle Ages, a person suffering from fever..."]
Gems of Destiny! -
10.
The Power of Perfumes
-
11.
The Secret of Wonder Woman's Sandals!
Wonder Woman -
12.
["Hmm - Some nice new neighbor!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
13.
[no title indexed]
Cheerful Card Company -
14.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
15.
[no title indexed]
Fashion Frocks, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Van Dore
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