(April 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard US Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern color comic; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
Harry G. Peter's last issue, as he retired at the end of 1957.
First book-length story since Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #44.
The Secret of the Happy Pig
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Rube Grossman
- Inks:
- Rube Grossman
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animals
- Characters:
- Peter Porkchops; Mervin; Mr. Turtle; Wolfie
- Synopsis:
- Peter Porkchop tells Mervin the secret to being happy is being yourself.
Indexer Notes
inside cover
The Runaway Time Express: Part 1: Stone Age Radio
Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Harry G. Peter
- Inks:
- Harry G. Peter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyta; Professor Alpha
- Synopsis:
- Testing an Amazon invention that brings the user to anyone in need, Wonder Woman helps tame a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Stone Age.
Indexer Notes
Paradise Island is said to be somewhere in the Pacific.
Diana Prince has a "Uni-televisor" in her jeep that allows her to contact Paradise Island.
The Runaway Time Express: Part 2: The Day Nature Ran Wild
Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Harry G. Peter
- Inks:
- Harry G. Peter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wonder Woman; Queen Hippolyta; Professor Alpha
- Synopsis:
- The SOS carrier brings Wonder Woman far into the future, where atomic attacks from Jupiter have caused plants and insects to grow gigantic.
Modern Women of Ancient Times
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- The modern customs of women in Ancient Athens, Rome, Egypt, and France circa 1000 AD.
["An Ancient Roman Law"]
Marriage A La Mode / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz?
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger?
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Marriage rites in Ancient Rome, India, Java, and amongst the Bambeck tribe of Africa.
The Runaway Time Express: Part 3: The Menace of Earth's Twin
Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Harry G. Peter
- Inks:
- Harry G. Peter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wonder Woman; Queen Hippolyta; Professor Alpha; Blunt (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Wonder Woman fights to inspire the people of a parallel world against a brutal dictator, while the SOS carrier continuously sends a distress signal-- from Paradise Island.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Secret of the Happy Pig
Peter Porkchops -
2.
The Runaway Time Express: Part 1: Stone Age Radio
Wonder Woman -
3.
The Runaway Time Express: Part 2: The Day Nature Ran Wild
Wonder Woman -
4.
Modern Women of Ancient Times
-
5.
["An Ancient Roman Law"]
Marriage A La Mode -
6.
The Runaway Time Express: Part 3: The Menace of Earth's Twin
Wonder Woman
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