(October 2000)

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 6.25 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
2000-08-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224305 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor - original series); Adam Philips (editor - collected edition); Nick Napolitano (associate editor - collected edition); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Does not include the book reviews page or the ads from the original.
This issue has variants:

The Amazing Amazon Headlines a Classic of the Golden Age (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter) (Wonder Woman only); Jon Blummer
Inks
Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter) (Wonder Woman only); Jon Blummer
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover credits from GCD index of Sensation Comics #1, supplied by Jerry Bails. Cover credited solely to Harry G. Peter in this issue. Wonder Woman figure based on splash of story in All-Star Comics #8. Original price circle deleted from the cover reprint.

Cover Thumbnail for Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) [Direct Sales]
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Sensation Comics #1 Wonder Woman Headlines Her Own Book (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Discusses the history of the All-American line of comics.

Indexer Notes

Printed on inside front and back covers.

[Wonder Woman Comes to America] (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
William Marston (credited as William Moulton Marston)
Pencils
Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter) (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter) (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Wonder Woman [cursive]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman; Al Kale; Diana Prince
Synopsis
Wonder Woman takes Steve Trevor to America and assumes the identity of Diana Prince.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The byline "by Charles Moulton" appears on the sequence itself. Credits as noted above appear on the inside back cover of this reprint.

[The Marriage of Jon Valor] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Moldoff; Ted Udall ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Donna Bonita; Don Carlos; King Phillip; Father Fernando
Synopsis
Jon Valor is captured but marriage to Bonita frees him.
Reprints
Keywords
pirate

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from GCD index of Sensation Comics #1. Credited to Gardner Fox in this issue. Credited to Ted Udall in the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series).

[Who Is Mr. Terrific?] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. Terrific / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Reizenstein (credited)
Pencils
Hal Sharp (credited)
Inks
Hal Sharp (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane] (intro); Wanda Wilson; Fair Play Club
Synopsis
Brilliant Terry Sloane is bored with life, but saving a woman’s life gives him a new purpose.
Reprints

[The Origin of the Gay Ghost] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Howard Purcell (credited)
Inks
Howard Purcell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Gay Ghost [Keith Everet]; Michael O’Mara; Deborah Wallace
Synopsis
The ghost of Keith Everet, the Earl of Strethmere in the 1700s, inhabits the body of Charles Collins.
Reprints

Gunner Godbee (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Hurst (credited as George S. Hurst Jr.)
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
Characters
Gunner Godbee
Synopsis
A short story of a fighter pilot from World War I.
Reprints

[The Origin of Little Boy Blue] (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (credited)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (credited as Jon L. Blummer) (signed as JLB)
Inks
Jon Blummer (credited as Jon L. Blummer) (signed as JLB)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer ?
Genre
superhero; children
Characters
Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; The Blue Boys [Tubby; Toughie]; Wolf Lupo; Dan Rogers; Mr. Kraus
Synopsis
Inspired by reading a Wildcat story in Sensation Comics, Tommy Rogers, Tubby, and Toughie become Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys to bring down gang leader Wolf Lupo.
Reprints

[This Is the Story of Wildcat!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wildcat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (credited)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (credited)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Joan Fortune
Synopsis
Boxer Ted Grant proves himself innocent of murder through taking on the identity of Wildcat.
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Amazing Amazon Headlines a Classic of the Golden Age
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Sensation Comics #1 Wonder Woman Headlines Her Own Book
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. [Wonder Woman Comes to America]
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. [The Marriage of Jon Valor]
    The Black Pirate
  5. 4. [Who Is Mr. Terrific?]
    Mr. Terrific
  6. 5. [The Origin of the Gay Ghost]
    The Gay Ghost
  7. 6. Gunner Godbee
  8. 7. [The Origin of Little Boy Blue]
    Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys
  9. 8. [This Is the Story of Wildcat!]
    Wildcat
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