(May 1959)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1959-03-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Ad sequences and some other information added by Ed Boner.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're helpless pawns in this game of giants!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Human Charm Bracelet! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earth has been threatened by invasion many times
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hippolyta; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Tooroo of the Space Giants; Rikkaa
Synopsis
As winner of the Space Olympics, Tooroo is given Earth as his prize. He comes to Earth to get a present for his girlfriend and makes a charm bracelet out of Steve and Diana, who has lost her powers, as she does every June 19th at 10 am.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Introducing the Girl of Steel! (Table of Contents: 4)

Action Comics; Supergirl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

The Human Charm Bracelet, Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into space the rocketship flashes with its unarmed captives...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Tooroo
Synopsis
A powerless Wonder Woman challenges Tooroo to win back Earth and Steve and Diana's freedom.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park] (Table of Contents: 8)

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Superman; Emmett Kelly

Woman-of-All-Work (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Marriage a la Mode! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Following a Norwegian wedding...
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Reprints

The Invisible Wonder Girl! (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are many startling tales of Wonder Woman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hippolyta; Wonder Girl [Princess Diana]; Rrara
Synopsis
A young girl named Rrara from the Chameleon Planet decides to switch places with Wonder Girl for the day. Unfortunately, it's the day both Paradise Island and the Chameleon Planet come under attack from different adversaries.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["We're helpless pawns in this game of giants!"]
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. The Human Charm Bracelet!
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Introducing the Girl of Steel!
    Action Comics; Supergirl
  6. 5. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
  7. 6. The Human Charm Bracelet, Part Two
    Wonder Woman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  9. 8. [Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  10. 9. Woman-of-All-Work
  11. 10. ["Following a Norwegian wedding..."]
    Marriage a la Mode!
  12. 11. The Invisible Wonder Girl!
    Wonder Girl
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore