Wonder Woman in the Fifties

(2020 [March 2021])

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Emanuela Lupacchino (credited)

Inks

Emanuela Lupacchino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Wonder Woman

Indexer Notes

Title page with creator credits, includes illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hercules

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information with illustration from the splash page of Wonder Woman #45 "The Wonder Woman Story!"

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru; Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Mike Esposito; Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The 1950s were a unique time for culture, for comics, and for the patriotically clad Amazon known as Wonder Woman.

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Andy Mangels, dated 2020. Includes illustration from Wonder Woman #45 "The Wonder Woman Story!".

Collection Cover Art by Jenny Frison (Table of Contents: 5)

Wonder Woman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jenny Frison (credited)

Inks

Jenny Frison (credited)

Colors

Jenny Frison (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 2016 series) #750 [1950s Variant Cover by Jenny Frison] (Late March 2020)

Indexer Notes

Art from the cover of this collection, which was originally used for the 1950s Variant Cover of Wonder Woman #750.

The (Many) Origins of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As with many comic book characters created in the 1940s, the origin story of Wonder Woman was briefly told, and then rarely expanded upon within that decade.

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Indexer Notes

Article about how Wonder Woman's origin was modified over the years, includes illustration from Wonder Woman #45 "The Wonder Woman Story!"

[Wonder Woman #45] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor (background)

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #45 (January-February 1951)

The Wonder Woman Story! [Part One] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Mary Ellen; John Lane; Aphrodite; Hercules

Synopsis

A female reporter gets the scoop that will win her a job at the Daily Globe over her male rival: the secret story of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #45 (January-February 1951)

Indexer Notes

The origin of Wonder Woman and the Amazons is retold, although the creation of the Amazons from clay, as detailed in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #1, is omitted.

Mary watches the origin on the Space-and-Time Transformer Screen, which seems to have taken the place of the Magic Sphere. The Space-and-Time Transformer is primarily used to send Wonder Woman anywhere on the planet, at any time, past or future.

Wonder Woman was herself hired as the Romance Editor at the Daily Globe in Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #97.

The Wonder Woman Story, Part Two: Act of Treachery! (Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hercules; Queen Hippolyte; Steve Trevor; Giganta (Amazon); Mary Ellen; John Lane

Synopsis

As Mary Ellen observes the early days of the Amazons and Wonder Woman's origin, her male rival tracks her to Paradise Island, where his reckless flying threatens the Amazons.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #45 (January-February 1951)

Indexer Notes

For the first time, Wonder Woman's origin is not explicitly tied to World War II. When Steve Trevor crashes on Paradise Island, he mentions "invaders" trying to enslave the world, and contemporary stories show Military Intelligence investigating Soviet-like countries.

Hippolyte does not forbid Diana from participating in the contest, as she has in the past; instead, she doubts her daughter will fare that well against her sisters. Diana participates anyway, disguised in a mask.

The robot plane is called a gift of Aphrodite, and is said to be controlled by the sound of Wonder Woman's voice, as opposed to telepathically controlled. Later stories are inconsistent on which is correct.

Secret Origin of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12.34 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince; also as Wonder Girl]; Hippolyta; Aphrodite; Athena; Mercury; Hercules

Synopsis

Diana is born "centuries ago" and is bequeathed powers by Aphrodite, Athena, Mercury, and Hercules. When Diana is a teenager, her father and all the men are killed in "the wars." Young Diana helps her mother bring the Amazons to their new home on Paradise Island.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959)

Indexer Notes

Pages 8 and 13 are 2/3 pages.

"A Wonder Girl Story." Wonder Girl does not appear in costume. Silver Age origin of Wonder Woman. The Steve Trevor part of the origin appears in Wonder Woman #98, and the Diana Prince part of the origin appears in Wonder Woman #99.

[Wonder Woman #107] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonder Girl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Irv Novick (credited)

Colors

Jack Adler

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Girl [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #107 (July 1959)

Keywords

giant clams; oceans; swordfish; swords

Wonder Woman Amazon Teen-Ager! (Table of Contents: 12)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Girl [Diana Prince]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ronno the Mer-Boy (intro); Hippolyta

Synopsis

Origin of Wonder Girl's costume. After watching her future adventures as Wonder Woman on the Amazon Time and Space Televisor, Wonder Girl wants a costume of her own, but has to win it by performing great feats.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #107 (July 1959)

Wonder Girl -- Teen-Age Amazon... Part Two (Table of Contents: 13)

Wonder Girl / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Girl [Diana Prince]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ronno the Mer-Boy; Hippolyta

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #107 (July 1959)

Fashion as Armor: The Equipment List (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Although Kanigher "only" retold Diana's origins three times, the same can't be said for the stories of her crime-fighting accessories.

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Article about the stories written about the origins of Wonder Woman's equipment, includes illustration from Wonder Woman #80 "The Origin of the Amazon Plane!"

The Secret Story of Wonder Woman's Lasso! (Table of Contents: 15)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Aphrodite; Deno

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #50 (November-December 1951)

Indexer Notes

1st "equipment story"

[Wonder Woman #66] (Table of Contents: 16)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #66 (May 1954)

The Talking Tiara! (Table of Contents: 17)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steve Trevor; aliens from Ignium; Hippolyta [sic]

Synopsis

Origin of Wonder Woman's magic tiara which allows her to understand all languages.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #66 (May 1954)

The Secret of Wonder Woman's Sandals! (Table of Contents: 18)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. 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

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #72 (February 1955)

The Origin of the Amazon Plane! (Table of Contents: 19)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; The Waterfront Gang (introduction, villains); Queen Hippolyta

Synopsis

Wonder Woman recounts the three trials she completed to win her Robot Plane.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #80 (February 1956)

Indexer Notes

Unlike earlier versions, this Robot Plane does not seem to be a product of Amazon science; how it was created is not disclosed. It is noted the plane will respond to the voice of the person daring enough to collect and assemble its parts.

The Secret of Wonder Woman's Tiara! (Table of Contents: 20)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alpha Negra; The Phenegs

Synopsis

Wonder Woman receives her tiara as a reward for helping in a battle between two alien races.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #95 (January 1958)

Indexer Notes

untold tale

One of the Team (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Although today's readers are most familiar with Wonder Woman's team experience as part of the Justice League of America (since 1960), she's been a member of a team of heroes almost since her debut.

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Article discussing Wonder Woman teaming with other heroes, both as part of the Justice Society of America and a team-up with Robin Hood. Includes illustration from Wonder Woman #94, "The Channel of Time!"

The Day the World Ended [Part I] (Table of Contents: 22)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia (credited) (including splash)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited) (including splash)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Tobias Snel (security banker); Baxter (clerk); Mayor Hoving; Svante Arrhenius (19th Century chemist, mention only); Professor Canfield Ellery (31st Century historian); The Chameleons [also as Tobias Snel; also as a working man] (villains); Knelo [also as Hugh Jenkins, a fake farmer; also as a fake Policeman; also as Professor Ellery] (villain, Chief of the Chameleons)

Synopsis

In the world of the 31st Century and the city of New Modernia, a shape-shifting race called the Chameleons have appeared, and they are so great a peril to society that Professor Ellery approaches the Mayor and City Council. He proposes that he take a Time-Bus back to the 20th Century to get the Justice Society involved in the matter and bring them back to the 31st Century. The JSA, after having encountered a Chameleon, agree.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #56 (December 1950-January 1951)

Keywords

Barrel 'O Gold Radio Show; Civic City; History of Crime in the 20th Century; New Modernia; Time Travel Bus Lines

Indexer Notes

The Chameleons can only impersonate someone for a 24 hour period.

The Day the World Ended! Part II (Table of Contents: 23)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Art Peddy (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Mayor Hoving (picture only); Army General Cadwell (photo only); C. F. Tanner (owner of Spaceships, Inc., photo only); The Chameleons (villains); Knelo (villain, Chief of the Chameleons); a Chameleon [as Professor Canfield Ellery] (villain); a Chameleon [as Mayor Hoving; also as a messenger] (villain)

Synopsis

The JSA arrive in the 31st Century and are led into a chamber housing giant homicidal robots by a person they believe to be Professor Ellery, but who is actually a Chameleon. When the "Professor" leaves the room, Knelo pushes a button activating the robots. The JSA finally defeats them, then seeks the Chameleon Chief, who has fled. Learn the Chameleons plan to impersonate three officials, so they divide up into teams to find and protect the three men. Flash and Wonder Woman head to City Hall, but they face a Chameleon disguised as Mayor Hoving, who escapes with the Great Seal.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #56 (December 1950-January 1951)

Keywords

Blackout Bomb; Great Seal of New Modernia; New Modernia

The Day the World Ended! Part III (Table of Contents: 24)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Wallaby (scientist); Kenton (scientist); Tanner's unnamed Secretary; The Chameleons (villains); a Chameleon [as Army General Cadwell] (villain); a Chameleon [as C. F. Tanner] (villain)

Synopsis

Two scientists have constructed the Triple-Z Bomb, so powerful that it can blow up the Earth. General Cadwell, actually a Chameleon, tells them to take the bomb to a deserted area and bury it. G.L. and the Atom grab the "General", but must fight the guards, which allows the "General" to escape. Meanwhile, Hawkman, Dr. Mid-Nite and Black Canary arrive at Spaceships, Inc. looking for C. F. Tanner, and discover him in a forbidden area of the facility. The team finds "Tanner" about to board a Skyblaster and are ready to apprehend him when plant guards fight the JSA, allowing "Tanner" to escape.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #56 (December 1950-January 1951)

Keywords

Electromatics; New Modernia; Skyblaster; Triple Z Bomb

The Day the World Ended! Part IV (Table of Contents: 25)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott; also as Professor Ellery]; The Flash [Jay Garrick; also as C. F. Tanner]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider; also as General Cadwell]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Professor Canfield Ellery; Mayor Hoving; Army General Cadwell; C. F. Tanner; Knelo (villain, Chief of the Chameleons); The Chameleons [Chogpu; others unnamed] (villains)

Synopsis

Knelo issues a proclamation, officially sealed, warning all Earthlings to surrender or be blown to pieces by the Triple-Z Bomb. As three real officials contemplate surrender, Black Canary tells them not to as the other JSA members are preparing to attack the Chameleons in disguise as them. Unknowing, Knelno sees them approach, and who suddenly doff their disguises as G.L. renders the Triple-Z Bomb harmless. Knelno's attempt to use the robots fail and the Chameleons are placed in the Skyblaster and shot into space, unable to return for 100 years. The JSA then returns to 1950 via a time tunnel.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #56 (December 1950-January 1951)

Keywords

New Modernia; Power Ring

[All-Star Comics #57] (Table of Contents: 26)

Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Art Peddy (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

Jack Adler ?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Great Gordoni

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #57 (February-March 1951)

Keywords

The Eiffel Tower

The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives! [Part I] (Table of Contents: 27)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia (credited); Art Peddy (splash page only)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited); Bernard Sachs (splash page only)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Harry Wan (Honolulu Police Chief); Mustapha Hakim (Turkish detective); Jacques Durand (Paris Surete detective); Bill (audience member); The Key [also as Detective Drew Dawes of Scotland Yard] (villain)

Synopsis

Four famous detectives are invited by the JSA to Civic City to attend a meeting at the Civic City Palace Auditorium, wherein the crime detection methods used in their various nations will be used to "solve" a crime committed in their presence. After solving the staged crime, the four detectives disappear mysteriously, with the clue of a silver skeleton key left behind. When the JSA receive urgent telegrams from their home nations to return home to solve a mysterious crime, the All-Stars realize a master criminal is at work and set out to find the detectives as quickly as possible.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #57 (February-March 1951)

Keywords

Civic Center; Civic City

Indexer Notes

Splash page art credits from GCD index for original issue, the table of credits for this collection only credits Frank Giacoia as the artist for this chapter.

The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives! Part II (Table of Contents: 28)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Art Peddy (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Chief Inspector MacReady; unnamed bank watchman; unnamed Frenmch Surete Commissaire; Bert (villain); Harry (villain); Pierre (villain)

Synopsis

Dr. Mid-Nite meets London's Chief Inspector McReady at a bank where Police officials found the vault emptied, and a silver skeleton key left at the scene. Dr. Mid-Nite chases the crooks into a dense fog, and they then board a train, where he captures them with a Blackout Bomb. Meanwhile, the Flash meets the Parisian Commissaire of the Surete, who explains that the famed gargoyles atop the Notre Dame Cathedral have been disappearing. The Flash sets a trap, follows the crooks to a club where the crooks are emptying the treasure-filled gargoyles, and turns all over to the Surete.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #57 (February-March 1951)

Keywords

Apaches; Blackout Bomb; Charing Cross Bank; Le Club Attila; London; Notre Dame Cathedral; Paris; Surete; Trafalgar Square

The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives! Part III (Table of Contents: 29)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; The Emir of Kashdan; Colonel Masir (Istanbul Police official); F. Fred Wallis; unnamed Captain of the Laronia; Honolulu Police Captain Tom Lim; fake Emir (villain); The Great Gordoni (villain)

Synopsis

Wonder Woman decides to employ Turkish psychology to round up a fake Emir who has made off with 300 pounds of gold, leaving a silver skeleton key behind. Using her invisible plane, she spots a submarine and brings it ashore, rounding up the crooks. In Honolulu, multi-millionaire J. Fred Wallis has had his "short-snorter" $100,000 bill, signed by celebrities, stolen, so Green Lantern hurries aboard, and using Harry Wan's methods of not hunting for the criminal but making the criminal come to him, rounds up his suspect, turns him over to the police, and then hurries back to Civic City.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #57 (February-March 1951)

Keywords

golden lasso; Laronia; robot plane; short-snorter bill

The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives! Part IV (Table of Contents: 30)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited)

Pencils

Art Peddy (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Harry Wan; Drew Dawes; Jacques Durand; Mustapha Hakim; The Turtleneck Gang (villains); The Key [also as Inspector Drew Dawes] (villain)

Synopsis

When the JSA arrive back at the now deserted Civic City Arena, Black Canary tells them that she, Hawkman and Atom discovered a phony cellar below the arena stage, where they were attacked by a gang. After turning them over the the Police, the JSA discovers clues dropped by the missing detectives, follow them, and find the men around a table in a trance in a mansion. An image of Dawes suddenly appears on a screen, who then unmasks, revealing the true face of the Key. The JSA watch him attempt to flee in a cable car, but Wonder Woman stops it and the Key jumps 1000' to his death!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #57 (February-March 1951)

[Wonder Woman #94] (Table of Contents: 31)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Robin Hood

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #94 (November 1957)

The Channel of Time! (Table of Contents: 32)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Robin Hood; Paula von Gunther; Prince John (villain)

Synopsis

Receiving a distress signal from the past on her TV, Wonder Woman uses the Space-and-Time Transformer to travel back to the time of Robin Hood, where she aids the archer and his Merrie Men against the villainous Prince John.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #94 (November 1957)

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman is shown watching the Superman TV show. Robin Hood also appeared in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #82.

Seeing Double (Table of Contents: 33)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Twins are one of the oldest tropes in fantasy literature, especially twins who must fight each other.

Characters

Wonder Woman; Queen Hippolyta; unnamed Amazon (disguised as Wonder Woman)

Indexer Notes

Article about stories in which Wonder Woman battles an evil doppelganger, includes illustration from Wonder Woman #98 "The Million Dollar Penny!"

[Wonder Woman #98] (Table of Contents: 34)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #98 (May 1958)

The Million Dollar Penny! Part I: The Secret Amazon Trials! (Table of Contents: 35)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Queen Hippolyta; Pallas-Athena; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Orana

Synopsis

Athena asks Hippolyta to choose a champion from the Amazons to go to Man's World and fight crime and injustice.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #98 (May 1958)

Indexer Notes

Origin of the Silver Age Wonder Woman.

The Million Dollar Penny, Part II: The Undersea Menace! (Table of Contents: 36)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Queen Hippolyta; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor (intro)

Synopsis

Steve Trevor crashes his plane over Paradise Island and is rescued by Princess Diana.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #98 (May 1958)

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman rides on air currents for the first time?

The Million Dollar Penny, Part III: The Impossible Bridge! (Table of Contents: 37)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Synopsis

Wonder Woman has to turn a penny into a million dollars in 24 hours.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #98 (May 1958)

[Wonder Woman #100] (Table of Contents: 38)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Wonder Woman of Dimension X

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)

The Forest of Giants! Part I: The Challenge of Dimension X! (Table of Contents: 39)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Hippolyta; Alpha; Wonder Woman of Dimension X; Rega

Synopsis

Wonder Woman is challenged by her exact double from another dimension.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)

Part Two: The Forest of Giants! (Table of Contents: 40)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Wonder Woman of Dimension X; Hippolyta; Alpha

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)

Working 9 to 5: The Careers of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 41)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Post-World War II, women were pushing further and further into the workforce, and writer Robert Kanigher decided that although Diana Prince held a job, it would only be fair for Wonder Woman to also hold a job...

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Article about stories where Wonder Woman had a variety of jobs, incudes illustration from Wonder Woman #90 "Wonder Woman, Amazon Baby Sitter!"

[Sensation Comics #97] (Table of Contents: 42)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor

Reprints

• from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #97 (May-June 1950)

Wonder Woman, Romance Editor (Table of Contents: 43)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Hippolyte; the Armo Gang

Synopsis

Readers of the Daily Globe select Wonder Woman to be editor of the Hopeless Hearts column, with the task not only to give advice but actually solve the readers' problems.

Reprints

• from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #97 (May-June 1950)

[Sensation Comics #100] (Table of Contents: 44)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #100 (November-December 1950)

Keywords

Golden lasso

Wonder Woman, Hollywood Star! (Table of Contents: 45)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter); ? (assistant)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman; Igor Gorgo (villain); Zita Zanders; T.H. Marcy; General Darnell; Steve Trevor

Reprints

• from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #100 (November-December 1950)

Wonder Woman, Amazon Baby Sitter! (Table of Contents: 46)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scrag; Merriweather; Millionaire's Club

Synopsis

As part of a bet, Wonder Woman has to babysit a whale, an elephant, and a dinosaur.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #90 (May 1957)

The Trials of Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 47)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Mangels ?

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's fitting that for a character with roots in mythology, Wonder Woman's adventures included many "trials", both Olympic-style and otherwise.

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Indexer Notes

Article about stories where Wonder Woman faces trials or challenges, includes illustration from Wonder Woman #108 "Wanted -- Wonder Woman".

The Secret Olympics! (Table of Contents: 48)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; Aphrodite; Mercury; Hercules; Athena; Praxo the sculptor

Synopsis

Princess Diana contests against the gods themselves to prove herself worthy.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #60 (July-August 1953)

[Wonder Woman #76] (Table of Contents: 49)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (credited)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #76 (August 1955)

The Bird Who Revealed Wonder Woman's Identity! (Table of Contents: 50)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (credited as Harry G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Synopsis

Steve gives Diana a mynah bird, which promptly starts blurting out her secret identity.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #76 (August 1955)

Top Secret! (Table of Contents: 51)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Synopsis

A flashback story that tells how when Steve Trevor bet Wonder Woman that he could always pick her out in any situation, she adopted the identity of Diana Prince and concealed herself right under his nose.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #99 (July 1958)

Wonder Woman's 100th Anniversary! (Table of Contents: 52)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Hippolyta; General Darnell; Alpha

Synopsis

The Amazons try to record Wonder Woman's 100th adventure for their time capsule.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)

Indexer Notes

anniversary story

[Wonder Woman #101] (Table of Contents: 53)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Jack Adler

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #101 (October 1958)

Keywords

flight suits; sharks; United States Air Force

Undersea Trap! (Table of Contents: 54)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell

Synopsis

Wonder Woman agrees to marry Steve if she has to rescue him three times in 24 hours.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #101 (October 1958)

[Wonder Woman #103] (Table of Contents: 55)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #103 (January 1959)

The Wonder Woman Album! (Table of Contents: 56)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Tara (Amazon)

Synopsis

Tara, the photographer for the Amazonian Institute tries to collect pictures of Wonder Woman in action.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #103 (January 1959)

[Wonder Woman #108] (Table of Contents: 57)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Jack Adler

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If this is a nightmare -- why don't I wake up?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #108 (August 1959)

Keywords

wanted posters

Wanted -- Wonder Woman (Table of Contents: 58)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11.34 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Synopsis

Space invaders try to hypnotize Wonder Woman into marrying Steve Trevor.

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #108 (August 1959)

Indexer Notes

Pages 6 and 12 are 2/3 pages.

[Wonder Woman #99] (Table of Contents: 59)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Jack Adler

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #99 (July 1958)

Keywords

comets; pressure suits; spacecraft

[Wonder Woman #102] (Table of Contents: 60)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Unless you choose the real Wonder Woman -- Your life will be forfeit!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #102 (November 1958)

[Wonder Woman #104] (Table of Contents: 61)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #104 (February 1959)

[Wonder Woman #105] (Table of Contents: 62)

Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Reprints

• from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959)

The Fifties... (Table of Contents: 63)

Wonder Woman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the cover of Wonder Woman #99.