Wonder Woman #1

(Summer 1942)

Introducing Miss Alice Marble as Associate Editor of Wonder Woman! (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; photos and text on Alice Marble and Helen Wainwright Sterling

Wonder Woman, Who Is She? (Table of Contents: 2)

Wonder Woman / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

William Marston

Pencils

Harry Peter

Inks

Harry Peter

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aphrodite; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Athena; Mercury; Hercules

Synopsis

The Gods behind the epithet, "Beautiful as Aphrodite, Wise as Athena, Strong as Hercules and Swift as Mercury," are visually and in text introduced to the reader.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

[The Origin of Wonder Woman] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

William Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty, introduction); Colonel Darnell; Hippolyte (origin); Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (origin) (origin re-told); Hercules (introduction); the Amazons (origin re-told); Mala; Dr. Hellas (famed archaeologist); Athena (goddess of wisdom); Doctor Althea (Amazon doctor, introduction); Fatsis (Amazon); unnamed Japanese agent (villain, introduction); Heinrich Fritz Uber (villain, Hitler's Chief Agent, only mentioned); Mars [aka Ares] (villain, god of war); Hercules (villain)

Synopsis

Upon her arrival in man's world, Wonder Woman drops an Amazon scroll that details the origin and early days of the Amazons, while later sources outline her birth, her youth, and her battle in the arena for the right to be Wonder Woman.

Reprints

• in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #3 (July-August 1973)
• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1976 series) (1976)
• in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Warner Books, 1976 series) (August 1976)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: Amazon. Hero. Icon. (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015) [pages 1-6]
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #51 - Wonder Woman - Götter und Sterbliche ([Januar 2016])
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman antologi (Egmont, 2018 series) (2018)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Amazonia; Invisible Plane; magic girdle; magic lasso; Paradise Island; purple ray; Robot Plane

Indexer Notes

Story title from reprints.

Wonder Woman's origin from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #8 is shown with more detail, including the creation of the Amazons from clay by Aphrodite, and Diana's birth on Paradise Island: sculpted from clay by Hippolyte's hand under the direction of Athena, and brought to life by Aphrodite.

Wonder Woman is shown here to receive her magic lasso along with her costume after winning the contest, whereas she originally received her lasso after having lived in man's world for a time, as shown in Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #6.

Captain Trevor is promoted to Major.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

All-Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Wonder Woman Goes to the Circus! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

William Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Holiday Girls; Dom Carney (trapeze artist, introduction); Ed King (circus owner, introduction); Elva King (Ed's niece, introduction); San Yan (villain, head elephant keeper of the circus, introduction); Mike Mulgoon (villain, head of Strongarm Protective Association, introduction); Mike Mulgoon (villain, introduction); Torrence "Slugger" McGee (villain, introduction); group of Burmese men (villains, circus employees, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Wonder Woman brings children to King's Colossal Circus, performs in the big ring, and with the help of Etta and Steve, investigates a rash of elephant deaths by poisoning which threaten to close the circus.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

King's Colossal Circus; Magic lasso

Florence Nightingale "Angel of Crimea" (Table of Contents: 7)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alice Marble (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

biography

Characters

Florence Nightingale; Florence's unnamed Nana; Florence's unnamed father; John (Florence's ex-fiancee); Tommy; Queen Victoria; King Edward VII

Synopsis

The story of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) who sacrificed personal happiness to nurse soldiers on the Crimean War front and throughout her life.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

[Wonder Woman versus the Prison Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

William Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; unnamed prison warden (introduction); Freddy (warden's son, introduction); Mabel (warden's daughter, introduction); Captain Loyal (captured soldier, introduction, death); Heinrich (villain, introduction); Baroness Paula von Gunther (villain, death); Swipe (villain, prison guard, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains, introduction for all, many die)

Synopsis

Suspecting Paula von Gunther of leaking military secrets, Diana and Steve visit her in prison, where Paula is aided in her subterfuge when the magic lasso accidentally falls into her hands.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Magic lasso

Indexer Notes

Story title from reprints. Reprint note from Error Report by Darci.

The image of Wonder Woman riding a horse on the splash page was used for the cover. Mabel is shown reading an issue of Sensation Comics. This story was the basis for an episode of the Wonder Woman TV series, "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther." Paula is shot and killed at story's end, although she's alive in her next appearance, Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #12, because an "electric machine she invented brought her back to life."

A Message from Phil (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

Phillip Downs; Phillys Downs; Dr. Rines; Uncle William; Sergeant Ryan; Lt. Commander Rawlings

Synopsis

Phillip's invention, a miraculous combination compressed air and water suction valve, is stolen and he and his brother believe the Nazis had stolen it to use on their U-Boats.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)

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

Sweet Adeline / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Art Helfant ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can anybody tell me why we bought this danged hotel?

Genre

humor

Characters

Adeline; Adeline's unnamed father; Hy; Snort (oil expert)

Synopsis

Adeline's father buys a hotel. When the hotel's tenants complain that the water tastes like oil, he hires an oil expert to see if there is oil on the property.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Another Big Issue of All-Star (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Greatest Feat of Daring in Human History! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

William Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Etta Candy; Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Private Mint Candy (Etta's brother, introduction); unnamed train porter (introduction); Captain Diaz (introduction); unnamed President of the Corrida (introduction); Pancho (villain, informant, introduction, death); Pepita Valdez (villain, bullfighter, introduction, reforms); Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all, some die)

Synopsis

When Etta's brother is attacked by spies, Wonder Woman and Etta trail them from Texas to Mexico City, where Wonder Woman fights a bullfight and stops a secret Japanese invasion of Mexico.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)
• in Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #1 ([April] 1998)
• in Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman No. 1 (DC, 2000 series) (August 2000)
• in The Wonder Woman Chronicles (DC, 2010 series) #1 ([May] 2010)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([December] 2016)
• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [January 2018])

Keywords

Magic lasso; mental radio

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman crashes a car into a tree to avoid hitting Etta, seemingly killing the other passengers, noting they were "too lazy to jump in time." Instead of using the magic lasso, Wonder Woman hypnotizes Mint to determine what he revealed to the Mexican spies.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Little Oscar's First Air Raid by Lydia Mead (Table of Contents: 16)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Book review of book by Lydia Mead with drawings by Oscar Fabres.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)

Indexer Notes

Also includes a "Superman's Secret Message" (in code Pluto No. 8).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Morgenthau Jr. (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.

Reprints

• in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (April-May 1975)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.