Wonder Woman
#204
(January-February 1973)
- Volume
- 32
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1972-11-07
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Editing
- Robert Kanigher; Deborah Anderson (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
The Second Life of Wonder Woman!
Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-141
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Nubia; Hippolyta
- Reprints
-
in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #206 (10 de septiembre de 1973) -
in Diana Prince: Wonder Woman (DC, 2008 series) #4 ([April] 2009) - in Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2016 series) ([November] 2016)
- in Wonder Woman: Diana Prince: Celebrating the '60s Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) (2018 [February 2019])
- in Wonder Woman Through the Years (DC, 2020 series) ([September] 2020)
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
In Marksmanship Competition, a Boy Learns to Act Like a Man.
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ? (photographs)
- Colors
- ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daisy’s 99 "Champion" B-B Gun teaches the same lessons.
- Keywords
- B-B gun
Indexer Notes
Ad for Daisy’s 99 "Champion" B-B Gun. Color and sepia tone ad on inside front cover.
The Second Life of the Original Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- R-116
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman (origin recapped); I-Ching (death); Hippolyta; Hercules; Nubia (intro)
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman regains her powers and gets a new secret identity at the U.N.
- Reprints
- in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #206 (10 de septiembre de 1973)
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #55 (1er trimestre 1977) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed] -
in Superamigos (Editora Abril, 1985 series) #10 (Fevereiro 1986) [páginas 1-18 da história original] - in Diana Prince: Wonder Woman (DC, 2008 series) #4 ([April] 2009)
- in Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2016 series) ([November] 2016)
- in Wonder Woman: Diana Prince: Celebrating the '60s Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) (2018 [February 2019])
- in Wonder Woman Through the Years (DC, 2020 series) ([September] 2020)
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Possible Giordano inks per Nick Caputo, index updated in 2017. Previous indexer credited Vince Colletta.
Reprint in Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2016 series) credits Vince Colletta inks.
Reprints in Wonder Woman: Diana Prince: Celebrating the '60s Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) and Wonder Woman Through the Years (DC, 2020 series) credit Giordano as the inker for this story.
Smash-Up Derby
Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! Sounds like they're really smashing 'em up!
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the toy car Smash-Up Derby Set from Kenner.
Between pages 6-7 of story.
Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!
Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; sixties counterculture
Indexer Notes
Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers from Gandalf Products.
Between pages 8-9 of story.
"Surprise" Coin Packet
Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches
Indexer Notes
Follows page 14 of the story. Top half of page.
Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription ad. 15 consecutive issues of any title for $3.00 each.
Follows page 14 of the story. Bottom half of page.
Shazam Is Coming
Shazam / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say it Billy Batson, say the magic word...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Billy Batson; Captain Marvel
Indexer Notes
House ad for Shazam! (DC, 1972 series) #1, on sale Dec. 11
Precedes page 15 of the story. Top half of page.
Like Surprises?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
House ad for Weird Mystery Tales #4, January - February 1973.
Precedes page 15 of the story. Bottom half of page.
Look, Fellows!
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can win your choice of
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Between pages 18-19 of story.
Learning Becomes as Easy as Laughing!
Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Advert for Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge book with illustrations and cover reproduction plus an order form.
Between pages 20-21 of story.
The Wanderer Returns!
letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-140
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Called the "Reader's Page" in the text and explained as the future letters page. Briefly remarks on the change of direction in Wonder Woman.
The Adventures of Corgi Boy
Corgi Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Characters
- Corgi Boy
- Synopsis
- In Africa in search of a lost city, Corgi Boy, while driving his Surtees TS9 Formula I racer, defeats a three-headed monster.
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Ad for various automobile replicas such as Mercedes Benz C111 and Porsche Targa 911s. Sold by Reeves International, Inc.
Follows "The Wanderer Returns!"
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy soldiers from unnamed company.
Last page before back cover.
The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!
- Genre
- teen; non-fiction
- Characters
- Mac; Charles Atlas (photo)
- Reprints
- in Wonder Woman 204 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2022 series) (2022 [January 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Comic strip and ad for Charles Atlas' "How Dynamic-Tension Makes You A New Man" book.
-
0.
The Second Life of Wonder Woman!
Wonder Woman -
1.
In Marksmanship Competition, a Boy Learns to Act Like a Man.
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
2.
The Second Life of the Original Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
3.
Smash-Up Derby
Kenner Toys -
4.
Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!
Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers -
5.
"Surprise" Coin Packet
Hobby Coin Co. Coins -
6.
Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!
DC Comics -
7.
Shazam Is Coming
Shazam -
8.
Like Surprises?
-
9.
Look, Fellows!
Grit Newspaper -
10.
Learning Becomes as Easy as Laughing!
Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge -
11.
The Wanderer Returns!
-
12.
The Adventures of Corgi Boy
Corgi Toys -
13.
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
14.
The Insult That Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
15.
4 Ways to Get the A/FX Racing Set You Want for Christmas.
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