(October-November 1973)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
32
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-07-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Robert Kanigher; Allan Asherman (editorial assistant)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #98.

The Chessmen of Death! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Job Number
R-280
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman
Reprints

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

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Titanic Trials (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek ?

Job Number
R-265
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Knowing the Amazons are immortal as long as they remain on Paradise Island, the cunning Inventa, using Amazon planes, flies her captives...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Inventa; Transformation Island; Hippolyta; Steve Trevor
Synopsis
Wonder Woman overcomes the various challenges of Inventa, preventing men from setting foot on Paradise Island.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rehash of "The Four Dooms" from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #33 (January-February 1949). Story continues from the previous issue.

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Gayle House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cannon Ball; Woods Edge / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Day Bill Told Off His Boss (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Add-A-Patch Emblems & Patches / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Princessions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
R-283

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Joe Arul, York Anderson, Veronica Perkins and Scott Taylor.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Chessmen of Death! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
R-254
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you ever seen a mountain move, or an ocean vanish?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; King and Knight of Chequerana; Hippolyta (cameo)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor find themselves participants in an outer space game of chess, with the fate of Earth at stake.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is re-written and re-drawn version of story from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #55.

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

Sunshine Art Studios Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Locksmithing Institute Training Course / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Supergirl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Raleigh Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Chessmen of Death!
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. ["Easy to sell"]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
  3. 2. The Titanic Trials
    Wonder Woman
  4. 3. ["Peter Revson drives this car."]
    Aurora Products
  5. 4. ["Save these valuable postage stamps now while they last!"]
    Kenmore Stamps
  6. 5. ["Invite your friends over for a haunting"]
    Gayle House Novelties
  7. 6. ["You're poised on a wooded slope overlooking a strange deserted town."]
    Cannon Ball; Woods Edge
  8. 7. The Day Bill Told Off His Boss
    Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons]
  9. 8. ["First time ever!"]
    Add-A-Patch Emblems & Patches
  10. 9. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Princessions
  12. 11. ["It's here! At long last we're ready to unleash the greatest pulp hero of all time."]
    Direct Currents
  13. 12. Chessmen of Death!
    Wonder Woman
  14. 13. ["Pass this test and you may earn $300."]
    Sunshine Art Studios Greeting Cards
  15. 14. ["The biggest bargain in comics!"]
    DC Comics
  16. 15. ["How Joe solved his 'security problem'!"]
    Locksmithing Institute Training Course
  17. 16. ["Just put an X next to the comics you want!"]
    DC Comics
  18. 17. ["How can Lois Lane and Superman save 10 million lives?"]
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Supergirl
  19. 18. ["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  20. 19. ["Famous name prizes or cash"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  21. 20. ["One for roads."]
    Raleigh Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore