(Spring 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-02-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wonder Woman Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
An All-American Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Alice Marble (associate editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Wonder Woman and the Winged Maidens of Venus (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Winged Maidens of Venus
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Cover Thumbnail for Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #12
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

All-American Publications for All American Boys & Girls! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sensation Comics; Flash Comics; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Wonder Woman and the Winged Maidens of Venus, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton) (sourced)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Arlene (sourced) (backgrounds); Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Desira (Queen of Venus); natives of Venus (introduction for all); Third World War Promoters [Pierre Finati (President); Bird Boswell; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all); Nerva (villain, Steve's secretary, introduction)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman is given the gift of magnetic hearing by Desira, Queen of Venus, and learns that a 3rd World War is being planned. So she allows herself to be captured by the group responsible, which tries to get her to betray secret information that would arouse the ire of 30 nations.
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Keywords
Venus

Indexer Notes

The title was taken from the cover.

[Part 2] The Ordeal of Fire (Table of Contents: 4)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton) (sourced)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Arlene (sourced) (backgrounds); Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Holliday Girls
Etta Candy; Paula von Gunther; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Desira; Gay (Holliday Girl pledge, introduction); Hester (Holliday Girl pledge, introduction); Third World War Promoters [Pierre Finati; Bird Boswell; rest unnamed] (villains); Velma (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Etta and the Holliday girls are initiating new members of their sorority when one is transported to Venus and Wonder Woman must follow her. When she arrives, she must submit to Velma or the girl will be killed, and only action by Paula back on Paradise Island saves the day!
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Keywords
Paradise Island; Venus

Join the Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 5)

The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Want to Be a Champion? (Table of Contents: 6)

Wheaties / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Helen Keller (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Alice Marble (sourced)
Pencils
Alfonso Greene (sourced)
Inks
Alfonso Greene (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography
Characters
Helen Keller

S.O.S. -- Miami (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (credited as Lynne Lovelace)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

Not to Be Repeated! (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

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?
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?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
advocacy

[Part 3] The Conquest of Venus (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton) (sourced)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Arlene (sourced) (backgrounds); Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Diana Prince; Steve Trevor; Paula von Gunther; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Queen Desira; Third World War Promoters [Pierre Fenati; Bird Boswell; rest unnamed] (villains); Velma (villain); Killer Dogan (villain, Velma's boyfriend, introduction)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman tries to convert Velma to the ways of love and peace, but Velma succeeds in contacting a noted gangster and his men, getting them to invade and hopefully conquer Venus.
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Keywords
magic girdle; Venus

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

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon (Table of Contents: 13)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Reed
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
C. C. Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Wonder Woman and the Winged Maidens of Venus
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. All-American Publications for All American Boys & Girls!
    Sensation Comics; Flash Comics; All-American Comics
  4. 3. [Wonder Woman and the Winged Maidens of Venus, Part 1]
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. [Part 2] The Ordeal of Fire
    Wonder Woman
  6. 5. Join the Junior Justice Society of America
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  7. 6. Want to Be a Champion?
    Wheaties
  8. 7. Helen Keller
    Wonder Women of History
  9. 8. S.O.S. -- Miami
  10. 9. Not to Be Repeated!
  11. 10. [Part 3] The Conquest of Venus
    Wonder Woman
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Weather Man
  14. 13. Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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