(1972)
Crown Publishers,
1972 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- [None]
- Pages
- 200
- On-sale Date
- 1972
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Brand
- Bonanza
- ISBN
-
0-517-18687-X
- Editing
- Bea Feitler (Book Design)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- 8.75" x 11.25"
- Paper Stock
- white matte
- Binding
- hardcover with dustjacket
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
"This edition is published by Bonanza Books a division of Crown Publishers Inc. by arrangement with Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc."
Also printed in hardcover and softcover by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 72-89654.
Designed by Bea Feitler.
Also printed in hardcover and softcover by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 72-89654.
Designed by Bea Feitler.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
Frontispiece. Uses same illustration as cover from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 (January 1942).
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
Title page. Uses same illustration as cover from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 (January 1942).
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Publication data page.
Wonder Woman: An Introduction
Wonder Woman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 7 pages
- Script
- Gloria Steinem
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (illustrations)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hippolyte; Steve Trevor
Indexer Notes
The title page illustration comes from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 and the Queen Hippolyte and Princess Diana illustration comes from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #13 (Summer 1945). The other illustrations are unidentified.
Origins
Wonder Woman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Gloria Steinem
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (illustration)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
Section title page with preface with an illustration from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942).
Introducing Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana]; Steve Trevor; Hippolyte; Aphrodite; Athena; Hercules
- Synopsis
- When a man crashes on Paradise Island, the Amazons compete to see who will take him back to Man's World, and Queen Hippolyte's daughter Diana wins the competition to return him in the guise of Wonder Woman.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #196 (September-October 1971) which is reprinted
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #8 (December 1941-January 1942) [abbreviated]
-
[Wonder Woman Comes to America]
Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana]; Steve Trevor; Al Kale
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman returns Steve Trevor to America. In order to earn money to remain and watch over Steve, Wonder Woman signs up with shady promoter Al Kale and performs her "bullets and bracelets" routine. When she realizes that her promoter is cheating her, she leaves him and takes over the identity of nurse Diana Prince -- who wants to leave to join her fiancé in South America -- so that she can remain near Steve. When Steve leaves his hospital bed before he has fully recovered to fight a mystery bomber who fights with poison gas, Wonder Woman must save him and help him put an end to the plot.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #1 (January 1942)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title from later reprints.
Sisterhood
Wonder Woman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
Section title page with preface. Source of illustration unknown.
Battle for Womanhood
Wonder Woman / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Psycho; Benito Mussolini (cameo); Adolf Hitler (cameo); Emperor Hirohito (cameo); Mars; Count Conquest; Earl of Greed; Duke of Deception; Marva Psycho; Ben Bradley; John Sullivan (cameo); George Washington; Colonel Darnell; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls
- Synopsis
- Inspired by the Duke of Deception, Dr. Psycho tries to convince the public that women are not suited for the war effort.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #5 (June-July 1943)
-
The Icebound Maidens
Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed); Arlene (uncredited, backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Hippolyte; Aphrodite; Desira; Eve; Eve Electress; Prince Pagli
- Synopsis
- Aphrodite orders Wonder Woman to help a race of Venusian women who live beneath the South Pole defend themselves from Seal Men.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #13 (Summer 1945)
-
The Girl with the Gun
Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; General Standpat; Steve Trevor; General Scott; Marva Psycho [Jane Gray]; Stoffer
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman must help Marva Psycho when she is accused of trying to murder a general.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #20 (August 1943)
-
The Redskins' Revenge
Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed); Arlene (uncredited, backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Etta Candy [Mattie]; Holliday Girls; Lana [Prudence]; Paula von Gunther; Steve Trevor; Dean Picklepuss; Hippolyte; Daniel Beene; Silas Sneek; Chief Greatheart
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman and Steve follow Lana and the Holliday Girls to the Old West where they expose Silas Sneek, who has been cheating the Native Americans in their trading with Daniel Beene.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #17 (May-June 1946)
-
Indexer Notes
The middle of a three-part story.
Politics
Wonder Woman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Gloria Steinem
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (illustration)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman
Indexer Notes
Section title page with preface with an illustration from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #13 (Summer 1945).
When Treachery Wore a Green Shirt!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; George Zenko; Dr. Frenzi; Josie
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman confronts the xenophobia of Dr. Frenzi.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #81 (September 1948)
-
The Mysterious Prisoners of Anglonia
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Signa; Steve Trevor; Hubert; Black Robert
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman and Steve land in an isolated community stuck in the 13th century and get caught up in court intrigue.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #62 (February 1947)
-
The Girl from Yesterday!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Lee Goldsmith [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Ursula Keating; Abigail Keating; John Hunter [Lon Logox]; Paula von Gunther
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman gets involved with a woman whose aunt has kept her living in the past.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #38 (November-December 1949)
-
The Five Tasks of Thomas Tighe!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Thomas Tighe; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Capt. Rab; James Magnus; Earl Dean; Dean Merrily
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman must help the Holliday Girls succeed at five tasks where men have failed in order to secure a million dollars for the Holliday College scholarship fund from a misogynist.
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #38 (November-December 1949)
-
Romance
Wonder Woman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor
Indexer Notes
Section title page with preface. Source of illustration unknown.
The Lawbreakers' League
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; "Sure-Shot" Hogan; Ferva Shayne; Rodriguez Caballos; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls
- Synopsis
- In order to neutralize Wonder Woman, Ferva Shayne gives Steve an electronic globe that makes him stronger than the Amazon, thinking that she will now marry Steve and give up fighting crime.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #46 (October 1945)
-
The Case of the Girl in Braces
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- William Marston [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Capt. Blank; Paula Von Gunther; Margo Vandergilt; Col. Jack Harvey; Ears Fellock; Corine; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls
- Synopsis
- Steve falls into a trap of the Fellock gang when he becomes romantically involved with Margo Vandergilt.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #50 (February 1946)
-
The Crime of Boss Brekel!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton]
- Pencils
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Speed Ferrett [Boss Brekel]; Steve Trevor
- Synopsis
- While investigating a counterfeit ring, Wonder Woman teams up with secret agent Speed Ferrett, who turns out not to be who he appears to be.
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #51 (March 1946)
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Table of Contents
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0.
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Wonder Woman -
1.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
2.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
Contents
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5.
Wonder Woman: An Introduction
Wonder Woman -
6.
The Amazon Legacy: An Interpretive Essay
Wonder Woman -
7.
Origins
Wonder Woman -
8.
Introducing Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman -
9.
[Wonder Woman Comes to America]
Wonder Woman -
10.
Sisterhood
Wonder Woman -
11.
Battle for Womanhood
Wonder Woman -
12.
The Icebound Maidens
Wonder Woman -
13.
The Girl with the Gun
Wonder Woman -
14.
The Redskins' Revenge
Wonder Woman -
15.
Politics
Wonder Woman -
16.
When Treachery Wore a Green Shirt!
Wonder Woman -
17.
The Mysterious Prisoners of Anglonia
Wonder Woman -
18.
The Girl from Yesterday!
Wonder Woman -
19.
The Five Tasks of Thomas Tighe!
Wonder Woman -
20.
Romance
Wonder Woman -
21.
The Lawbreakers' League
Wonder Woman -
22.
The Case of the Girl in Braces
Wonder Woman -
23.
The Crime of Boss Brekel!
Wonder Woman -
24.
Bibliography
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