WONDER WOMAN #1
CGC VF: 8.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 03/21/2025 8:43 PM
$121,901.15
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
white pages
1st appearance of Ares; Wonder Woman origin retold; 1st solo comic for female superhero; Marston story, H.G. Peter cover/art
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white pages
1st appearance of Ares; Wonder Woman origin retold; 1st solo comic for female superhero; Marston story, H.G. Peter cover/art
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
white pages
1st appearance of Ares; Wonder Woman origin retold; 1st solo comic for female superhero; Marston story, H.G. Peter cover/art
Wonder Woman followed her auspicious debut in All Star Comics #8 with her first cover appearance for the newly launched Sensation Comics #1. That book's breakout success would lead to DC creating the first solo comic for a female superhero — with the company following the lead of the Superman and Batman titles with a quarterly Wonder Woman book in the summer of 1942.
In addition to another classic cover from artist H.G. Peter, Wonder Woman #1 contains four new tales of groundbreaking heroism. Those include a revisiting of Wonder Woman’s origin that reveals how the Amazons were sculpted from clay to fight war-mongering men who follow the malevolent god Ares. (In another groundbreaking move, DC acknowledged the heroine’s diverse appeal with Florence Nightingale starting a “Wonder Women of History” series.)
Wonder Woman, of course, was a vital addition to the Golden Age's superhero pantheon, with the style and format of William Moulton Marston's complex comics vision set from the start. This would result in a nearly unbroken run of quality throughout the WWII-era. Early Wonder Woman comics are often still heavily undervalued. There's good reason to expect these books to shoot up in value — especially with Wonder Woman ready to emerge as part of James Gunn's big-screen DC Universe, with a prequel series set on Paradise Island already in the works.
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Wonder Woman #1 has the Golden Age's favorite heroine making history once again on a comic book cover turned pop-culture artifact. This striking 8.0 copy retains the vivid yellow background that had boys and girls grabbing this issue off the racks, with only 10 copies graded higher on the CGC Census. More impressively, the interior colors are still contrasted by sparkling white pages after 83 years! This very copy sold for $126,000 in July of 2020. It should be noted this copy has great colors and blindingly white pages.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in for the approval to take effect.
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white pages
1st appearance of Ares; Wonder Woman origin retold; 1st solo comic for female superhero; Marston story, H.G. Peter cover/art
Wonder Woman followed her auspicious debut in All Star Comics #8 with her first cover appearance for the newly launched Sensation Comics #1. That book's breakout success would lead to DC creating the first solo comic for a female superhero — with the company following the lead of the Superman and Batman titles with a quarterly Wonder Woman book in the summer of 1942.
In addition to another classic cover from artist H.G. Peter, Wonder Woman #1 contains four new tales of groundbreaking heroism. Those include a revisiting of Wonder Woman’s origin that reveals how the Amazons were sculpted from clay to fight war-mongering men who follow the malevolent god Ares. (In another groundbreaking move, DC acknowledged the heroine’s diverse appeal with Florence Nightingale starting a “Wonder Women of History” series.)
Wonder Woman, of course, was a vital addition to the Golden Age's superhero pantheon, with the style and format of William Moulton Marston's complex comics vision set from the start. This would result in a nearly unbroken run of quality throughout the WWII-era. Early Wonder Woman comics are often still heavily undervalued. There's good reason to expect these books to shoot up in value — especially with Wonder Woman ready to emerge as part of James Gunn's big-screen DC Universe, with a prequel series set on Paradise Island already in the works.
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Wonder Woman #1 has the Golden Age's favorite heroine making history once again on a comic book cover turned pop-culture artifact. This striking 8.0 copy retains the vivid yellow background that had boys and girls grabbing this issue off the racks, with only 10 copies graded higher on the CGC Census. More impressively, the interior colors are still contrasted by sparkling white pages after 83 years! This very copy sold for $126,000 in July of 2020. It should be noted this copy has great colors and blindingly white pages.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in for the approval to take effect.
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Looking to make a purchase? Learn more about how to buy Wonder Woman #1 from ComicConnect!
_______________________________________________
ComicConnect.com offers up to a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE