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CGC certified: VG+ (4.5), Restored (C-1). Cream to off-white pages. Grader notes: Creasing to cover; interior spine reinforced; moderate spine stress lines to cover; small amount of color touch on left center front cover; tear seals top back cover C-1. Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. GPAnalysis: A restored 4.5 (C-1, trimmed) sold for $10,800 in 2018. More recently, a restored 4.0 (SA, trimmed) sold for $15,842 in 9/21, and a restored 3.0 (C-1, married centerfold) sold for $18,000 in 5/21. A Universal 4.5 sold for $43,200 in 1/23. CGC Census: 207 graded copies (147 Universal, 7 Qualified, 1 Signature Series, 52 Restored). Credits: Cover: E. E. Hibbard. Scripts: Gardner Fox, William Marston. Art: E. E. Hibbard, Stan Asch, Ben Flinton, Cliff Young, Jack Burnley, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, Jon Blummer, Harry Peter. Overstreet: "Origin and 1st app: Wonder Woman (origin cont'd in Sensation #1; see Wonder Woman #1 for more detailed origin); Dr. Fate dons new helmet; Hop Harrigan text stories and Starman begin; Starman and Dr. Mid-Nite become members." "Wonder Woman premiered in All Star Comics #8, immediately went on to star in a new All-American anthology, Sensation Comics, and would add her own quarterly shortly thereafter. She was an instantly iconic figure." — Paul Levitz, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking. Taschen: 2010, pp. 55-58. ************************ Consignments welcome for PBA's Fall 2024 Comic Book sales. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com. Coming Attractions: The DC Universe Collection Part 4: SUPERMAN. November 2024. Every ish of the Man of Steel's own title from 1939-2014, plus related mags featuring DC's Action Ace. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list. Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale. September 2024. Hundreds of great pulp mags, both graded and raw. To consign or request info, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. The Steve Ditko Collection Part 3. October 2024. Steve Ditko's own copies of Strange Tales featuring Doctor Strange, consigned by the Steve Ditko Estate and CGC certified from The Steve Ditko Collection, plus original art and rare ephemera. To consign Ditko comics and art, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com. EC, MAD and Pre-Code Horror. Early 2025. Another four-color fear-fest from PBA, packed with history, lore, gags, bon mots, obscure musings. Consignments accepted now, the more lurid the better. EC, Superior, Ajax-Farrell, Comic Media, Story, Standard, Atlas, Avon, Master-Merit, Stanley Morse, etc. Seeking comics, original art, ephemera. Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.