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Main character (s) Wonder Woman. Creative team. Writer (s) William Moulton Marston. Artist (s) H. G. Peter. " Introducing Wonder Woman " is a story from All Star Comics #8. Released on October 21, 1941 ( cover dated Dec./Jan. 1941/1942), [1] it is notable as the first appearance of Wonder Woman.
All Star Comics #8 ( cover dated January 1942) featured the first appearance of Wonder Woman in an eight-page story written by William Moulton Marston, under the pen name of "Charles Moulton" with art by H. G. Peter. [8] . The insert story was included to test reader interest in the Wonder Woman concept.
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In the skies above the open ocean, a military plane begins its unruly descent toward Paradise Island. The crash site is approached by two women, Mala and a "princess", who are shocked to find a man as the craft's only occupant. He is brought to the hospital where it is discovered that his papers identify him as Captain Steve Trevor, enlisted in the U.S. Army Intelligence Service. The Queen, Hippolyte, orders the doctor to keep his eyes covered while she nurses him back to health, and declares that he must leave the island as soon as he's well.
The princess spends several days assisting the doctor, and slowly begins to fall in love with Trevor. The Queen forbids her daughter from seeing the man, and tells her the story of how the Amazon women came to be on Paradise Island.
During Trevor's convalescence, mother and daughter use the Magic Sphere to discern the nature of his arrival on the island. Two Nazi agents named Von Storm and Fritz had hijacked an experimental robot plane and attempted to bomb an army airfield, but Trevor heroically took control of the plane and drove the Nazis away. He was in pursuit of Fritz' fighter across the ocean, when he crashed on the island.
After revelatory counsel from Aphrodite and Athena, Hippolyte decrees that an Amazon agent should be sent to the United States to aid the Americans against hate and oppression. She holds a great tournament to determine which of her warriors should act as their good will ambassador. Her daughter wants to participate in the tournament, but Hippolyte forbids it.
The princess disguises herself with a simple mask and enters the tournament anyway. She masters every competition and becomes one of two finalists to compete in the bullets and bracelets competition. The princess emerges triumphant, at which time her identity is revealed to the crowd.
The Queen expresses a bittersweet pride in her daughter, gifting her with a costume made especially to be worn in America. "In America," she says, "you'll indeed be a Wonder Woman." She continues, "Let yourself be known as Diana, after your godmother, the goddess of the moon."
•Wonder Woman
•Steve Trevor
•Colonel Darnell
•Fritz
•Von Storm
•Amazons
1.All Star Comics #7 advertised #8 as "on sale everywhere about Oct. 25!"
The 1941 Library of Congress Periodicals filed copyright on October 21, 1941
All Star Comics #8 (December 1941/January 1942) featured the first appearance of Wonder Woman. Unlike the other characters who had their own titles, she was allowed to appear in the series, but only as the JSA's secretary from #11 onward, and did not actively take part in most adventures until much later in the series.
This landmark comic book features the very first appearance and original origin of Wonder Woman, which continues into SENSATION COMICS #1 and WONDER WOMAN... All-Star Comics #8 ALL COMIC SERIES
Sep 25, 2023 · All Star Comics #8, published in December 1941, holds a hallowed place in the historical records of comic book. This iconic issue is famous not only for being the first appearance of Wonder Woman but also for its immense cultural significance and ever-increasing monetary value.
