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Issue: Wonder Woman #28
Publication Date: March 1948
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Issues: #28 of 329 Issues (475 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/26/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #211, 214, 217, 300)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Notation
Marked Image
Pencilling above masthead.
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Villainy, Inc. [Eviless; Giganta; Clea; Dr. Poison [Princess Maru]; the Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #[28] published January 1948
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #416 published March 1972
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-10 published March 1972
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[Part 1] Villainy Incorporated!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Mala; Villainy, Inc. [Eviless; the Saturians; Giganta; Queen Clea; the Blue Snow Man [Bryna Brilyant]; Dr. Poison [Princess Maru]; Hypnota; Mara; the Cheetah [Priscilla Rich] (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: As Wonder Woman brings Saturian women to Transformation Island, one of them, Eviless, escapes and gets control of Wonder Woman's magic lasso. The villain sets the other prisoners loose and uses Venus girdles on the Amazons to force them into submission.
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #416 published March 1972
as Villainy, Incorporated! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-10 published March 1972
as Villain Incorporated [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman 80-Page Giant #1 published February 2002
as [Part 1] Villainy, Incorporated! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 2007
as Villainy Incorporated [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: WW28A
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously credited William Marston.

Oddity: Lapore's book only lists Joye Murchison scripting part 2 of this 3 part story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[Part 2] Trap of Crimson Flame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; the Amazons; Irene (introduction); transformed prisoners of Transformation Island (introduction for all); Villainy, Inc. [Eviless; Saturians; Queen Clea; the Cheetah; the Blue Snowman [Byrna Brilyant]; Dr. Poison]
Synopsis: Villainy, Inc. succeeds in capturing Queen Hippolyte and the rest of the Amazons, then summon Wonder Woman, planning to kill her and Queen Hippolyte. But a riot by transformed prisoners releases Wonder Woman and allows the capture of many members of Villainy. Inc.
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In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-10 published March 1972
as Villain Incorporated [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #416 published March 1972
as Trap of Crimson Flame [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman 80-Page Giant #1 published February 2002
as [Part 2] Trap of Crimson Flame [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 2007
as Trap of Crimson Flame [Part 2] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously credited William Marston.

Oddity: Lapore's book only credits this part of the story to Joye Murchison. Printer's error?
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Light That Did Not Fail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bright Star Flashlight Battery
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Elizabeth Barret Browning
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Take over, will you, Atkins?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
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Danny's Dream

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Penciller(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Inker(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Recoil

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[Part 3] In the Hands of the Merciless!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Steve Trevor; Professor Zool (scientist at Holliday College); Clarice Mystic (a cult member, introduction); Irene (introduction); several prisoners from Transformation Island (introduction for all); Villainy, Inc. [Giganta; Zara; Hypnota; Queen Clea] (villains)
Synopsis: The four remaining members of Villainy, Inc. have fled to the man's world with Hippolyte's jewels. These remain hidden until a tip from a shopkeeper leads the Amazon Princess to the criminal's lair where she is captured, but later freed by Steve, Etta, and the Holliday Girls. The four villains are then taken to Transformation Island.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-10 published March 1972
as Villain Incorporated [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #416 published March 1972
as In the Hands of the Merciless! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman 80-Page Giant #1 published February 2002
as [Part 3] In the Hands of the Merciless! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 2007
as In The Hands of the Merciless! [Part 3] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously credited William Marston.

Oddity: Lapore's book only lists part 2 of the story by Joye Murchison. Printer's error?
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Leave It to Binky
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: National Comics, Inc. 480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: Sheldon Mayer; Owners:Harry Donenfeld, Gussie Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz; Rose Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner; Sophie Sampliner; Irwin Donenfeld;Sonia Donenfeld
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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