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Issue: Wonder Woman #93
Publication Date: October 1957
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Issues: #93 of 329 Issues (475 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/04/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman; mermen
First Line: Invading mermen! -- I must warn Amazon Island!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover text: Wonder Woman refers to her homeland as "Amazon Island" instead of "Paradise Island."
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Menace of the Mermen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Queen Hippolyta; Lura (Amazon); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mermen (Villains)
Synopsis: After Queen Hippolyta goes missing during a swim off the coast of Paradise Island, Wonder Woman is reluctant to assume the throne until she learns what has become of her mother.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #3 published January 1958
as Menace of the Mermen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Here the Mermen are called the Amazons' ancient enemies, although later stories show friendly relations between the two nations.

We for a time credited the inks on this story to Kurt Schaffenberger per an error report from Saltarella. However, all involved in a discussion on the GCD-Main list agreed it was not Schaffenberger, though it was also not Harry Peter as we originally had either.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Green Family; Terry the dog
Synopsis: Terry the dog recounts the perils of not planning for a family vacation.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dairy Queen
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Shrinking City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): Harry Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Duke Deception (villain); Queen Hippolyta; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Synopsis: Duke Deception attacks Skyscraper City with his R-Zero weapon, a shrinking ray, in a prelude to a greater attack on Earth.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #30 published March 1959
as The Shrinking City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Duke of Deception is called "Duke Deception" in this story. Queen Hippolyta celebrates her birthday on Paradise Island. The tallest building in Skyscraper City is Skyscraper Tower, modeled after the Empire State Building.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Romantic Rings!
First Line: A man on the lookout for a bride...
Synopsis: The romantic customs of the Middle Ages, Greece, Persia, and Britain.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
Character(s): Jerry; Gloria
First Line: Oh Gloria!" "Why Jerry, you're giving me your fraternity pin?
Synopsis: Jerry asks Gloria to wear his fraternity pin.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Women in White

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Article describing to girls the benefits of becoming a nurse.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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20th Century King Arthur!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): Harry Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Jimmy
Synopsis: Wonder Woman secretly aids an outcast boy in his attempts to model himself after his hero, King Arthur.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Josely Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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