Wonder Woman #37 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1949) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $52,800.00

Sold: Sep 17, 2023

Wonder Woman #37 Values

Publisher: DC, 1949

About Wonder Woman #37

First appearance of Circe. H. G. Peter cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Riddle of the Chinese Mummy Case!

Characters: Wonder Woman

Pencils: Harry Peter

Inks: Harry Peter

Notes: Art credits verified by Jerry Bails; we formerly credited Irwin Hasen (pencils) and Bernard Sachs (inks).

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Riddle of the Chinese Mummy Case!

Characters: Professor Dorane; Dr. Ling; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Paula Von Gunther; Princess Mei; Chang (villain)

Synopsis: To solve the mystery of an Amazon artifact, Wonder Woman travels to ancient China, where she meets Chinese Amazons and helps them defeat Barbarian invaders.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

Pencils: Harry Peter

Inks: Harry Peter

Notes: This story was re-written and re-drawn in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #207. Wonder Woman travels to China circa 2300 BC. According to Princess Mei, her ancestors were ancient Amazons who conquered Asia Minor and ruled all of China. By the time of Princess Mei, only her province remains a matriarchy, which the barbarians hope to conquer. To help prevent this, Wonder Woman builds the Great Wall of China. Although Wonder Woman's Amazons have never been depicted wearing trousers or using crescent-shaped pelta shields, she immediately recognizes these as belonging to Amazons.

Title: The Fatal Beauty!

Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Queen Hippolyte; Gasher Jewel Gang; Lorelei Lorn; Derek Nason; Chief of Police

Synopsis: When Steve breaks off with Wonder Woman and takes up with actress Lorelei Lorn, Wonder Woman's heart is tested when she's assigned to protect Lorelei from the Gasher Jewel Gang.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

Pencils: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Inks: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Notes: Steve Trevor is voted in a radio contest as the "Most Typical American Male."

Title: Berthinia Owens

Synopsis: Betehnia Owens overcame the opposition of her family and society to become the first female doctor of the American West, where she singlehandedly stopped a raging epidemic at the age of 65.

Pages: 2.000

Script: Julius Schwartz

Pencils: Paul Reinman

Inks: Paul Reinman

Notes: All credits and editing verified by Jerry Bails.

Characters: Bonny; Leopold

Synopsis: Bonny knits a muffler into a sweater, then unravels it back to a muffler.

Pages: 1.000

Pencils: Bob Oksner ?

Inks: Bob Oksner ?

Reprints: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #13 (November 1959), | A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #48 (August-September 1955)

Title: The Secrets of Circe!

Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Professor Owler; Thor; Mr. Sharpe; Mr. Dulle; Paula von Gunther; Lother Gang; Circe (Introduction, villain)

Synopsis: Wonder Woman travels to the enchanted island planet of Sorca, where Circe has captured Steve and his crew and turned them into animals.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

Pencils: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Inks: Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)

Notes: First and only Golden Age appearance of Circe in the Wonder Woman series. Circe reappears toward the end of the pre-Crisis period starting at Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #301, and becomes a major adversary post-Crisis. According to this story, Circe was banished by the Amazons to Sorca for turning unwary visitors to her island of Aiaie into animals. In later depictions, she is dark-haired, but here she is blond. The antidote to her spells, normally moly, is called "molu" here. Humans are turned into the animals they are most like, so Steve becomes a lion, and Wonder Woman becomes a doe. First: Steve as astronaut.

Title: Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops

Characters: Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Smokey the Bear

Synopsis: Peter avoids becoming dinner by explaining fire preventing tips to Wolfie.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff

Pencils: Rube Grossman

Inks: Rube Grossman

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	3	4	1	2	8	7	12	8	9	7	8	2	6	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	85
Qualified	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Total	3	4	2	3	8	8	13	8	10	9	8	2	6	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	92

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