Wonder Woman #28 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages....

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Wonder Woman #28 Values

Publisher: DC, 1948

About Wonder Woman #28

First appearance of Villainy Incorporated (Eviless, Giganta, Clea, Dr. Poison, Hypnota, Mara, Cheetah, and Blue Snow Man). H. G. Peter cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Villainy, Inc. [Eviless; Giganta; Clea; Dr. Poison [Princess Maru]; the Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]]

Pencils: Harry Peter

Inks: Harry Peter

Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972), | DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: [Part 1] Villainy Incorporated!

Characters: 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.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

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

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

Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972), | DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)

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.

Title: [Part 2] Trap of Crimson Flame

Characters: 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.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

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

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

Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972), | DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)

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?

Title: [Part 3] In the Hands of the Merciless!

Characters: 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.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Joye Murchison [as Charles Moulton] (credited)

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

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

Reprints: Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972), | DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)

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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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	0	1	2	1	4	6	3	4	3	3	7	2	5	5	2	1	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	56
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Total	0	2	2	1	4	6	3	4	4	3	9	3	6	7	3	3	4	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	69

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