Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Vol. 3

A third helping of 1940s Wonder Woman stories collected in a massive hardcover for the first time.

Since her introduction in 1941, the amazing Amazonian warrior called Wonder Woman has been fighting for truth and justice. In the turbulent era of World War II, Wonder Woman was a unique class of superhero, treating even her enemies with compassion. In both her crime-fighting escapades as Wonder Woman and in her civilian life as Diana Prince, she tirelessly fought for the good of all humankind.

In these classic Golden Age adventures, Wonder Woman battles smugglers, spies, and evildoers of all kinds--including evil baroness Paula Von Gunther and fierce villainess Cheetah. Witness these iconic adventures featuring Etta Candy, Steve Trevor, and everyone's favorite Amazonian princess in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Volume 3.

This edition collects stories from Sensation Comics #25-36, Wonder Woman #8-11, Comic Cavalcade #6-8, and The Big All-American Comic Book.

A noted psychologist and the man who perfected the testing system for the lie detector, William Moulton Marston was hired in 1941 as an advisor to All-American Comics publisher M.C. Gaines after he wrote an article praising the educational potential of comic books in the magazine The Family Circle. In December 1941, Wonder Woman's first adventure appeared in All Star Comics #8, written by Marston under the pen name Charles Moulton. For four years Marston wrote nearly all his creation's adventures, including both comic books and a syndicated newspaper strip. In 1945, suffering from the effects of a polio infection, he began to turn over the feature's scripting duties to others, particularly his assistant Joye Murchison. Marston died in 1947, just a week shy of his 54th birthday.