Showing posts with label Wonder Woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wonder Woman. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2014

Christmas Covers - December 19

Sensation Comics #38

It's a good thing that Wonder Woman is helping out Santa on the cover of Sensation Comics #38 (1945) by H.G. Peter; that dude with the tommy gun looks dangerous!

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2013: Wumo Bryter Julefreden 2011)
(2012: Spooky #72)
(2011: P.S. Magazine The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #134)
(2010: Ghostbusters #3)
(2009: Magnus Robot Fighter #34)
(2008: DCU Holiday Special 2008)
(2007: Walter Lantz New Funnies #167)
(2006: Omaha the Cat Dancer vol. 2 #1)
(2005: Marvel Comics Super Special #39)
(2004: The Spirit #12)

(Also see: The 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Sunday, December 07, 2014

Christmas Covers - December 7

Comic Calvalcade #25

Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash give a hand to an ailing Santa on the cover of Comic Cavalcade #25 (1948) by Bob Oksner.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2013: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library vol. 11)
(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

(Also see: The 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Thursday, July 01, 2010

The Many Costumes of Wonder Woman


The original, from Sensation Comics #1 (1942)


A quick change from skirt to shorts in Sensation Comics #5 (1942)

 She goes mod in Wonder Woman #178 (1968)

She has a different outfit nearly every issue, such as this stylish ensemble from Wonder Woman #181 (1969)


Going to all-white in Wonder Woman #186 (1970)

The white outfit saw many variations, such as this stylish fighting ensemble in Wonder Woman #201 (1972)

But then in Wonder Woman #204 (1973) she was back to the classic outfit with shorts (although by this point the shorts are noticeably shorter....)

In Wonder Woman #288 (1982), the classic bird emblem is replaced with a stylized WW.

 When George Perez rebooted Wonder Woman with a new #1 (1987) in the wake of Crisis, he kept her standard costume, though adding a good deal more hair.

Though he also gave her a variety of specialized costumes, such as this warrior ensemble in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #10 (1987).

In Wonder Woman vol. 2 #93 (1995), the character Artimis became the 'official' Wonder Woman and inherited the now-classic WW costume, while Diana continued her super-hero career in a black outfit, complete with, yes, a jacket!

John Byrne took over the title with Wonder Woman vol. 2 #101 (1995) and returned Diana to the WW costume, with a few variations.

The shorts would continue to get shorter over the years. By the time Wonder Woman vol. 2 #139 (1998) rolled around, she was for all purposes now fighting crime in a bathing suit.

Although the length and volume of her hair varied over the years, Wonder Woman was always known for her long locks. But in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #190 (2003), she shockingly cut her hair super-short! (A change that would only last about 6 months—apparently Amazon hair grows much faster than normal human hair...)

 With another relaunch in Wonder Woman vol. 3 #1 (2006), her costume returns to a version of the classic bird emblem, and her belt has morphed into the WW emblem.

In Wonder Woman vol. 3 #6 (2007) Diana briefly returned to her all-white super-spy outfit.


And now in 2010, Jim Lee has once again given Wonder Woman a new costume, with black pants and jacket. How long will this change last...?

Sunday, October 03, 2004

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover.

From Wonder Woman #170 (1967), Ross Andru & Mike Esposito give us a cover that illustrates the back-up story: "Wonder Woman -- Gorilla".

"You're pretty enough to be a gorilla, so I'm going to turn you into one of us!"

(Yes, I know that gorillas aren't monkeys. Deal.)

Image is courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a full-sized version.