Sensation Comics
| Sensation Comics | |
|---|---|
 The first issue of Sensation Comics marked the first cover appearance of Wonder Woman, art by H. G. Peter. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly: #1–93 Bimonthly: #94–109 |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero (#1–93) Romance (#94–106) Supernatural/mystery (#107–109) |
| Publication date | January 1942 – May–June 1952 |
| No. of issues | 109 |
| Main character(s) | Wonder Woman |
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The series briefly became a romance title starting with issue #94 (November 1949).[2] Johnny Peril became the lead feature with issue #107, when the theme of the comic changed to a supernatural/mystery format.[3] The title was changed to Sensation Mystery with #110 and ran for another seven issues.[4] The retitled series ended with issue #116 (July–August 1953).[5]
1999 one-shot
The Sensation Comics title was used again in 1999 as the title for one issue of the Justice Society Returns storyline.[6]
2014 revival
DC Comics revived the Sensation Comics series in August 2014 as a "Digital First" series featuring Wonder Woman.[7] The print edition debuted with an October cover date.[8] This series was cancelled in December 2015.[9] The final issue was #17 (cover dated Feb. 2016).[8]
Collected editions
- Wonder Woman Archives
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–12, 240 pages, May 1998, ISBN 1-5638-9402-5
- Volume 2 includes Sensation Comics #13–17, 240 pages, February 2000, ISBN 978-1563895944
- Volume 3 includes Sensation Comics #18–24, 240 pages, June 2002, ISBN 1-5638-9814-4
- Volume 4 includes Sensation Comics #25–32, 240 pages, March 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0145-8
- Volume 5 includes Sensation Comics #33–40, 240 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-4012-1270-0
- Volume 6 includes Sensation Comics #41–48, 232 pages, July 2010, ISBN 978-1401227340
- Volume 7 includes Sensation Comics #49–57, 240 pages, November 2012, ISBN 978-1401237431
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–12, 240 pages, May 1998,
- The Wonder Woman Chronicles
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–9, 192 pages, March 2010, ISBN 978-1-4012-2644-2
- Volume 2 includes Sensation Comics #10–14, 192 pages, December 2011, ISBN 978-1-4012-3240-5
- Volume 3 includes Sensation Comics #15–18, 176 pages, December 2012, ISBN 1401236928
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–9, 192 pages, March 2010,
- JSA All-Stars Archives
- Volume 1 includes ISBN 978-1-4012-1472-2
- Volume 1 includes
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #1–5, 168 pages, April 2015, ISBN 140125344X
- Volume 2 includes Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #6–10, 168 pages, October 2015, ISBN 140125862X
- Volume 3 includes Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #11–17, 232 pages, May 2016, ISBN 1401261574
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #1–5, 168 pages, April 2015,
- Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–24, 776 pages, October 2016, ISBN 978-1401264963
- Volume 2 includes Sensation Comics #25–48, 768 pages, July 2017, ISBN 978-1401271466
- Volume 3 includes Sensation Comics #49–69, 784 pages, November 2018, ISBN 978-1401280826
- Volume 4 includes Sensation Comics #70–89, 704 pages, March 2020, ISBN 978-1401294793
- Volume 5 includes Sensation Comics #90–104, 688 pages, April 2022, ISBN 978-1779513366
- Volume 1 includes Sensation Comics #1–24, 776 pages, October 2016,
Millennium Edition
In 2000 and 2001, DC reprinted several of its most notable issues in the Millennium Edition series. The first issue of Sensation Comics was reprinted in this format.[10]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.)
Wonder Woman...took the lead in Sensation Comics following a sneak preview in All Star Comics #8.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Wallace "1940s" in Dolan, p. 61: "Sensation Comics started to focus entirely on romance with issue #94 in November".
- ^ Markstein, Don (2010). "Johnny Peril". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015.
- Irvine, Alex"1950s" in Dolan, p. 68: "For most of Sensation Comics run the lead feature remained Wonder Woman, but from issue #107, the theme changed as the mysterious adventurer known as Johnny Peril took center stage…At issue #110, Sensation Comics changed its name to Sensation Mystery to better represent its new focus. Johnny Peril remained the lead feature of the comic until its demise six issues later in July 1953".
- ^ Sensation Mystery at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Goyer, David S.; Robinson, James (w), Benefiel, Scott (p), Propst, Mark (i). "Womanly Deeds and Manly Words" Sensation Comics, vol. 2, no. 1 (May 1999).
- ^ Yehl, Joshua (May 19, 2014). "DC Comics to Publish Digital First Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman". IGN. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Arrant, Chris (September 14, 2015). "Updated: Batman '66 and Sensation Comics Also Ending, GL: Lost Army A Miniseries". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
In the DC December 2015 solicitations, both Batman '66 and Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman are listed as ending with that month's issues.
- ^ Millennium Edition: Sensation Comics at the Grand Comics Database
External links
- Sensation Comics at the Grand Comics Database.
- Sensation Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Sensation Comics and Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman at Mike's Amazing World of Comics