A once in a lifetime opportunity will soon await Wonder Womans when three very high grade Wonder Woman comics will be auctioned off on Ebay by collectibles dealer Darren Adams. All Star Comics #8 (December 1941), Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942), and Wonder Woman #1 (July 1942) make up this highly coveted trio of comics which establish Princess Diana’s first appearance, cover debut, origin, and first solo comic! Adams’ copy of Wonder Woman #1 was originally sent just after its publication to Harper’s Magazine where it was quickly forgotten after someone put it in a folder in a filing cabinet only to be discovered years later! In addition, both All Star Comics #8 and Sensation Comics #1 are uncirculated and have the distinction of being the single highest CGC graded copies, respectively 9.4 and 9.6 while the Wonder Woman copy comes in at 9.0!
You may remember hearing about the auction several years back for Superman #1 that netted 3.2 million dollars. Adams was the owner of that Superman comic and the Christopher Reeves Foundation was a beneficiary of a portion of the auction proceeds. Adams will auction this trio of Wonder Woman comics starting on August 17th and ending on August 27th. As with the Superman auction, Adams will donate to Trafficking Hope , an organization whose goals are to end human trafficking and provide services to people victimized by it.
What you need to know:
• Wonder Woman #1, Sensational Comics #1 and All Star Comics #8 are each being sold separately. All three are over 75 years old and are in near-perfect condition.
• They will be for sale beginning on August 17th at 5pm PST at http://adpages.ebay.com/wonderwoman/ through eBay for Charity
• The seller is Darren Adams, Owner of Pristine Comics, who sold Superman Action Comics #1 on eBay in 2014 for $3.2M (a record for eBay).
• Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941, and had her cover debut on Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. The first full length comic devoted exclusively to the character was Wonder Woman #1, which was released in July 1942. These three books make up the definitive debut, cover art, and origin story for Wonder Woman.
• A portion of the proceeds will be donatd to Trafficking Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing human trafficking.
Auction details and images provided courtesy of Katrina Weber Ashour and Elizabeth Meddin of Fitz and Co