Wonder Woman comics collecting guide: Golden Age grails to modern keys

Created by William Moulton Marston (writer) and Harry G. Peter (artist), Wonder Woman made her very first appearance in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941, before starring on the cover and taking the lead role in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. Her first solo title, Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1, launched in summer 1942 and ran all the way to issue #329 in 1986 — more than forty years spanning the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and beyond. The 2017 film directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot earned $824 million worldwide at the box office, bringing Diana back to the front of popular culture.

This guide sticks to the verifiable: eBay medians from our estimator (eBay.fr + eBay.com, June 2026) and documented records from Heritage Auctions, CGC News, and GoCollect. When a precise figure cannot be confirmed, it is stated qualitatively. Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1 returns only 5 active eBay listings — too thin for a reliable median; auction records are the authoritative benchmark.

Wonder Woman key issue rankings (real values, June 2026)

eBay values = all grades combined. For Golden Age issues, the eBay signal is absent or too thin — auction records are the only reliable reference.

Record sources: Heritage Auctions, CGC News, GoCollect, QualityComix.

The Golden Age grails: All Star Comics #8 and Sensation Comics #1

All Star Comics #8 (December 1941) is the birth certificate of Diana of Themyscira: William Moulton Marston wrote Wonder Woman's very first appearance, illustrated by Harry G. Peter. This issue belongs to the All Star Comics series — a crossover anthology of the era — and is outside our estimation tool's scope. Auction records are the benchmark:

• All-time record: $1,620,000 for a CGC 9.4 copy, sold at Heritage Auctions in June 2022 — the highest price ever achieved at auction for a comic whose main character is a woman.
• The previous record for this same CGC 9.4 copy was $936,223 in 2017, nearly doubling in five years.

Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942) is the next piece in the collector's timeline: Wonder Woman appears on the cover for the first time and takes the starring role. A CGC 9.6 copy realised $399,100 in 2017. Below that grade, values fall steeply — the nature of Golden Age books in high grade.

Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1 (1942): the first solo title

Summer 1942 brought Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1, the first issue of a series bearing the character's own name. Marston and Peter deepened the Amazonian mythology and the world of Themyscira. Our tool returns only 5 active eBay listings — too thin for a reliable median. The Heritage Auctions benchmark stands: a CGC 9.0 copy sold for $291,100 in 2016. One important distinction to keep in mind: Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1 (1987, the George Perez relaunch) is an entirely different issue, much more recent and widely available — see below.

The Silver Age: Wonder Woman #98 and the new origin

With Wonder Woman #98 (May 1958), writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru performed the Silver Age pivot: a new origin, an updated tone, a modernised visual identity. This is the entry point for collectors who want a genuine Silver Age Wonder Woman without paying Golden Age prices. Our eBay estimator returns a median of €9 across 63 listings — a liquid market for low-grade copies. Graded CGC copies in decent condition trade well above that median, though no major auction record for this issue has been publicly documented to date.

The Bronze Age: Diana Prince, restored powers, and the landmark #200

The Bronze Age of Wonder Woman opens with WW #179 (December 1968): writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Mike Sekowsky have Diana renounce her Amazonian powers and become Diana Prince, a very human adventurer in the spirit of the mod era. With only 14 active eBay listings, the signal is too borderline to cite a reliable headline median — but the issue remains sought after. In 1973, WW #204 marks her return to full power. Our estimator returns a median of €9 across 28 listings, with a high of €24.

Issue #200 (April 1972), the major series anniversary, is the most liquid Bronze Age Wonder Woman on our tool: median €22, high €46, across 22 listings. A nice ungraded copy trades comfortably within that range.

The George Perez relaunch: Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1 (1987)

After the vol. 1 series ended at #329 in 1986, DC handed the relaunch to George Perez, who co-wrote (with Greg Potter) and illustrated the new series. Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1 (1987) retold Diana's origin through Greek mythology with unprecedented narrative ambition and remains the favourite entry point for an entire generation of readers. It is also one of the most accessible issues on this list: price guide data places low-grade copies at a few euros, mid-grade under €10, with only high-grade CGC slabs pushing significantly higher. Our tool returns only 5 active listings for this issue — likely because it circulates mostly in runs alongside later issues in the series.