Wonder Woman comics: record auction prices for the rarest issues

Created in late 1941 by psychologist William Moulton Marston (writer) and illustrator H. G. Peter (artist), Wonder Woman is the first major female superhero in American comics. She debuted in All Star Comics #8, appeared on the cover of Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942, then headlined her own solo series with Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1 in the summer of 1942 — a run that lasted through issue #329 in 1986. The 2017 film directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot in the title role, grossed $822 million worldwide and put DC Golden Age comics firmly back in the spotlight for collectors.

This guide sticks to the verifiable: eBay medians from our estimator (eBay.fr + eBay.com, June 2026) and sale records documented by Heritage Auctions and CGC News. Rule applied: fewer than 15 active eBay listings = signal too thin; auction records take precedence. Watch out for the numbering ambiguity: Wonder Woman #1 refers to two entirely different series — the 1942 Golden Age grail (vol. 1) and George Pérez's 1987 relaunch (vol. 2, accessible); the two are not remotely equivalent in value.

The three Golden Age Wonder Woman grails (documented records)

These issues are too scarce in high grade for eBay to provide a reliable signal (volumes of 5 listings or fewer for the relevant series). Auction sale records are the only authoritative benchmark.

Record sources: Heritage Auctions, CGC News.

All Star Comics #8: the first appearance, record at $1,620,000

Published in December 1941 by DC Comics (then All-American Publications), All Star Comics #8 contains an eight-page origin story of Diana, Princess of the Amazons, written by Marston and drawn by Peter. The character was immediately spun off into a dedicated monthly series the following month. Scarcity is extreme: at the time of the record, the CGC Census listed just one copy graded above 9.0 among roughly 191 certified examples across all grades.

• All-time record: $1,620,000 for the unique CGC 9.4 copy, sold at Heritage Auctions on June 16, 2022 — the first time any comic primarily tied to a female superhero had crossed the million-dollar mark.
• Previous record: $936,223 for that same CGC 9.4 copy, sold in August 2017 in an eBay auction managed by Pristine Comics.

Sensation Comics #1: $420,000 for the CGC 9.6 copy

Published in January 1942, Sensation Comics #1 is the first issue of a series devoted to Wonder Woman, who appears on the cover and stars as the lead character. This issue establishes her secret identity as Diana Prince and introduces her invisible plane. Among the 113 CGC-certified examples on record, only one has ever been graded 9.6 — the highest grade ever assigned to this title.

• 2024 record: $420,000 for the unique CGC 9.6 copy, sold at Heritage Auctions during the Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction of April 2024.
• 2017 record: $399,100 for that same CGC 9.6 copy, during the Pristine Comics eBay auction of August 2017 — a rise of more than 5% over seven years.

Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1 (1942): the solo title, ~$291,100

In the summer of 1942, Wonder Woman received her own eponymous series, Wonder Woman vol. 1 #1 — again by Marston and Peter. That series ran for 329 issues through 1986, making it one of DC's longest continuous runs. Our eBay estimator returns only 5 active listings for the series: the signal is too thin for a meaningful median. The documented record is a CGC 9.0 copy realising approximately $291,100 at Heritage Auctions in 2016.

Watch out for the vol. 1 / vol. 2 mix-up: Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1 (1987), the George Pérez relaunch following Crisis on Infinite Earths, is an entirely different series and far more affordable — our estimator returns 5 listings with a median around €10, too illiquid to cite as a headline price. It is vol. 1 from 1942 that constitutes the genuine Golden Age grail.

Silver Age and Bronze Age keys within collector reach

Beyond the unreachable Golden Age grails, several key issues from the main series appear on eBay with enough listing volume for reliable medians:

Note: WW #179 (1968, start of the powerless Diana Prince era) returns only 14 active listings — too thin for a headline median. eBay sources: eBay.fr + eBay.com, mycomicscollection.com estimator, June 2026.

The all-grades eBay median reflects the majority of low-grade copies circulating on the secondary market. A CGC-slabbed mid-to-high grade copy (8.0+) of these issues trades well above that median; issues like #98 or #204 in CGC 9.0+ enter the hundreds of dollars range. High-grade auction records for Silver and Bronze Age issues are not publicly consolidated in a reliable way — we stay with the available eBay medians.