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9October 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Wonder Woman #9

DC · October 1987 · on sale 1987-06-09

First appearance: The CheetahFirst appearance: Chrissie Fenton2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
1987-10-00
On-sale date
1987-06-09
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Cheetah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chrissie Fenton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezThe Cheetah First, Barbara Minerva, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
2Blood of the Cheetahcomic story22script: George Pérez, Len Wein; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bruce D. Patterson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: J. CostanzaEtta Candy, The Cheetah First, Chuma, Chrissie Fenton First, Julia Kapatelis, Vanessa Kapatelis, Myndi Mayer, Barbara Minerva, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Diana Trevor, Wonder Woman
4Slash Maraudpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Adam Kubert; inks: Andy Kubert
10-letters page2script: Karen
12DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893178110
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893178110

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Challenge of the Gods
ISBN 1-4012-0324-8		2004On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5547-3		2015On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6375-1		2016On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: The Cheetah #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9166-2		2020On eBay ›
Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Victories #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9434-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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