On October 21, 1941, DC's ALL-STAR COMICS #8 hit the stands. In its pages was featured the first ever appearance of Wonder Woman, a comics character that needs no introduction, wherever you are in the world, even if you've never read a single one of her adventures. That's the kind of icon she became throughout the years. And so, October 21 is Wonder Woman Day, despite the opportunistic and commercial decision of DC to have it celebrated on June 3rd, 2017, due to the premiere of Patti Jenkin's film. Here, in this humble abode to sexy comics covers, I choose to celebrate it with eight of the sexiest covers ever from WW seventy-eight year history. One could argue that any cover featuring Wonder Woman is a sexy cover just by having Wonder Woman in it. I won't debate it. However, when one lays eyes on George Pérez's detailed artwork, or Irv Novick's particular way of drawing the most sensuous Wonder Woman, or even Brian Bolland's celebration of the female form in every drawing, one knows one's entering an all-new ball game.
And, since we are on the approach to Halloween, I picked up some covers with not only supernatural and horrific elements - by no means an exaustive selection - but also with sexy supernatural and horrific elements. And among those, what can top tentacles? Obviously, this is neither the occasion, nor the place to tackle a theory of tentacle erotica, so suffice it to observe that through Wonder Woman's publishing history (and since the get go, thanks to William Moulton Marston's proclivities) bondage in a way or another has featured prominently and, since the mid-seventies, it was a major element to appear in cover illustrations. When bondage was achieved through tentacles, instead of ropes, the erotic effect was that much more intense, as the following covers well certify. Enjoy.
Covers by: Michael Netzer & Vince Colletta; George Pérez; Brian Bolland; Irv Novick; Gray Morrow; Eduardo Barreto, Brian Bolland; and George Pérez.
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