Today In History

In 1974, Wonder Woman, the TV movie, came to ABC-TV, starring Cathy Lee Crosby. Wonder Woman did not wear the comic book costume and demonstrated no superhuman abilities. On December 18, 1975, another Wonder Woman TV movie entitled The New, Original Wonder Woman, to distinct itself from the Cathy Lee Crosby version, aired starring Lynda Carter. The new Wonder Woman was set in 1942 and the look of the show was copied directly from how the comic book looked in that era. It was excellent for its detail, and was faithful to how the characters were during World War II. Eventually, after a series of tv specials, Wonder Woman became a regular CBS-TV show, still starring Lynda Carter in the title role. CBS took Wonder Woman into the 1970s and instead of being Yeoman First Class Diana Prince as she had been during 1942, Wonder Woman was now an IADC(Inter Agency Defense Command) agent who was still Diana Prince. Retitled The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Diana was able to take on relevant things in the late 1970s such as mimes, disco, and psychics. During the second season on CBS, ratings dropped. The show was cancelled after two seasons. See More Wonder Woman Products

DC Comics Celebrates 75 Years of Awesome

2010 sees the 75th anniversary of DC Comics. Since then, it's gone on to publish some of the greatest comics ever.

In 1938, DC Comics released Action Comics #1, which became a turning point in the history of comic books with the introduction of the first superhero, Superman. Soon after the success of Superman, DC Comics introduced another hero in 1939, one that is still popular today, in Detective Comics #27, Batman.

In celebration of 75 years of awesome, DC Comics and Zazzle have joined forces to bring you 5 limited-edition Screen Printed T-shirts!

T-Shirts also available to purchase individually

The 5 designs include:

Wonder Woman – Cover Art from Vol. 3 #18 “Return of the Khund”

Superman – Cover Art from Vol. 1 #201 “Clark Kent Abandons Superman”

Justice League – Cover Art from Vol. 1 #190 “Our Friends, Our Enemies”

Green Lantern – Cover Art from Vol. 2 #41 “The Double Life of Star Sapphire”

Batman (intro issue) – Detective Comics Cover Art from Vol. 1 #27 “The Case of Chemical Syndicate”

But Zazzle doesn't just have T-Shirts; you can also get these covers (as well as a 2nd Batman cover, and the DC 75^th Anniversary Logo) on Skateboards,Binders, Mugs, Posters, and more.

Be sure to check out everything that’s available during DC Comics 75^th Anniversary, but also check out DC Comics main store, for more of your favorite DC heroes!