WONDER WOMAN #146

Pre-1977 book so no direct/newsstand distinction applies. Cover shows moderate wear: visible corner softness at bottom corners, a small spot/mark near the left edge mid-cover, and slight surface scuffing across the image; spine area is obscured by a protective sleeve fold but appears to have some stress lines. Colors remain bright with good gloss retention and no major tears or creases are visible. Interior and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on the front cover as photographed.

Wonder Woman #146 arrived during Robert Kanigher's long Silver Age stewardship of the title, with art by the regular team of Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, whose clean, kinetic style defined the character's look throughout the early-to-mid 1960s. The issue is a representative example of the period's formula of imaginative, often whimsical plotting built around Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and the supporting cast of Paradise Island, rather than a landmark of first appearances or origin material. Its interest lies chiefly in being a well-regarded but not historically pivotal chapter in a continuously published run that collectors pursue as a complete set.

Market data shows a typical shape for a lightly collected mid-1960s DC issue: values climb gradually through the mid grades before rising more sharply near the top of the census, with only a handful of copies certified above 9.0 and no recorded sales at the very top grades. One-year and ninety-day average sale prices sitting well below current FMV asks at several grade points suggest a market that is thin rather than actively bid up, consistent with a book whose demand is driven by series completists more than by any singular key-issue narrative.

This is a book best suited to Wonder Woman run collectors and Silver Age DC generalists building out a title rather than speculators chasing a key. Lower grades trade cheaply and steadily as reading/filler copies, while mid-grade raw copies see modest, unhurried demand. High-grade certified copies are scarce enough that a true 9.8 would likely draw outsized interest relative to the book's day-to-day trading pattern, though thin sales history at the top of the census means pricing there should be treated as an estimate rather than a well-established benchmark.