Joye Murchison

CREATOR
Joye Murchison
Birth Date	April 4, 1924
Birth Place	New York, USA

c.1945

Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly was the first woman to write for Wonder Woman.

At the age of 19, Murchison began ghostwriting Wonder Woman stories when creator William Moulton Marston became ill. From 1945 to 1949, she wrote at least 72 entries in the pages of Sensation Comics, Wonder Woman, and Comic Cavalcade. She also penned narratives for the Wonder Woman newspaper strip.

Credits

Credits cited in The Golden Age Wonder Woman Omnibus v2.

• Wonder Woman #12 (Spring 1945)
  • "The Winged Maidens of Venus"
  • "The Ordeal of Fire"
  • "The Conquest of Venus"

• Wonder Woman #13 (Summer 1945)
  • "The Icebound Maidens"
  • "The Mystery Maid"
  • "Slaves in the Electric Gardens"

• Comic Cavalcade #11 (Summer 1945)
  • "The Cheetah Returns"

• Sensation Comics #43 (July 1945)
  • "Three Pretty Girls"

• Wonder Woman #14 (Fall 1945)
  • "Captured by Leprechauns"
  • "The Gentlemen Killer Strikes Again!"
  • "The Conquest of Shamrock Land"

• Comic Cavalcade #12 (Fall 1945)
  • "Rebellion on Paradise Island"

• Wonder Woman #15 (Winter 1945)
  • "The First Battle of Neptunia"
  • "The Masters of the Water"
  • "In the Killer's Cage"

• Comic Cavalcade #13 (Winter 1945)
  • "The Underwater Folly"

• Sensation Comics #49 (January 1946)
  • "The Mystery of Lake Iceberg"

• Wonder Woman #16 (March-April 1946)
  • "The Secret of the Dark Planet"
  • "The River of Liquid Fire"
  • "King Pluto's Revenge"

• Sensation Comics #52 (April 1946)
  • "The Brand of Madness"

• Sensation Comics #53 (May 1946)
  • "The Case of the Valiant Dog"

• Wonder Woman #17 (May-June 1946)
  • "The Winds of Time"
  • "The Redskins' Revenge"
  • "Subterranean Deat"

• Comic Cavalcade #15 (June-July 1946)
  • "Flaming Fury"

• Sensation Comics #54 (June 1946)
  • "The Treachery of Fiendo"

• Sensation Comics #55 (July 1946)
  • "The Bughuman Plague" co-written with William Moulton Marston

• Wonder Woman #18 (July-August 1946)
  • "The Return from the Dead"
  • "The Drugged WAC"
  • "Ectoplasmic Death"

• Sensation Comics #57 (September 1946)
  • "Hatchet of Death"

• Wonder Woman #19 (September-October 1946)
  • "Invisible Terror"
  • "The Witchdoctor's Cauldron"
  • "In the Lair of the Death-Ray Criminals"

• Sensation Comics #59 (November 1946)
  • "Reign of Terror"

• Wonder Woman #20 (Novemer-December 1946)
  • "Terrors of the Air"
  • "The Rage of Redbeard"
  • "The Pirates' Galley Slave"

• Comic Cavalcade #18 (December 1946-January 1947)
  • "The Menace of the Rebel Manlings"

• Wonder Woman #21 (January-February 1947)
  • "The Mystery of the Atom World"
  • "Tide of Atomic Fire"
  • "Ruler of the Atom World"

• Sensation Comics #64 (April 1947)
  • "The Adventure of the Little Cloud People"

• Sensation Comics #65 (May 1947)
  • "Treachery in the Arctic"

• Wonder Woman #25 (September-October 1947)
  • "Siege of the Rykornians"
  • "Who'll Adopt Teasy?"
  • "The Judgement of Goddess Vultura"

• Comic Cavalcade #23 (October-November 1947)
  • "Siege of the Iron Giants"

• Sensation Comics #71 (November 1947)
  • "The Invasion of the Sun Warriors"

• Wonder Woman #26 (November-December 1947)
  • "Speed Maniacs from Mercury"
  • "The Mistress of the Beasts"
  • "The Golden Women and the White Star"

• Sensation Comics #72 (December 1947)
  • "The Menace of the Blue Seal Gang"

• Sensation Comics #73 (January 1948)
  • "The Witches' Trials"

• Wonder Woman #27 (January-February 1948)
  • "The Secret of the Kidnapped Dummy!"

• Sensation Comics #74 (February 1948)
  • "The Undersea Cowboys!"

• Sensation Comics #75 (March 1948)
  • "The Return of 'Shaggy,' the Leprechaun!"

• Wonder Woman #28 (March-April 1948)
  • "Villainy Incorporated!"
  • "Trap of Crimson Flame"
  • "In the Hands of the Merciless!"

• Sensation Comics #76 (April 1948)
  • "Murder Referees the Round!"

• Sensation Comics #77 (May 1948)
  • "Tress's Terrible Mistake!"

• Wonder Woman #29 (May-June 1948)
  • "The Ice World's Conquest!"
  • "The Treasure Hunt"

• Sensation Comics #78 (June 1948)
  • "The Mistress of Masquerade!"

• Sensation Comics #79 (July 1948)
  • "The Land of Mirrors!"

• Wonder Woman #30 (July-August 1948)
  • "The Secret of the Limestone Caves"

• Sensation Comics #81 (September 1948)
  • "When Treachery Wore a Green Shirt!"

• Comic Cavalcade #29 (October-November 1948)
  • "The Machine of Schemes"

• Sensation Comics #82 (October 1948)
  • "Brain Pirates from the Inner Moon-World!"

• Sensation Comics #85 (January 1949)
  • "The Girl Who Wanted to Be an Amazon!"

Notes

• The fictional Hummel Street in Washington, D.C.'s financial district as seen in Wonder Woman #783 is named after the writer.

External links

• Joye Murchison on Women in Comics
• Joye Murchison on Wikipedia
• Haven "Early Wonder Woman writer lives in Winter Haven" by Kathy Leigh Berkowitz, Jan 1, 2017
• Haven "Bringing Wonder Woman to Life" Jan 1, 2018