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WONDER WOMAN #159

Cover Date: January 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-11-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Mike Esposito


Story: "The Golden Age Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Kanigher
PencilsRoss Andru
InksMike Esposito
LetteringJohn Duffy
EditingRobert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman (shows her creation from clay; also at ages 3, 5, 15 (receiving her bracelets) and 19 (drinking from the Fountain of Immortality; wins contest and takes Steve back to America)

Supporting Character(s):

Aphrodite
Athena
Steve Trevor
Queen Hippolyta (shows her creation; has dark hair like her Golden Age counterpart)
Amazons of Paradise Island (shows their creation):
Mala

Villain(s):

Mars
Hercules

Location(s):

Paradise Island
Amazonia (first appearance; first city built by the Amazons)

Comment(s):

This begins a series of stories that harken back to Wonder Woman's Golden Age adventures, but with minor changes. It is not known whether these adventures are of the Earth-One, Earth-Two or a separate Wonder Woman.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Wonder Woman #4 (2011)


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Second Story: "Doom Island" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Kanigher
PencilsRoss Andru
InksMike Esposito
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingRobert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman (last in the first story in this issue, taking Steve back to America)

Supporting Character(s):

Steve Trevor
Aphrodite
Athena
Diana

Villain(s):

Unnamed group of spies (first appearance; testing a lightning cannon)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Wonder Woman #4 (2011)


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