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WONDER WOMAN #5

Cover Date: June-July 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-05-15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Harry G. Peter (signed)


Story: "Battle for Womanhood" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWilliam Marston
ArtHarry G. Peter
Associate editingAlice Marble
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman

Supporting Character(s):

Major Steve Trevor
Colonel Darnell
Etta Candy

Villain(s):

Mars (charges his three subordinates to wage a "war on women" to hamper US war efforts)
Duke of Deception
Count Conquest
Earl of Greed
Doctor Psycho (first appearance; a psychologist who is influenced by Duke of Deception to wage a "war on women"; able to manipulate ectoplasm through a medium; also in flashbacks)

Other Character(s):

Marva Bradley Psycho (first appearance; college girlfriend of Psycho; used as a medium to extract ectoplasm; also in flashbacks)
Ben Bradley (first appearance; college jock who frames Psycho in a robbery; marries Marva and dies in flashback)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Story Reprinted in:

Wonder Woman Archives #3 (2002)
Wonder Woman Chronicles #3 (2013)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #2 (2018)
Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior The Deluxe Edition (2022)


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Second Story: [No Title] (3 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWilliam Marston
ArtHarry G. Peter
Associate editingAlice Marble
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Etta Candy

Supporting Character(s):

Wonder Woman
Major Steve Trevor
Colonel Darnell

Villain(s):

Mola Chissler and her thugs (first appearance for all; stealing jewels from a hotel room)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Comment(s):

This story takes place on April 1st, Etta's birthday.

Story Reprinted in:

Wonder Woman Archives #3 (2002)
Wonder Woman Chronicles #3 (2013)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #2 (2018)


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Third Story: [No Title] (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWilliam Marston
ArtHarry G. Peter
Associate editingAlice Marble
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman

Supporting Character(s):

Major Steve Trevor
Colonel Darnell
Etta Candy
Queen Hippolyta
Baroness Paula Von Gunther

Villain(s):

Mars (is overthrown on Mars and tries to take the Moon as his new base)
Duke of Deception (overthrows Mars and becomes the new leader)
Count Conquest
Earl of Greed

Location(s):

Mars
Moon
Silver Palace of Diana
Washington, DC
Paradise Island

Comment(s):

Wonder Woman and Paula use Sky Kangas to fly to the Moon.

Story Reprinted in:

Wonder Woman Archives #3 (2002)
Wonder Woman Chronicles #3 (2013)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #2 (2018)


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Fourth Story: "Uncle Bud Saves the Day" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Letteringtypeset
Associate editingAlice Marble
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan

Supporting Character(s):

Tank Tinker

Location(s):

Atlantic Ocean

Comment(s):

This is a text story.


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWilliam Marston
ArtHarry G. Peter
Associate editingAlice Marble
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman

Supporting Character(s):

Major Steve Trevor
Colonel Darnell
Queen Hippolyta

Villain(s):

Doctor Psycho (last in the first story in this issue; fakes his death in prison; next in World's Finest Comics #248/4)

Other Character(s):

Joan White (first appearance; former secretary of Dr. Psycho and used as a medium to manipulate ectoplasm)
Lila Brown (Major Trevor's secretary; dies)

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Story Reprinted in:

Wonder Woman Archives #3 (2002)
Wonder Woman Chronicles #3 (2013)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016)
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age #2 (2018)


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