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Wonder Woman, #2

Published: Fall 1942

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Wonder Woman #2

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Mars' armor is colored blue, white, and orange here, whereas inside it's all orange with a green emblem.

Boys and Girls! Here Are The Men Behind "Wonder Woman"
Story 1 1 page
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Dr. Wm. Moulton Marston, H.G. Peter, Sheldon Mayer, and M.C. Gaines are introduced to the readers, accompanied by a photograph of the 4 men, which shows Marston and Mayer holding the original art to this issue's cover.

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Inside front cover. It is noted that William Moulton Marston writes Wonder Woman under the pen name "Charles Moulton." H.G Peter has 4 assistants to help him with his Wonder Woman drawings. Alice Marble took the photograph. Various issues of comics are displayed on the wall, including All-Star Comics, Mutt and Jeff, Flash Comics, Stories from the Bible, Sensation Comics, and All-American Comics.

The Spirit of War (1)
Story 2 1 page superhero
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Mars has control of the world, and yet he's incensed by the one girl standing against him: Wonder Woman, Aphrodite's agent.

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Illustrated text. Title from Chronicles reprint. It is noted that Wonder Woman's adversary is the Greek god Ares, but he's better known by his Roman name, Mars.

Part 1: Mars, the God of War (1)
Story 3 13 pages superhero
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Mars kidnaps Steve Trevor to lure Wonder Woman to his home planet, where she secretly participates in the war tournaments while searching for Steve.

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Story title from Chronicles reprint. Only the souls of the dead, shackled as prisoners, may enter Mars' domain. Aphrodite gives Wonder Woman an elixir of living death so her astral form may be captured by Mars' slave collectors. Wonder Woman gives her name as Etta Candy, and is unrecognized by Mars and his aides, suggesting this is the first time he's ever seen her. Wonder Woman fights a Saturnian slave in the arena; she later meets the Saturnians in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #10. Wonder Woman's healing purple ray can be taken in tablet form.

Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America

Story 4 1 page

"The Justice Society is here again!"

Featuring All-Flash

Story 5 1 page

"Another complete novel-length story featuring The Flash..."

Part 2: The Earl of Greed (1)
Story 6 13 pages superhero
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Wonder Woman plays baseball to help keep Holliday College open, undermining the Earl of Greed's attempt to use the school as a channel to the U.S. Treasury.

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Story title from Chronicles reprint. According to the text, Hitler's brain is attuned to Mars' radio wavelength, making him susceptible to influence from Mars and his minions. Hitler is shown to chew on the carpet when having an attack of nerves.

Featuring Fat and Slat

Story 7 1 page humor

"What's that word, Slat, you said about my pudding?"

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Featuring Flying Colors

Story 8 1 page non-fiction

"These are the only flags in existence..."

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Clara Barton "Angel of the Battlefield"
Story 9 4 pages biography
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Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), the "Angel of the Battlefield," who helped establish the Red Cross in America.

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  • Clara Barton
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Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

Part 3: The Duke of Deception (1)
Story 10 13 pages superhero
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Framed for murder, Wonder Woman is then taken prisoner by the victim, as the Duke of Deception manipulates Hirohito to attack Hawaii.

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  • Ares
  • Etta Candy
  • Diana Prince (mainstream Universe)
  • Steve Trevor (mainstream Universe)
  • Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
  • Scriba (the Duke's slave, introduction)
  • Taki (dance manager, introduction)
  • Senator Deal (introduction)
  • Mr. Bost (a lawyer, introduction)
  • Earl of Greed (villain)
  • Naha (villain, dancer, introduction)
  • Emperor Hirohito (villain)
  • General Hammi [Duke of Deception] (villain)
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Story title from Chronicles reprint. The Earl of Greed is imprisoned on Mars, and suddenly, Adolf Hitler is acting less greedy on Earth. Wonder Woman gives Etta the elixir of living death so her astral spirit can animate one of Deception's phantasms. Shackled, and with her eyes sealed with tape, Wonder Woman is too vain to tear off the tape and lose her eyelashes, so she escapes blindfolded.

The Rainmaker
Story 11 2 pages
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Featuring Green Lantern

Story 12 1 page

"Doiby Dickles, speakin'..."

Featuring Mutt & Jeff

Story 13 1 page

"Well, Jeff, we made it!"

Part 4: The Count of Conquest (1)
Story 14 11 pages superhero

"At last the crisis!"

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Using her love of competition, charity, and handsome men against her, Lord Conquest captures Wonder Woman and brings her to Mars a captive slave.

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Story title from Chronicles reprint. The Duke of Deception is thrown into prison, and Hirohito is suddenly brutally frank in negotiations with the Italian ambassador.

Buy War Bonds (1)
Story 15 2 pages advocacy; superhero
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Wonder Woman stumps for war bonds in Midland along with war hero Buck Winters.

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Story title from Chronicles reprint. Buck describes what people see when Wonder Woman flies by in her robot plane--a girl sitting in the air.

The Big Eight!
Story 16 1 page
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 17 0 pages
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Inside back cover.

Sachim Bird by Gertrude Robinson

Featuring Good Books Worth Reading

Story 18 1 page
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Inside back cover.

Featuring Picture Stories from the Bible

Story 19 1 page
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Back cover.