Wonder Woman, #211

Published: April-May 1974

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Wonder Woman #211

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Issue Contents:
The Mirage Mirrors!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Wonder Tot
  • Mister Genie
  • Wonder Girl (inset)
Credits
Table of Contents
Story 1 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Wonder Girl
  • Wonder Tot
  • Hippolyta
Credits
The Maniacs of Mercury
Story 2 10 pages superhero
Storyline

An Amazon space voyage is interrupted when Wonder Woman's Robot Plane crashes on Mercury, and they are captured by the giants of the planet. King Celerito forces the Amazons into slavery, like the women of Mercury, but Wonder Woman fights back, liberating the Amazons and the Mercurian women.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • King Celerito
Credits
Story Notes

Rehash of "Speed Maniacs from Mercury" from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #26 (November-December 1947). The ruler of Mercury was Queen Celerita in that story.

The Mystery of the Atom World!
Story 3 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman discovers a stray subatomic universe which she brings back to Paradise Island. Queen Atomia, ruler of that universe, wants to destroy Earth and brings Wonder Woman to her palace to gloat about her plans.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Queen Atomia
  • Paula von Gunther
  • Hippolyta
Credits
Story Notes

Rehash of "The Mystery of the Atom World" from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #21 (January-February 1947).

The Origin of the Amazon Plane!
Story 4 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman recounts the three trials she completed to win her Robot Plane.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Queen Hippolyta
  • The Waterfront Gang (introduction, villains)
Credits
Story Notes

Unlike earlier versions, this Robot Plane does not seem to be a product of Amazon science; how it was created is not disclosed. It is noted the plane will respond to the voice of the person daring enough to collect and assemble its parts.

The Gods of the Amazons
Story 5 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Aphrodite
  • Athena
  • Heracles
  • Hermes
Credits
Story Notes

Consists of four panels from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #105 (April 1959).

Wonder Woman Amazon Teen-Ager!
Story 6 12 pages superhero
Storyline

After watching her future adventures as Wonder Woman on the Amazon Time and Space Televisor, Wonder Girl wants a costume of her own, but has to win it by performing great feats.

Characters
  • Wonder Girl [Diana Prince]
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Ronno the Mer-Boy (introduction)
  • Hippolyta
Story Notes

Origin of Wonder Girl's costume. Story in two parts of 5.67 and 6.67 pages.

Story 7 0 pages
Story Notes

Statement of October 1, 1973 Average number of copies sold preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,771 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 122,584 Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019, a publicly-held corporation

Wonder Woman's Costumes
Story 8 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman
Credits
Story Notes

Consists of five images of Wonder Woman from All-Star Comics #8 (December-January 1942), Wonder Woman #7 (Winter 1943), Wonder Woman #103 (January 1959), Wonder Woman #197 (November-December 1971), and Wonder Woman #205 (March-April 1973).

The Winning of Wonder Woman's Tiara!
Story 9 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman must compete against the other Amazons every year for the right to wear her tiara.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Hippolyta
Credits
Wonder Tot and Mister Genie!
Story 10 14 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Tot frees a genie from a long captivity and they gradually become friends.

Characters
  • Wonder Tot
  • Mr. Genie
  • Hippolyta
Story Notes

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8 pages.

The Secret of Wonder Woman's Sandals!
Story 11 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Queen Hippolyta gives Diana a pair of miniature sandals that won't grow to full size until Diana has completed sufficient feats of heroism.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Hippolyta
Credits
The Mirage Mirrors!
Story 12 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Frustrated because Steve Trevor only has eyes for Wonder Woman and not Diana Prince, Diana asks her mother for advice. The queen gives her some magic mirrors that she once used to trick her old suitor Hercules. The mirrors transform Wonder Woman into distorted reflections of herself that make Steve unsure that he really wants to be with her.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman
  • Steve Trevor
  • Hippolyta
  • Angle Man
  • Hercules (flashback)
  • Superman (cameo)
Story Notes

Wonder Woman states that she got the idea for her mirror transformations from the Justice League adventure "The Cosmic Fun-House" from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #7.

Story 13 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters submitted by Elizabeth Hartlee, G. Harper, John Lippolis.