Wonder Woman, #4

Published: April-May 1943

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Wonder Woman #4

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Issue Contents:
The Adventure of the Mole Men!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Rolf, an Elkhound of Norway
Story 2 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Part 1: Man-Hating Madness (1)
Story 3 15 pages superhero
Storyline

Paula von Gunther undertakes a series of Amazon tests to prove herself worthy to serve Aphrodite, and her first test: aiding Wonder Woman foil a Japanese plot to drive American women insane.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Steve Trevor
  • Colonel Darnell
  • General Brown (introduction)
  • General Tling (introduction)
  • Etta Candy
  • the Amazons
  • five prisoners of the Amazons [Jeane
  • rest unnamed] (introduction for all)
  • Queen Hippolyte
  • Mae Wu (a Chinese girl, death then is restored to life, introduction)
  • Mala
  • Paula von Gunther
  • Aphrodite
  • General Sansu Hideo (villain, introduction)
  • Major Fu (villain, introduction)
  • General Von Bop (villain, introduction)
  • General Blatsu (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Story title from Archives reprint. Rather than using the Purple Ray, Wonder Woman uses Paula's electrical machine to restore Mae Wu to life.

Featuring Comic Cavalcade

Story 4 1 page

"Thanks, boys and girls..."

Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America

Story 5 1 page

"The Justice Society goes into action again..."

Part 2: Mole Men of the Underworld (1)
Story 6 14 pages superhero
Storyline

In her second test, Paula must reform the Mole Men of the underworld, which she and Wonder Woman accomplish by opening the Mole Men's eyes surgically to the beauty of the girls they enslave.

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Story title from Archives reprint.

Lillian D. Wald "The Mother of New York's East Side"
Story 7 4 pages biography
Characters
  • Lillian D. Wald
Story Notes

Story of Lillian D. Wald. Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

The Junior Justice Society of America

Featuring Junior Justice Society of America

Story 8 1 page
Story 9 1 page

"Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"

Part 3: The Rubber Barons (1)
Story 10 13 pages superhero
Storyline

To complete the third test of Aphrodite, Paula uses her subconscious X-ray machine to understand the motives of war-profiteering rubber magnates, so as to "change the character of men and make them serve their fellow humans."

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Story title from Archives reprint.

Human Guinea Pig
Story 11 2 pages aviation
Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
Story 12 1 page
Credits
Story 13 0 pages
Story 14 1 page

"Over a million boys and girls..."

Part 4: The Treachery of Mavis (1)
Story 15 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Paula had passed her tests, but in failing to oversee the reformation of a slave girl and the rubber magnates, Wonder Woman has failed twice, which backfires when one of her charges takes revenge.

Characters
Credits
The Big Eight!
Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Back cover.