Wonder Woman, #17

Published: May-June 1946

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Wonder Woman #17

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Issue Contents:
Wonder Woman and the Winds of Time
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story 2 1 page advocacy

"Boys and girls..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Winds of Time [Part 1]
Story 3 14 pages superhero
Storyline

After their friend Dr. Kurree invents a cure for cancer, but an unauthorized use kills a man, Wonder Woman and Steve time travel to ancient Rome to help the brilliant but confused scientist swept to the past by the Winds of Time, where she confronts her deceptive boyfriend in a previous lifetime.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Steve Trevor
  • Etta Candy [as Fulvia]
  • the Holliday Girls
  • Paula von Gunther
  • Dr. Lana Kurree [aka Servilia
  • aka Prue] (chemist, introduction)
  • Mr. Kurree [aka Senator Lantulus
  • aka Daniel Beene] (Lana's father, introduction)
  • Tribune Lamercus (villain, a Roman racketeer, introduction)
  • Carl Ambishun [aka Calvus
  • aka Siles Sneek] (villain, Lana's fiancee, introduction) introduction)
  • Dictator Sulla (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. The background ink credit courtesy of Jerry Bails. The Space/Time Transformer is referred to as the Space Transformation Machine. When Wonder Woman arrives in the past, Etta, as a Vestal Virgin, believes her to be the goddess Vesta, Steve is thought to be a barbarian, but when he shoots his gun, he's thought to be Jupiter.

Story 4 1 page humor; sports

"He intended that for a bunt..."

Now More Than Ever

Featuring Action Comics; Funny Stuff; All-American Comics

Story 5 1 page
Emma Willard
Story 6 4 pages biography
Characters
  • Emma Willard
Story Notes

Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty
Story 7 1 page superhero
Storyline

Captain Tootsie and Rollo are invited to have a meeting at the Cadwallader home. But during the visit, Dr. Narsty shows up to steal the host's jewels, and Tootsie saves the day.

Characters
Credits
[The Winds of Time, Part 2] The Redskins' Revenge
Story 8 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Wonder Woman and Steve follow Lana and the Holliday Girls to the Old West where they expose Silas Sneek, who has been cheating the Native Americans in their trading with Daniel Beene.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Etta Candy [as Matilda Gumdrop]
  • the Holliday Girls [as the Gumdrop Dance Hall Terpsichoreans]
  • Dr. Lana Kurree [aka Prudence]
  • Paula von Gunther
  • Steve Trevor
  • Dean Picklepuss [Sourpuss]
  • Queen Hippolyte
  • Mr. Kurree [aka Daniel Beene]
  • a tribe of Indians [Chief Greatheart
  • others unnamed] (introduction for all)
  • Carl Ambishun [aka Silas Sneek] (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. The background inker credit by Jerry Bails.

Battle of the Deep
Story 9 2 pages adventure
Credits
That's Right!
Story 10 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Tippie
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cap Stubbs and Tippie Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service) ?

Hank Greenberg
Story 11 1 page
[The Winds of Time, Part 3] Subterranean Death
Story 12 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Carl forces Lana to sign over the rights to her cancer cure by secretly framing her for a murder and capturing Wonder Woman and the Holliday girls in a death trap.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • General Darnell
  • Dean Picklepuss [Sourpuss]
  • Steve Trevor
  • Paula von Gunther
  • Etta Candy
  • the Holliday Girls
  • Dr. Lana Kurree
  • Carl Ambishun (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. Background ink credit by Jerry Bails.

Story 13 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

How Thom McAn Trapped the Mad Elephant
Story 14 1 page adventure
Story Notes

Back cover.