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Wonder Woman, #19

Published: September-October 1946

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Wonder Woman #19

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Issue Contents:
The Tale of the "Witch Doctor's Cauldron"
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Help!
Story 2 1 page advocacy
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

[Part 1] Invisible Terror!
Story 3 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Many of the U.S. top military officers are killed by an invisible ray, and Wonder Woman discovers that Marya has been taken prisoner aboard a Nazi sub, so the Amazon Princess heads to Africa where Nazi agents plot their resurgence.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • General Darnell
  • Steve Trevor
  • Etta Candy
  • the Holliday Girls
  • General Hardy (introduction, death)
  • General Powers (introduction, death)
  • General Keen (introduction, death)
  • Admiral Seagoer (introduction, death)
  • Marya the Jungle Girl (giantess, a new Holliday Girl)
  • group of Nazi war criminals (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014), also confirmed to Jerry Bails. Marya the Jungle Girl first appeared in Sensation Comics (DC, 1941 series) #45.

Martin Marion
Story 4 1 page
The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Story 5 4 pages biography
Storyline

Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), who overcame rejection and prejudice to become the first female doctor.

Characters
  • Elizabeth Blackwell
Credits
Story Notes

Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

Story 6 1 page
[Part 2] The Witchdoctor's Cauldron
Story 7 11 pages superhero
Storyline

When Wonder Woman and Marya encounter a group of African natives allied with the Nazis, they manage to rescue their slaves, the Zoogoos, who are being used to power the death ray. Steve flies to Wonder Woman's aid after she and Marya are captured in the conflict.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • Marya the Jungle Girl
  • Steve Trevor
  • the Zoogoos (African natives, introduction for all)
  • Supreme Leader Blitz (villain, introduction)
  • Chief Grusco and the Meanugs (villains, African natives allied with the Nazis, introduction for all)
Credits
Story Notes

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

The Pie-Eyed Piper (1)

Featuring Foney Fairy Tales

Story 8 4 pages humor
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Baseball Double
Story 9 2 pages sports
Credits
[Part 3] In the Lair of the Death-Ray Criminals
Story 10 14 pages superhero
Storyline

To save her friends, Wonder Woman surrenders to Blitz, who uses her as a human battery to power the invisible death ray to defeat Steve before he can gather reinforcements. The Amazon Princess escapes, and with Marya's help, battles the Nazis until Steve's plane arrives with help.

Characters
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
  • General Darnell
  • Steve Trevor
  • Etta Candy
  • the Holliday Girls
  • Marya the Jungle Girl
  • Admiral Worthy (introduction)
  • Obadar (Meanug witch doctor, introduction, death)
  • Supreme Leader Blitz (villain)
  • Chief Gruso and the Meanugs (villains)
Credits
Story Notes

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

Story 11 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 12 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.