Wonder Woman #6

(Fall 1943)

Wonder Woman and The Cheetah [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Courtley Darling; The Cheetah [Priscilla Rich] (intro, villain); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Steve Trevor; Inspector Dugan; Detective Casey

Synopsis:

Upstaged by Wonder Woman at a charity event, a jealous socialite is overtaken by her evil alter ego, dons a Cheetah hide, and attempts to frame and kill her Amazon adversary.

Reprinted:

• In Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-45, "More Secret Origins of Super-Villains"
• In Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #3 (2002)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Cheetah.

The Adventure of the Beauty Club [Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Colonel Darnell; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Agnes; Brenda West; Gail Young; General Snidu; Colonel Chinda

Synopsis:

The Cheetah uses an exclusive beauty club as a front to learn military secrets from soldiers' families.

Reprinted:

• In Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #3 (2002)

Indexer Notes

The Cheetah dresses her slaves in zebra outfits.

Hop Harrigan and the Radiosonde (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (Table of Contents)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alice Marble

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

bio

Synopsis:

Born Mayling Soong in 1899, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek was revered for her persuasive eloquence. She was instrumental in developing a public school system in her native China, as well as bringing attention to child labor conditions.

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Jerry Bails and Craig Delich (October, 2005).

games (Table of Contents)

Victory Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

A. W. Nugent

Pencils:

A. W. Nugent

Inks:

A. W. Nugent

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Conquest of Paradise [Part 3] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sgt. Doot; Steve Trevor; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Berta Hale (athlete); Paula von Gunther; Etta Candy; Kay Carlton (athlete); Gail Young; Mala; Queen Hippolyte; Claudia (Amazon prisoner); Erna (Amazon prisoner); Carla (Amazon)

Synopsis:

The Cheetah crashes a competition between Amazons and man's world girls on Paradise Island, seeking the source of the Amazons' strength to help her defeat Wonder Woman.

Reprinted:

• In Wonder Woman Archives (DC, 1998 series) #3 (2002)