Wonder Woman #34

(March-April 1949)

The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle Ch. 1: Deception Strikes Again (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Paula Von Gunther

Synopsis:

With an incomplete riddle as their only clue, Wonder Woman and Steve go on a search through time for the missing Holliday College, unaware they're being misled by the Duke of Deception.

Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman uses the elixir of living death to enter the realm of Mars.

The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle Ch. 2: The Phantasms of Deception (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman; Duke of Deception (villain); Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain)

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman travels to the planet Mars in pursuit of Holliday College, where she is lured to the arena by the Duke of Deception.

Indexer Notes

The Martian television is called the "telex-globe"; astral forms may only enter the domain of Mars in shackles.

["Mars Has Two Moons"] (Table of Contents)

Funny Facts / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Mars (planet); Baseball; Kilimanjaro; Shakespeare; Women's average shoe size.

Indexer Notes

feature

Alice Freeman Turner (Table of Contents)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

bio

Synopsis:

Story of Alice Freeman Turner (1855-1902), the vice-president of Wellesley College, renowned for championing immigrant rights.

Indexer Notes

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

["The Hooded Merganser"] (Table of Contents)

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

The Hooded Merganser; Weasel; Ruffed Grouse.

Holiday For Sweethearts (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz (as Jules Black)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Emperor Claudius; Saint Valentine.

Indexer Notes

text story

["The Human Eye"] (Table of Contents)

Science Snaps / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

The Human Eye; Average Human Weight; Cranberries; Flies.

Indexer Notes

feature

The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle: Chapter 3 (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman; Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Athena (flashback); Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Paula Von Gunther; Aphrodite

Synopsis:

To find Holliday College, Wonder Woman must solve Mars' final riddle, or become his slave forever.