Wonder Woman #45

(January-February 1951)

The Wonder Woman Story (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Mary Ellen; John Lane; Aphrodite; Hercules

Synopsis:

A female reporter gets the scoop that will win her a job at the Daily Globe over her male rival-- the secret story of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.

Indexer Notes

The origin of Wonder Woman and the Amazons is retold, although the creation of the Amazons from clay, as detailed in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #1, is omitted.

Mary watches the origin on the Space-and-Time Transformer Screen, which seems to have taken the place of the Magic Sphere. The Space-and-Time Transformer is primarily used to send Wonder Woman anywhere on the planet, at any time, past or future.

Wonder Woman was herself hired as the Romance Editor at the Daily Globe in Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #97.

Wonder Woman Story Part 2: Act of Treachery (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hercules; Queen Hippolyte; Steve Trevor; Giganta (Amazon); Mary Ellen; John Lane

Synopsis:

As Mary Ellen observes the early days of the Amazons and Wonder Woman's origin, her male rival tracks her to Paradise Island, where his reckless flying threatens the Amazons.

Indexer Notes

For the first time, Wonder Woman's origin is not explicitly tied to World War II. When Steve Trevor crashes on Paradise Island, he mentions "invaders" trying to enslave the world, and contemporary stories show Military Intelligence investigating Soviet-like countries.

Hippolyte does not forbid Diana from participating in the contest, as she has in the past; instead, she doubts her daughter will fare that well against her sisters. Diana participates anyway, disguised in a mask.

Although it retains its unique shape, the robot plane is shown without a propellor for the first time. Additionally, it is a gift of Aphrodite, and is said to be controlled by the sound of Wonder Woman's voice, as opposed to telepathically controlled. Later stories are inconsistent on which is correct.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

In the Groove / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils:

Stookie Allen ?

Inks:

Stookie Allen ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Billie Roberts; Chuck Nelson; Rolfe Reinhart; Susan Reed

Synopsis:

Text about four talented young musicians.

Helene Kottauer (Table of Contents)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Robert Oksner

Inks:

John Giunta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

bio

Synopsis:

Story of Helene Kottauer (1410-1470), who made a perilous journey to crown the son of the dead Emperor of Austria, and whose records of court life were cherished for centuries.

Indexer Notes

Writer and inker id by Craig Delich 9/05. Editing and revised pencil credits by Jerry Bails (October, 2005). Pencil credit previously given to John Giunta.

The Amazon and the Leprechaun (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman; Moon O'Day (intro); Dean Merrily; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Nox Nolan (villain)

Synopsis:

A leprechaun wins a scholarship to Holliday College, and Wonder Woman, as acting dean, must endure his pranks while protecting him from gangsters attempting to steal his pot of gold.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Carol / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Carol

Synopsis:

Carol fantasizes an attractive passerby makes a date, then she's perturbed when he's late.

Indexer Notes

Has only three words of text-- "Later" and "He's Late."

How To Bring Christmas Cheer (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Superboy explains that letting poor families purchase their own items with charity money helps them maintain their dignity.

Gentlemen Be Seated (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Raymond Perry ?

Inks:

Raymond Perry ?

Colors:

Raymond Perry ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Historical facts and trivia about chairs.

Wonder Woman-Western Whirlwind (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Bill Cloud; Cal Cloud; Luke Tyler; Susan Smith

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman and the Holliday girls travel to the "New West" for a wedding that may be cancelled when the groom's father is suspected of resuming his career as a stagecoach robber.

Indexer Notes

Although Wonder Woman's robot plane is called voice-controlled in the revamped origin in Sequence 2 of this issue, it is still telepathically-controlled in this story.