Wonder Woman #290 [Newsstand]
(April 1982)

DC, 1942 Series
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Volume
41
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-01-07
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893072504
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #198.
This issue is a variant of Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #290 [Direct].

Capt. Wonder and the Silver Swan! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
C-854
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Silver Swan; Captain Wonder; The Huntress [Helena Wayne] (inset)
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Panic Over Pennsylvania Avenue! (Table of Contents: 1)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (plot); Paul Kupperberg (credited) (script)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)
Job Number
J-8008
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman; Steve Trevor; Silver Swan [Helen Alexandros] (villain); Dr. Psycho [Captain Wonder] (villain); Mars (villain); President Ronald Reagan (cameo); Nancy Reagan (cameo); Agent Tomkins (Secret Serviceman)
Synopsis
To retain their idealized forms forever, Captain Wonder and Silver Swan must kill Wonder Woman by sending her invisible jet on a crash course with the White House.
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Indexer Notes

President and Nancy Reagan make a cameo. Steve Trevor's alternate universe origin from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #260 is retold; his recent illness is described as an unconscious struggle to return to that home universe. His desire to ultimately remain with Wonder Woman cures the condition.

Death Atop Its High Tower Calls! (Table of Contents: 2)

Huntress / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Job Number
J-7885?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Crimelord (villain, death); Charles; Francie; Arthur Cranston
Synopsis
As they battle in his private castle, Crimelord taunts the Huntress with the impending death of her dear old friend.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Words / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tamsyn O'Flynn (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L980

Indexer Notes

Letters from Wallace Lee Hopkins; Fred Grandinetti; Neil Ahlquist; Starla Ryan.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Capt. Wonder and the Silver Swan!
    Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Panic Over Pennsylvania Avenue!
    Wonder Woman
  3. 2. Death Atop Its High Tower Calls!
    Huntress
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wonder Words
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  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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