Wonder Woman #274 [Direct]

(December 1980)

One Super-Villain: Made to Order! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

José Delbo (credited)

Inks

Dave Hunt (credited)

Colors

Jerry Serpe (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

J-6810

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Cheetah [Deborah Domaine] (intro, origin, villain); Kobra; General Darnell; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Priscilla Rich (death)

Synopsis

As Diana Prince and Wonder Woman juggle dinner dates with Steve and General Darnell, a friend Wonder Woman made while stopping an oil tanker disaster is brainwashed against her.

Reprints

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #3/1981 (1981)
• in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #275 (11 de marzo de 1982)
• in Kobra (Federal, 1984 ? series) ([1984?])
• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #8 (juillet 1984)
• in Wonder Woman: The Cheetah (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)

Indexer Notes

For the first time in the series, General Darnell gets a first name: Phil. Although it's uncertain whether there ever was an Earth-One Cheetah, the Earth-Two Cheetah, Priscilla Rich, appears here as though she's had a long career as Wonder Woman's nemesis.

Superman Saves the Weather Satellites (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Twinkies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Tara Cobal (villain); Fortran (villain)

Synopsis

To distract two villains plotting to take over the Earth's weather satellites, Superman gives them Hostess Twinkies.

Keywords

S.T.A.R. Labs

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in comic strip format.

The Speaker in the Shadows (Table of Contents: 3)

Huntress / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Steve Mitchell (credited)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

J-6897

Genre

superhero

Characters

Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Harry Sims; Power Girl [Karen Starr]; Thinker (villain); Carruthers; Carole Martin

Synopsis

Discovering Helena's secret, Harry changes his tactic against Gotham's crimefighters-- as the original anti-vigilante mastermind sets off a crimewave throughout the city.

Reprints

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #4/1981 (1981)
• in The Huntress (K. G. Murray, 1981 series) #[nn] ([July 1981] ?) [Original title: The Speaker in the Shadows, pp 12-28]
• in Huntress: Darknight Daughter (DC, 2006 series) (2006 [February 2007])
• in The Huntress: Origins (DC, 2020 series) ([March] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Power Girl refers to Harry Sims as the Huntress' friend, alerting Harry to Helena's dual identity.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Bob Rozakis (credited as Ted P. Skimmer)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-631

Synopsis

Letters from Mitzi Silverman; Kent A. Phenis; Tony Quintana; John Lundin; James P. Kelly; Danny Golding.

The Dingo Kids Meet O. J. Simpson (Table of Contents: 5)

Dingo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports

Characters

O. J. Simpson; Dingo Kids

Synopsis

Fans want O.J.'s autograph after a game. He signs as "O.J. Dingo".

Indexer Notes

Comic ad for Dingo boots, on back cover.