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Issue: Wonder Woman #2
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #2 of 329 Issues (475 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Wonder Woman Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/17/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (editor); Alice Marble (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. Listed in house ad in Batman #14 as on sale "Oct. 21st."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #211, 214, 217, 300)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mars
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mars' armor is colored blue, white, and orange here, whereas inside it's all orange with a green emblem.
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Boys and Girls! Here Are The Men Behind "Wonder Woman"

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alice Marble (signed)
Penciller(s): Alice Marble (photograph)
Inker(s): Alice Marble (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dr. William Moulton Marston; Harry G. Peter; Sheldon Mayer; M. C. Gaines
Synopsis: Dr. Wm. Moulton Marston, H.G. Peter, Sheldon Mayer, and M.C. Gaines are introduced to the readers, accompanied by a photograph of the 4 men, which shows Marston and Mayer holding the original art to this issue's cover.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.

It is noted that William Moulton Marston writes Wonder Woman under the pen name "Charles Moulton." H.G Peter has 4 assistants to help him with his Wonder Woman drawings. Alice Marble took the photograph.

Various issues of comics are displayed on the wall, including All-Star Comics, Mutt and Jeff, Flash Comics, Stories from the Bible, Sensation Comics, and All-American Comics.
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The Spirit of War

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): Harry Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Major Steve Trevor (head view); Deception (villain, head view); Greed (villain, head view); Conquest (villain, head view); Ares [aka Mars] (villain)
Synopsis: Mars has control of the world, and yet he's incensed by the one girl standing against him: Wonder Woman, Aphrodite's agent.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as The Spirit of War [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text. Title from Chronicles reprint. It is noted that Wonder Woman's adversary is the Greek god Ares, but he's better known by his Roman name, Mars.
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Part 1: Mars, the God of War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Aphrodite; Tiva (Martian slave, introduction); Satan (Saturnian slave, introduction); Ares [aka Mars] (villain); Duke of Deception (villain, aide of Ares, introduction); General Destruction (villain, Ares' Aide-de-Camp, introduction); Earl of Greed (villain, introduction); Lord Conquest (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Mars kidnaps Steve Trevor to lure Wonder Woman to his home planet, where she secretly participates in the war tournaments while searching for Steve.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as Mars, the God of War [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title from Chronicles reprint.

Only the souls of the dead, shackled as prisoners, may enter Mars' domain. Aphrodite gives Wonder Woman an elixir of living death so her astral form may be captured by Mars' slave collectors. Wonder Woman gives her name as Etta Candy, and is unrecognized by Mars and his aides, suggesting this is the first time he's ever seen her. Wonder Woman fights a Saturnian slave in the arena; she later meets the Saturnians in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #10. Wonder Woman's healing purple ray can be taken in tablet form.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
First Line: The Justice Society is here again!
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Pages: 0.5
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Flash
First Line: Another complete novel-length story featuring The Flash...
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Pages: 0.5
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Part 2: The Earl of Greed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Colonel Darnell; Etta Candy; Agent X-49 [Jim Blake] (spy, introduction); Jake Dough (baseball team owner, introduction); The Pups (a baseball team, introduction for all); Ares [aka Mars] (villain); General Destruction (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Göring (villain); Joseph Goebbels (villain); Dr. Prexy Deacon (villain, President of Holliday College)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman plays baseball to help keep Holliday College open, undermining the Earl of Greed's attempt to use the school as a channel to the U.S. Treasury.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as The Earl of Greed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title from Chronicles reprint.

According to the text, Hitler's brain is attuned to Mars' radio wavelength, making him susceptible to influence from Mars and his minions. Hitler is shown to chew on the carpet when having an attack of nerves.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Wheelan
Penciller(s): Ed Wheelan
Inker(s): Ed Wheelan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fat and Slat
First Line: What's that word, Slat, you said about my pudding?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John M. Jenks
Penciller(s): John M. Jenks
Inker(s): John M. Jenks
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Flying Colors
First Line: These are the only flags in existence...
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Pages: 1
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Clara Barton "Angel of the Battlefield"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alice Marble
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): Wonder Women of History
Character(s): Clara Barton
Synopsis: Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), the "Angel of the Battlefield," who helped establish the Red Cross in America.
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Pages: 4
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Part 3: The Duke of Deception

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Scriba (the Duke's slave, introduction); Taki (dance manager, introduction); Senator Deal (introduction); Mr. Bost (a lawyer, introduction); Ares [aka Mars] (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Naha (villain, dancer, introduction); Emperor Hirohito (villain); General Hammi [Duke of Deception] (villain)
Synopsis: Framed for murder, Wonder Woman is then taken prisoner by the victim, as the Duke of Deception manipulates Hirohito to attack Hawaii.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as The Duke of Deception [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title from Chronicles reprint.

The Earl of Greed is imprisoned on Mars, and suddenly, Adolf Hitler is acting less greedy on Earth. Wonder Woman gives Etta the elixir of living death so her astral spirit can animate one of Deception's phantasms. Shackled, and with her eyes sealed with tape, Wonder Woman is too vain to tear off the tape and lose her eyelashes, so she escapes blindfolded.
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The Rainmaker

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern
First Line: Doiby Dickles, speakin'...
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Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Well, Jeff, we made it!
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Pages: 0.5
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Part 4: The Count of Conquest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Peter [as H. G. Peter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Ares [aka Mars] (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Benito Mussolini (villain); Emperor Hirohito (villain); Count Crafti [Don Unaldi] (villain, introduction); Mammotha [Lord Conquest] (villain, introduction)
First Line: At last the crisis!
Synopsis: Using her love of competition, charity, and handsome men against her, Lord Conquest captures Wonder Woman and brings her to Mars a captive slave.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Great Comic Book Heroes #[nn] published January 1965
as Wonder Woman Fights Mammotha and Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as The Count of Conquest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Story title from Chronicles reprint.

The Duke of Deception is thrown into prison, and Hirohito is suddenly brutally frank in negotiations with the Italian ambassador.
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Buy War Bonds

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Peter
Inker(s): Harry Peter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Colonel Darnell; Buck Winters
Synopsis: Wonder Woman stumps for war bonds in Midland along with war hero Buck Winters.
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In Issue: FlagWonder Woman Archives #2 published March 2000
In Content Item: FlagThe Wonder Woman Chronicles #2 published January 2011
as Buy War Bonds [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Story title from Chronicles reprint.

Buck describes what people see when Wonder Woman flies by in her robot plane--a girl sitting in the air.
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The Big Eight!

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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Sachim Bird by Gertrude Robinson

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Picture Stories from the Bible
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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