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Issue: Wonder Woman #45
Publication Date: January 1951
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Issues: #45 of 329 Issues (475 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/20/1950
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: First: Robot Plane as jet; Wonder Woman origin without ties to World War II.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #211, 214, 217, 300)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Wonder Woman Story!

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Genres: superhero
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Feature(s): Kodak
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Wonder Woman Story! [Part One]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mary Ellen; John Lane; 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.
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Pages: 8
Disclose 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.
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Feature(s): Schwinn
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: It's a hold-up!
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Editorial Advisory Board

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The Wonder Woman Story, Part Two: Act of Treachery!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hercules; 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.
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Disclose 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.

The robot plane is called 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.
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Feature(s): Big Town
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Billie Roberts; Chuck Nelson; Rolfe Reinhart; Susan Reed

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Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): In the Groove
Character(s): Billie Roberts; Chuck Nelson; Rolfe Reinhart; Susan Reed
Synopsis: Text about four talented young musicians.
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Pages: 0.67
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Lucky Block

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Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Helene Kottauer

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Genres: biography
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.
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The Amazon and the Leprechaun!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Moon O'Day (introduction); Dean Merrily; 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.
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Pages: 10
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Carol
Character(s): Carol
First Line: He's late!
Synopsis: Carol fantasizes an attractive passerby makes a date, then she's perturbed when he's late.
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Disclose Notes: Has only three words of text-- "Later" and "He's Late."
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Feature(s): Columbia
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How to Bring Christmas Cheer

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Synopsis: Superboy explains that letting poor families purchase their own items with charity money helps them maintain their dignity.
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"Gentlemen Be Seated"

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Synopsis: Historical facts and trivia about chairs.
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Wonder Woman -- Western Whirlwind!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 10
Disclose 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.
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Feature(s): Tomahawk
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Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Be a Cowboy

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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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