Comic Title: Wonder Woman #196
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1971
On Sale Date: July 1, 1971 Newsstand Date July 1, 1971
Source: House Ad, Wonder Woman #195, Page 29

Copyright Date July 1, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Newsstand Date July 1, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #5

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mike Sekowsky

Title: "Introducing Wonder Woman"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (of Earth-2)

Writer: William Moulton Marston
Artist: Harry G. Peter

Reprinted From:
All-Star Comics #8 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (Princess Diana of Paradise Island; origin and first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #1; next appearance in Wonder Woman #159)

Supporting Character(s)

• Captain Steve Trevor (Captain of U.S. Army Intelligence; first appearance; next appearance in Sensation Comics #1)
• Hippolyte (Queen of the Amazons; first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #4)
• Amazons (first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #6)
• Mala (an Amazon champion; first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #23; next appearance in Sensation Comics #6)
• Colonel Darnell (not named in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Sensation Comics #1)

Villain(s)

• Von Storm and Fritz (leaders of a spy ring; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Aphrodite (first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #1; next appearance in Wonder Woman #159)
• Athena (next appearance in Wonder Woman #159)
• Hercules (no further appearances)
• An unnamed Amazon doctor (no further appearances)

Comments:
The origin of the Amazons and Wonder Woman is told in this story.

This story introduces the Magic Sphere, a magical time-forecasting device.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted. .

This story continues in the first story of Sensation Comics #1.

Synopsis:
U.S. Army Intelligence Captain Steve Trevor is forced to crash land on a magical island known as Paradise Island, home of the Amazons. His unconscious body is found by the Princess Diana and Mala and brought to the hospital for recovery. Queen Hippolyte agrees to help him recover, but forbids her daughter Diana from contact with the man because she has fallen in love with him.

Hippolyte speaks to Aphrodite and Athena for advice on helping the man. They tell her that she must send the best Amazon to America with the man to help further the cause of freedom. A tournament is held to determine the Amazon who will accompany Trevor. Diana, forbidden to enter the tournament by her mother, enters in disguise and is victorious. She is rewarded with a costume and then entrusted with the mission of returning Steve Trevor to America.