Comic Title: Wonder Woman #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1987
On Sale Date: March 5, 1987 Newsstand Date March 5, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #37

Newsstand Date March 5, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #111

Shipping Date February 10, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #37

Shipping Date February 10, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #111

Shipping Date February 10, 1987
Source: Comics Journal, #114

Copyright Date February 10, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Newsstand Date March 5, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #690, #692

Shipping Date February 10, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #690, #692

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "The Ares Assault"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (Post-Crisis)

Plotter/Penciller: George Perez
Scripter: Len Wein
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman:Gods and Mortals TPB (2004)
Wonder Woman:Gods and Mortals HC (2015)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2015)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 1 TPB (2016)
Absolute Wonder Woman:Gods and Mortals HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Julia Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Hippolyte (last appearance in Wonder Woman #2; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Amazons (last appearance in Wonder Woman #2; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Menalippe (last appearance in Wonder Woman #2; next appearance in Wonder Woman #10)
• Matthew Michaelis (first name revealed; last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Athena (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Aphrodite (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #7)
• Artemis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Hermes (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #7)
• General John Hillary (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)

Villain(s)

• Ares (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Phobos (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #22)
• Deimos (dies in this story; last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; no further appearances)
• General Sam Tolliver (first name revealed; last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Tolliver's men (next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Olympian Gods (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Demeter (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #7)
• Persephone (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
• Charon (last appearance in Secret Origins #24; no further appearances)
• Apollo (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #7)

Comments:
This story is continued from Wonder Woman #4 and continues in Wonder Woman #6.

Synopsis:
Julia Kapatelis finishes her translation of Harmonia's talisman. The pattern it reveals matches the locations on Steve Trevor's map of nuclear attack bases. Wonder Woman deduces that Ares is trying to provoke a nuclear war. Before they can warn anyone, General Tolliver leads his followers in capturing the bases.

Wonder Woman plans to confront Tolliver and stop Ares. Steve, Julia, Etta Candy, and Matthew Michaelis offer to help. Wonder Woman then places the talisman to a mirror in order to transport their group into a netherworld where the other half of the talisman is held by Deimos. Wonder Woman and her friends battle the sons of Ares, which results in Diana killing Deimos.

Wonder Woman takes possession of the other talisman and joins the two together. She and her friends are then transported to the missile base under Tolliver's control. Ares then reveals himself moments before his plan to destroy the world will come to fruition.