Cover Credits |
Artist: Harry G. Peter |
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Comic Title: Wonder Woman #5
Publisher: DC
(Wonder Woman Publishing Company, Inc.)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1943
Approx. On Sale Date:
May 19, 1943 Copyright Date May 15, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Sheldon Mayer
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Title: (Mars Invades the Moon)
Pages: 14
Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (of Earth-2)
Writer: William Moulton Marston
Artist: Harry G. Peter
Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 3 HC (2002)
Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2013)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2019)
Feature Character(s)
- Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #5)
Supporting Character(s)
- Steve Trevor (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #5)
- Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #5)
- Holliday Girls (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Comic Cavalcade #3)
- Paula Von Gunther (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Sensation Comics #21)
- Hippolyte (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #6)
Villain(s)
- Mars (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #34)
- Duke of Deception (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Comic Cavalcade #26)
- Count of Conquest (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #34)
- Earl of Greed (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #34)
Other Character(s)
- Diana (goddess of the moon; first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #159; no further appearances)
- Diana's nymphs (no further appearances)
- Various martian women and Mars's slave girls (no further appearances)
- Professor I.B. Wise (an astronomer; no further appearances)
Comments:
This story is continued in part from the first story of Wonder Woman #5.
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 3 in which this story is reprinted.
Synopsis:
Mars punishes the Duke of Deception for his failure with Doctor Psycho by making him a slave. Deception rallies the slave to his cause and together they overthrow Mars. Mars is released from his cell by the Earl of Greed, then goes to Earth to capture Wonder Woman.
Mars first takes over the moon by drugging the goddess Diana and gaining control of her nymphs. Then he captures Steve Trevor and Etta Candy, luring Wonder Woman into a trap. Etta creates a diversion, allowing Wonder Woman to revive Diana and escape. She then defeats Mars and releases the rest of his prisoners.
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