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Issue Details

Issue #93
Published October 1957
Frequency monthly with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), [Robert Kanigher (Actual)]

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick
Notes Previously credited to Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Corrected 9/05. Wonder Woman refers to her homeland as "Amazon Island" instead of "Paradise Island."

10 page Wonder Woman story "Menace of the Mermen!"

Characters Queen Hippolyta; Lura (Amazon); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Mermen (Villains)
Synopsis After Queen Hippolyta goes missing during a swim off the coast of Paradise Island, Wonder Woman is reluctant to assume the throne until she learns what has become of her mother.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes Here the Mermen are called the Amazons' ancient enemies, although later stories show friendly relations between the two nations.

1 page public service announcement "How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation!"

Characters Green Family; Terry the dog
Synopsis Terry the dog recounts the perils of not planning for a family vacation.

8 page Wonder Woman story "The Shrinking City!"

Characters Duke Deception (villain); Queen Hippolyta; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Synopsis Duke Deception attacks Skyscraper City with his R-Zero weapon, a shrinking ray, in a prelude to a greater attack on Earth.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes The Duke of Deception is called "Duke Deception" in this story; Queen Hippolyta celebrates her birthday on Paradise Island; the tallest building in Skyscraper City is Skyscraper Tower, modeled after the Empire State Building.

1 page Romantic Rings! filler "A Man on the Lookout for a Bride"

Synopsis The romantic customs of the Middle Ages, Greece, Persia, and Britain.

1 page Jerry the Jitterbug story "The Fraternity Pin"

Characters Jerry; Gloria
Synopsis Jerry asks Gloria to wear his fraternity pin.

1 page text article "Women in White"

Synopsis Article describing to girls the benefits of becoming a nurse.
Letters typeset

6 page Wonder Woman story "Twentieth Century King Arthur!"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Jimmy
Synopsis Wonder Woman secretly aids an outcast boy in his attempts to model himself after his hero, King Arthur.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter