Wonder Woman #21

(January-February 1947)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Green Lantern; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[Part 1] The Mystery of the Atom World (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (credited as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Paula Von Gunther; the Holliday Girls; Queen Atomia (villain, introduction); Neutron robots (villains, introduction for all); Atomia's proton followers (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Following the test denotation of an atomic bomb, a small uranium microverse is created, which Wonder Wonder takes to Paula's lab. They discover that the protons are actually women ruled by a Queen Atomia and the neutrons are slave robots.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])

Keywords

Magic Girdle

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); previously given to William Marston.

Frank Thomas (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Annie Oakley (Table of Contents: 5)

Wonder Women of History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Robert Q. Sale

Inks

Robert Q. Sale

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

biography

Characters

Annie Oakley

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Bails; we previously suggested Paul Reinman.

[Part 2] Tide of Atomic Fire (Table of Contents: 6)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (credited as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Paula von Gunther; Queen Atomia (villain); Neutron robots (villains); Atomia's proton followers (villains)

Synopsis

Atomia causes Wonder Woman and her friends to shrink to microscopic size and the Neutrons take them prisoner. Only when the Amazon Princess takes control of the protons can she and the others make their escape.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly credited William Marston.

[Little Red Riding Hood] (Table of Contents: 7)

Foney Fairy Tales / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Little Red Riding Hood

The Kid's Last Plight (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited as Charles King)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[Part 3] Ruler of the Atom World (Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Joye Hummel (credited as Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Aphrodite; Paula von Gunther; the Holliday Girls; Etta Candy; the Amazons; Dean Sourpuss; Mala; Gerta von Gunther; a group of crippled children (introduction for all); an un-named pilot (introduction); Queen Atomia (villain, reforms); Neutrons (villains); Atomia's proton followers (villains)

Synopsis

When Atomia causes the atomic universe attacks a small island, Wonder Woman uses the enlarging ray to bring Atomia back to full size, then takes her to Reform Island where, with the help of the Magic Girdle, reforms.

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #3 (2018 [January 2019])

Keywords

enlarging ray; Reform Island

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly credited William Marston.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Prevented a Cave Disaster (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)