Wonder Woman #22

(March-April 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) /

Hawkman; Flash Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Color Thief (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

WW22

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Tempra Menta (actress, introduction); Hart Burns (a director, introduction); Kosmet's nurses (introduction for all); the State Attorney General (introduction); Kosmet (villain, make-up artist, introduction, death)

Synopsis

In Hollywood to consult on an Amazon movie, Wonder Woman witnesses a strange malady that strikes the faces of several movie actresses: all the color disappears from their faces. And the prime suspect is the make-up man.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Hollywood

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we formerly suggested Robert Kanigher.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Story of Sarah Bernhardt (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Robert Q. Sale

Inks

Robert Q. Sale

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

biography

Characters

Sarah Bernhardt

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Mutt & Jeff; Comic Cavalcade; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Island of Evil (Table of Contents: 7)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

WW22

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; General Darnell; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Mephisto Saturno [as Duke Saturno] (villain); Saturno's invisible followers (villains, introduction for all); Dr. Vulture (villain, international affairs expert, introduction); Vulture's men (villains, introduction for all); Eviless (Villain)

Synopsis

An international affairs expert seems determined to lead the country into war and get the United States out of the United Nations. Steve, Etta, the Holliday Girls and Wonder Woman are all captured when they infiltrate the group.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Saturn

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously suggested Robert Kanigher.

The "Perfect Crime" (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Rhone (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Rockhead McWizzard / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yum! I'm nuts about coconuts...

Genre

humor

Characters

Rockhead McWizzard

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Jim Van Dore. We previously credited this feature to Jack Farr in error.

Jealousy Visits the Winged Women of Venus! (Table of Contents: 10)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

William Marston (under house name Charles Moulton)

Pencils

Harry Peter (signed)

Inks

Harry Peter (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

WW22

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Paula von Gunther; Etta Candy; the Holliday Girls; Queen Desira; natives of Venus (introduction for all); Professor Astronimo; Gell Osey (villain, a Holliday Girl pledge, introduction)

Synopsis

The Holliday Girls help Professor Astronimo complete an unmanned rocket to Venus, and a new pledge is so angry she wasn't allowed to help, she stows away the rocket and crash-lands on Venus.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Reform Island; Venus

Indexer Notes

William Marston script credit confirmed by The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously credited Joye Murchison.

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

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)