Wonder Woman Vol 1 107
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Appearing in "Wonder Woman - Amazon Teenager"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Queen Hippolyta
- Mer-Boy (First appearance)
- Wonder Woman
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Wonder Woman - Amazon Teenager"
While swimming off Paradise Island, Princess Diana encounters Mer-Boy, an amphibious teenaged merman with a fishtail body below his waist. Later, Diana watches herself as the adult Wonder Woman in a “time-and-space televisor” in an Amazon laboratory, and asks Queen Hippolyte when she can wear the costume of Wonder Woman. Hippolyte replies that she must earn the right to such a costume by performing incredible feats. The Amazons submit suggestions as to what Diana must do to earn the costume. The most difficult list of tasks, and the one which wins the contest, is Diana’s own. First, Wonder Girl braves a cannibal clam underwater, within whose jaws she finds the white stars that adhere to her skirt. While performing this task, she has to save Mer-Boy from a swordfish. The next part of her costume, the Magic Lasso, is found within an island volcano, which she retrieves by gliding on the updrafts caused by the hot volcanic air. Mer-Boy then gets captured by the giant Roc, whose nest holds the last part of Wonder Girl’s costume, the eagle emblem. Wonder Girl rescues Mer-Boy, gains the eagle emblem and places it on her chest, and evades the Roc. She gives Mer-Boy her hair ribbon as a memento before he leaves, and he promises she has not seen the last of him. Later, Hippolyte congratulates Wonder Girl for being worthy to wear her new costume.
Appearing in "Gunslingers of Space"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Ronkynn (Single appearance)
- Zuggm (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Billy the Kid (referenced only)
- Jesse James (referenced only)
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Gunslingers of Space"
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor appear stymied by what appears to be the return of Billy the Kid and Jesse James, on flying horses, leading similarly-equipped gangs of outlaws, and apparently impervious to Wonder Woman’s weapons. The two outlaw leaders are in reality Ronnkyn and Zuggm, harbingers of an alien invasion force, who have chosen to see if Wonder Woman can defeat them. When the aliens make an attempt to capture Wonder Woman, though, she has deduced that their clothing, which repels bullets, is metal and uses a huge magnet to trap them all. They direct her back to their planet, where she unceremoniously dumps them and the magnet.
Notes
- "Wonder Woman - Amazon Teenager" is reprinted in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #211.
- "Gunslingers of Space" is reprinted in Four Star Spectacular #2.
- "Wonder Woman - Amazon Teenager" is a Wonder Girl story.
- Wonder Girl chronologically appeared last in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #118. She appears next in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #109.
- Hippolyta appears next in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #109.
- This issue is the first appearance of Ronno - the Mer-Boy, one of Wonder Girl's potential love interests. His earliest chronological appearance takes place in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #118. His next actual appearance is in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #111.
Trivia
- Billy the Kid and Jesse James are actual famous American outlaws. The aliens from "Gunslingers of Space" impersonate them in this issue.
- Superman once impersonated Jesse James in the third story in Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #4.
Related Articles
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- Wonder Woman image gallery
- Wonder Woman appearances list
- Wonder Woman quotes page
- Steve Trevor image gallery
- Steve Trevor appearances list
- Steve Trevor quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 2)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 3)
- Legend of Wonder Woman
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe XXVI (Wonder Woman biography page)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe XVII (Paradise Island entry)
Links and References
- Wonder Woman article at Wikipedia
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1) series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Wonder Woman index at Dark Mark's Indexing Domain
- Wonder Woman Pages
- Wonder Woman fan page at Suffering Sappho
- Wonder Woman television series entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
- Wonder Woman television series entry at TV.com
- Wonder Woman television movie entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
- William Moulton Marston article at Wikipedia
