Wonder Woman Vol 1 98

From DC Database

Appearing in "The Million-Dollar Penny"

Featured Characters:

• Wonder Woman

Supporting Characters:

• Athena
• Hippolyta
• Orana
• Steve Trevor

Villains:

• None

Other Characters:

• Amazons

Locations:

• Paradise Island
• Washington, D.C.

Items:

• Lasso of Truth

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Million-Dollar Penny"

When Pallas Athena charges Queen Hippolyte with the task of sending an Amazon to Man’s World, she is hard-pressed to find a way from favoring her daughter. Diana responds by dressing and disguising all the Amazon contestants to resemble herself.

Notes

• This issue is divided into three chapters:

• Part I: The Secret Amazon Trials
• Part II: The Undersea Menace
• Part III: The Impossible Bridge

• Due to changes in Wonder Woman's background and Hippolyta's physical appearance, this issue is regarded by many as the first canonical appearance of the Earth-One Wonder Woman (and her supporting cast). DC Comics has never established a clear policy distinguishing between the last regular appearance of the Golden Age Wonder Woman and the first regular appearance of the Silver Age Wonder Woman.

• Wonder Woman's origin is partially revealed in this issue. An earlier chronological appearance takes place in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #128 as well as flashbacks provided in DC Comics Presents #76. Wonder Woman's next chronological appearance takes place in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #162. Her next actual appearance is in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #100.

• Wonder Woman's origin is concurrent with events chronicled in DC Special Series #19.

• Possible first appearance of the Silver Age Queen Hippolyta. She is distinguished from her Earth-Two counterpart in this issue by the fact that she has blond hair as opposed to black. An earlier chronological appearance takes place in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #128. She appears next in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #100.

• Possible first appearance of the Silver Age Steve Trevor. He chronologically appears next in the first story in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #162.

• Possible first appearance of the Earth-One Amazons. They chronologically appeared last in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #121. They appear next in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #100.

Trivia

• Wonder Woman's ability to glide on air currents is revealed for the first time in this issue. The Earth-Two Wonder Woman never possessed this ability in stories published during the 1940's. However, stories in the 1960's and 1970's such as Wonder Woman #228 and Justice League of America #56 and #72 do show her with this ability to glide on air currents. This was missed in the Earth-Two Wonder Woman's Who's Who entry.

Related Articles

• Wonder Woman image gallery
• Wonder Woman appearances list
• Wonder Woman quotes page
• Hippolyta image gallery
• Hippolyta appearances list
• Hippolyta quotes page
• Steve Trevor image gallery
• Steve Trevor appearances list
• Steve Trevor quotes page
  
  

See Also

• Discuss Wonder Woman Vol 1 98 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Wonder Woman series

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