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Issue Details

Issue #34
Published March-April 1949
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 40
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Cover Details - "The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle"

Characters Wonder Woman
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Bernard Sachs
Notes art id by Craig Delich 9/05

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle Ch. 1: Deception Strikes Again"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Paula Von Gunther
Synopsis With an incomplete riddle as their only clue, Wonder Woman and Steve go on a search through time for the missing Holliday College, unaware they're being misled by the Duke of Deception.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes Wonder Woman uses the elixir of living death to enter the realm of Mars.

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle Ch. 2: The Phantasms of Deception"

Characters Wonder Woman; Duke of Deception (villain); Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain)
Synopsis Wonder Woman travels to the planet Mars in pursuit of Holliday College, where she is lured to the arena by the Duke of Deception.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes The Martian television is called the "telex-globe"; astral forms may only enter the domain of Mars in shackles.

Half page Funny Facts filler "Mars Has Two Moons"

Synopsis Mars (planet); Baseball; Kilimanjaro; Shakespeare; Women's average shoe size.
Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes feature

3 page Wonder Women of History story "Alice Freeman Turner"

Synopsis Story of Alice Freeman Turner (1855-1902), the vice-president of Wellesley College, renowned for championing immigrant rights.
Genre bio
Script Julius Schwartz
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits and editing verified by Jerry Bails (October, 2005).

Half page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler "The Hooded Merganser"

Synopsis The Hooded Merganser; Weasel; Ruffed Grouse.
Genre fact
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel

2 page text article "Holiday For Sweethearts"

Characters Emperor Claudius; Saint Valentine.
Script Julius Schwartz (as Jules Black)
Letters typeset
Notes text story

1 page Science Snaps filler "The Human Eye"

Synopsis The Human Eye; Average Human Weight; Cranberries; Flies.
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes feature

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle: Chapter 3"

Characters Wonder Woman; Mars (villain); Lord Conquest (villain); Earl of Greed (villain); Duke of Deception (villain); Athena (flashback); Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Paula Von Gunther; Aphrodite
Synopsis To find Holliday College, Wonder Woman must solve Mars' final riddle, or become his slave forever.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter