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Issue Details

Issue #250
Published December 1978
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Larry Hama
Notes This issue is called a "250th Anniversary Special" on the splash page.

Cover Details - "Tournament"

Characters Wonder Woman; Queen Hippolyte; Orana
Genre superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Dick Giordano

17 page Wonder Woman story "Tournament"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Orana (Amazon); Queen Hippolyte; Sandra (Amazon); Neptune (God); Athena; Aphrodite; Mars
Synopsis An arrogant Amazon challenges Diana for the role of Wonder Woman, pitting her brutal tactics against the compassion of the Princess.
Genre superhero
Script Jack C. Harris
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Gene D'Angelo (as G. D'Angelo)
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Orana first appeared in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #98, which featured the first contest of the Earth-One Wonder Woman. Orana had issues with Princess Diana back then as well, complaining Queen Hippolyte would unfairly favor the Princess in the games. Diana notes that her tiara and her lasso are the symbols for which the tournament is held, and removes them for the duration of the games. In this version of the games, four days are dedicated to one element each: Earth (Combat), Air (Wind-Gliding), Water (Endurance), Fire (a Falling Meteor Race). It is noted that the gods created the rules of the Tournament, eons ago. As Diana bequeaths the lasso and tiara, she asks that Orana use them "well, and with compassion," a line also used in the Wonder Woman tv pilot starring Lynda Carter. Diana notes that the Wonder Woman costume is based on the American flag, as the ideals of the United States most closely resemble those of the Amazons.

1 page Wonder Words letters page

Synopsis Letters from Wallace Hopkins; Beppe Sabatini; Ron Melendez
Script Jack C. Harris
Letters typeset