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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published September-October 1948
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 40
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)

Cover Details - "The Shrinking Formula"

Characters Wonder Woman
Genre superhero
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Shrinking Formula"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Dr. Mary Dean; Roy Dirke (villain); Dr. Grey
Synopsis Shrunken to miniscule size and hunted by thugs, Wonder Woman races to complete an enlarging formula to save herself and her friends.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes This story is re-written and re-drawn in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #210 (February-March 1974). Wonder Woman's lasso is described as "limitless."

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Planet of Plunder"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Solo (villain); Presidenta Una
Synopsis Wonder Woman faces a gauntlet of trials to rescue the Holliday Girls, caught in a coup in the republic of Neptunia.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes The story of Neptunia is relayed in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #15. This story is re-written and re-drawn in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #209 (December-January 1973-74).

4 page Wonder Women of History story "Jenny Lind"

Synopsis Jenny Lind (1820-1887), "The Swedish Nightingale," achieved worldwide fame with her singing voice, but always honored her humble beginnings through her profusive donations to charity.
Genre bio
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Art credits verified by Jerry Bails (October, 2005).

2 page text story "You Name It!"

Synopsis The three derivations of names-- personal appearance, occupation, and location.
Script Lee Goldsmith
Letters Typeset

12 page Wonder Woman story "The Racketeer of Magic"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Trixter (Villain; Intro); Paula von Gunther; Steve Trevor
Synopsis A charlatan posing as a magician from the future uses an Amazon invention to determine how best to outwit Wonder Woman.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter

1 page Science-Snaps filler

Synopsis The distance of lightning; diamonds in meteorites; the color of neon; the weight of icebergs; the dissimilarity of objects.
Genre fact