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