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Issue Details

Issue #253
Published March 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Ross Andru

Cover Details - "Incredible!! The Battle with the Body Snatcher from Space!"

Characters Wonder Woman; Hippolyte (background); Astarte (background)
Genre superhero
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Dick Giordano

17 page Wonder Woman story "Spirit of Silver... Soul of Gold"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Queen Hippolyte; Stacy Macklin; Mike Bailey; General Robert Novack; Althea (Amazon); Hercules (flashback); Aphrodite; Athena; Empress of the Silver Snake [Astarte; Diana]
Synopsis As Wonder Woman and the Amazons battle Astarte on the moon, her identity becomes increasingly clear to Hippolyte.
Genre superhero
Script Jack C. Harris
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes -The Empress of the Silver Snake is revealed to be Diana, Hippolyte's sister, who was killed in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #247, in the "Tales of the Amazons" feature. Wonder Woman was made in the image of that Diana. -The Amazons are forbidden to visit man's world, but visiting the moon is not a problem. -Diana Prince shows a growing attachment for fellow trainee Mike Bailey. Diana is momentarily stunned when Mike calls her "angel," just as Steve Trevor had always done.

1 page Wonder Words letters page

Synopsis Letters from Fred Grandinetti; Anthony Pignatari, Jr.; Rich Archer
Script Jack C. Harris
Letters typeset