| Storyline |
Issue
One: The Princess and the Power
A band of Gods - mostly female - set out to create a
race of women using the souls of women who'd been killed
by men. Rains poured over Greece and the Amazons rose
out of the sea and found a home on Themyscira. Eons
passed, and Ares - god of war - was still bitter at
the treachery of his sisters. His greatest champion,
Hercules, took war to the Amazons. He was bested by
Queen Hippolyte, and formed a truce. He broke the (fake)
truce that night by poisoning Hippolyte and taking her
captive. Hercules soon left for Troy; Hippolyte (still
captive) spoke with Athena. War raged, and the Amazons
emerged victorious.
Hippolyte told her people they must not follow Hercules
- Athena wished it not. The Amazons split - some stayed
with Hippolyte, the rest went with her sister, Antiope.
The gods banished them to another island - one where
they must live as mortals and where no man may set foot
upon. The Amazons regained their purpose and became
immortal. Upon Paradise Island, they erected great buildings
and statues to their gods.
Thirty centuries passed before Hippolyte realized she
was the only Amazon reincarnated from a soul which was
pregnant. Instructed by the gods, she went to the shore
and sculpted a baby from clay. The gods gave it life
and their gifts. Hippolyte named the child Diana.
The gods spoke: Ares had gone insane and would surely
destroy the Earth. The Amazons were to hold a contest
and choose a champion to go against him. Diana, now
in adulthood, was forbidden by her mother to enter the
contest. Athena commanded her otherwise, and (under
a mask) she won. She was given silver bracers by the
Amazons so that she would stand out among them. Hippolyte
was enraged, but realized her daughter was right.
Issue
Two: A Fire in the Sky
Air Force Colonel Stephen Trevor was called into duty
to fly a somewhat new war plane to specific coordinates.
He internally questioned the task due to his experience
and relationship with his general.
Diana was given a weapon - a golden lasso of truth.
Hermes led her to her first destination - Ares' former
home. There, she found a wretch who gave her a talisman.
Hermes got her back to Paradise Island, where an airplane
was about to crash. Diana had never seen such a sight.
Ares had taken over Trevor's copilot and dropped a bomb.
Diana was able to divert the bomb - it exploded in the
sky. She then flew straight into the sea in hopes of
getting answers from the crashed plane. She saw her
first man - Steve Trevor - and saved him from the wreckage.
Athena and Hermes appeared to the Amazons. Hermes took
Diana to the world of man to further her quest.
The General who'd assigned Trevor to the mission was
found dead. Phobos and Deimos, sons of Ares, watched.
Issue
Three: Deadly Arrival
Steve Trevor was found in a hospital bed in Boston.
His wounds - even those internal - were healing. He
was soon attacked by a superior officer. Trevor escaped
and sought to find what was going on. He found a friend,
Etta Candy, and asked her for help.
Diana was led by Hermes to a library, where she showed
a woman (Professor Julia Kapatelis) her amulet. The
woman agreed to help her. Later, a little girl with
the same name received what she believed was an ugly
doll. The Professor brought Diana home with her and
began to tutor her. The "doll" her daughter
had received came alive. Vanessa (the Professor's daughter)
screamed. Diana and Julia headed downstairs and found
a creature calling herself Decay, daughter of Medusa.
Issue
Four: A Long Day's Journey
into Fright
Decay flew away with Diana's tiara. The Amazon gave
chase while Kapatelis got her daughter to a hospital
(she'd become elderly). Decay's breath spread throughout
Boston, leaving everything in it's wake crumbling. Diana
was able to catch Decay in her golden lasso and the
beast was destroyed. At her crumbling victim's ashes,
Diana recovered her tiara. The press ganged up on her
to get a story, but she got spooked and flew off. The
next day's papers dubbed her "Wonder Woman"
hoping to cash in on Superman's fame. After seeing some
of the newscasts, Steve Trevor realized he hadn't been
hallucinating about his rescuer - he set out to find
her. He found her in a cabin in the woods (with Julia
Kapatelis). Diana mysteriously began speaking English,
though broken. Midway through his explanation, he heard
his companion, Etta, get injured. A man stood above
her.
They rushed to her.
Issue
Five: The Ares Assault
Diana nursed Etta back to health as the man who'd inadvertently
startled her was a friend of Trevor's. Diana conceded
the truth - she and Trevor needed each other. Using
a map of ancient Greece, Diana's talisman, and a map
of the world, Diana realized what was happening. A pattern
formed of bloody battles and foreshadowed a new one.
Michaelis called his command center as a militant group
took over a facility in the United States. Diana placed
the talisman on a mirror; she and her friends were transported
to Ares' sons.
Diana killed Deimos and gained the other half of the
talisman; Phobos fled. The talisman was reconnected
and the group was transported to the overtaken missile
base. General Tolliver was awaiting them and Ares soon
showed himself.
Issue
Six: Powerplay
The media gained knowledge of the Tolliver situation
and his plot to fire a nuclear missile at Moscow. Reports
came in that Moscow was also armed and ready to fire.
Diana and her group rushed the rebels. Trevor got to
Tolliver; Diana broke through the door separating them
and disappeared. Tolliver and his troops were reanimated
by Ares and the Amazonian Princess did battle against
him. Her golden lasso showed him the truth - if the
fight went on, all life would perish leaving no one
to worship him. Ares vanished, stopping the would-be
war. Trevor emerged a hero carrying Diana.
Issue
Seven: Rebirth
Olympus rejoiced as Ares was defeated. The gods smiled
on Paradise Island. Zeus and Poseidon healed Diana.
She was given a gift by Athena and Hermes - winged shoes
so she could travel to and from Man's World. She returned
there to learn the fate of her new friends. She helped
heal Julia's child and learned that Michaelis was killed
in the battle.
Diana was given a publicist and became a worldwide sensation.
Another woman plotted to take her lasso.
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