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Wonder Woman Vol. 2 18

WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2 #18

Cover Date: July 1988
Cover Price: $0.75

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Cover Credits:
Art: George Pérez (signed)


Story: "Creatures of the Dark" (22 Pages)

Credits:

PlotGeorge Pérez
StoryGreg Potter
PencilsGeorge Pérez
InksDick Giordano
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsCarl Gafford
EditingKaren Berger

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Woman

Supporting Character(s):

Olympian Gods:
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Julia Kapatelis
Vanessa Kapatelis
Stavros Christadoulodou (next in flashback in issue #46)

Villain(s):

Circe (real name and face revealed in this issue)
Mikos
Nisus
Theophilus Ventouras (first appearance)

Guest Appearance(s):

Cronus (first appearance in the revamped DCU continuity; as a Titan is immortal and cannot die, he has been transformed into a tree in limbo in this story; chronologically earlier appearance in the flashback in the next issue, which also reveals why and how he is in this form; next in War of the Gods #3)

Other Character(s):

Katina Leikos (first appearance)
David Kapatelis (no appearance; mentioned for the first time in this story; full story of how he and Julia met told in the fourth flashback in Wonder Woman Annual Vol. 2 #1)
Agostos Deneiros (first appearance; Julia Kapatelis' father)
Maria Deneiros (first appearance; Julia Kapatelis' mother)

Synopsis:

A wealthy tycoon under Circe's sway fakes friendship to Diana and her companions. he tries to defuse Diana's interest in Circe's island by convincing her that Circe is merely an eccentric rich woman. While Diana is enjoying the company of Julia Kapatelis' parents the underground sends a letter of warning to Wonder Woman via Stavros. Stavros says nothing to the princess. He is forced by the rebels to translate a scroll stolen from Circe's island. Events come to a head when Circe transforms her servants to beasts and incites them to attack the rebels and Wonder Woman. Diana is knocked unconscious while protecting Vanessa.


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Second Story: DC Bonus Book No. 4: "Awakenings" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDan Littleford
PencilsPalmer Worley
InksBrian Thomas
LetteringDan McKinnon
ColorsDan Vozzo
EditingKaren Berger

Feature Character(s):

Verona (first appearances)
Mesopee (first appearances)

Synopsis:

A young woman sold into slavery by her father to be the mistress of an insane, brutal king dies at the hands of his men. She is reborn as an Amazon only to be enslaved by Heracles army.


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