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The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia

by Phil Jimenez, John Wells

From A to Z, this comprehensive, fully illustrated sourcebook contains everything fans ever wanted to know about the Amazon Princess.

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

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WONDER NO MORE—GET ALL THE FACTS ON DC COMICS' FOREMOST SUPER HEROINEShe's as beautiful as Aphrodite and as wise as Athena, stronger then Hercules and swifter than Hermes. Blessed at birth by the gods themselves, Princess Diana left an idyllic island paradise ruled by wise and brave women to bring the peace, love, and nobility of the Amazons to the tumultuous world of humankind. In January 1942, Wonder Woman took the world of comics—and its pantheon of superpowered males—by storm. Wielding her impervious silver bracelets and golden Lasso of Truth, she's battled forces of evil from the Axis powers to a slew of super-villains worldwide, teamed up with the likes of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash, and become a high-flying feminist icon and pop-culture superstar. Now, for the first time in more than thirty years, here's a definitive A-to-Z volume that draws together all the knowledge about the star-spangled, action-packed history of Wonder Woman. In more than 400 fact-packed pages you'll findthe complete story of Wonder Woman's origins, as imagined and reinterpreted by generations of comics writers—including her groundbreaking creator, William Moulton Marstonbiographies of every major character in Wonder Woman's universe, including her mother, Hippolyta; sister, Donna Troy; and mortal ally Steve Trevor—as well as such classic foes as Ares, Cheetah, Hades, and the members of Villainy Inc.classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughouttwo sixteen-page full-color artwork inserts—plus a dazzling original cover illustration by fan-favorite artist Adam HughesWritten by veteran Wonder Woman artist and writer Phil Jimenez and comics historian John Wells, The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia is the ultimate archive, proving that die-hard devotees of the gorgeous go-to goddess don't have to visit Paradise Island for a taste of heaven on earth.

Author Biography

Phil Jimenez was born and raised in Los Angeles, and later Orange County, California. He moved to New York City to attend college at the School of Visual Arts, where he now teaches a life-drawing course as part of the undergraduate cartooning program. He is well known for his run as writer/artist on Wonder Woman from 2000 to 2003. John Wells is a comics historian best known for his research into the history of DC Comics and its characters. He maintains a massive privately-held database documenting the appearances of DC's heroes, villains, and a multitude of other categories that has served as a resource for writers and editors such as Kurt Busiek, Bob Greenberger, Phil Jimenez, and Mark Waid. John has explored comics history both online, as part of Bob Rozakis' cyberspace "Answer Man" column, and in print, for publications such as Alter Ego, Amazing Heroes, Back Issue, The Comic Buyer's Guide, and DC Comics' Batman in the Eighties.

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ABERNATHY, SENATOR RUSSELL In the pre-CRISIS universe of EARTH-1, a retired US senator and chair of the Foreign Relations Committee who rented an apartment in his Georgetown brownstone to DIANA PRINCE II, the civilian identity of WONDER WOMAN II, and her roommate ETTA CANDY II. Soon after, Abernathy was blackmailed by crippled industrialist OSCAR POUND, who once provided the former senator with classified documents he leaked to the press for political gain. Abernathy let Pound kidnap Etta Candy without knowing that the industrialist planned to sacrifice her to the demon BAAL-SATYR in exchange for the use of his legs. Wonder Woman destroyed Baal-Satyr, freed Etta, and captured Oscar Pound, releasing the repentant Abernathy from his deadly pact. Later, after Abernathy suffered a debilitating heart attack, Wonder Woman and STEVE TREVOR II uncovered a plot to undermine peace talks between the United States and Russia masterminded by the senator''s former aide Howard Kohler. Abernathy''s daughter Lisa was a reporter for GBS News and the mother of his granddaughter Eloise. First appearance: Wonder Woman [first series] #273, November 1980 ABU-GITA An ape queen from Gorilla City and a member of the Inner Circle of the Simian Scarlet, a terrorist faction of warmongering gorillas. In the post-CRISIS universe, Abu-Gita and her ape army once tried to invade the island home of the AMAZONS OF THEMYSCIRA and WONDER WOMAN III. Abu-Gita intended to breach the so-called TARTARUS Gate beneath Themyscira and use the RIVER STYX to access the tributary to MOUNT RAVANA, the home of their gods, the RAKSHASAS. During a great battle in the Temple of the Rakshasas, Wonder Woman used her LASSO OF TRUTH to capture Abu-Gita, who subsequently discovered that her intense faith in her gods and her culture had been manipulated by her people and based on dozens of lies. Unable to reconcile her existence with the truth, Abu-Gita was mystically transported off the Holy Mount and back to Gorilla City, while her aide-de-camp Luk-Nutt, who first deduced the reality of Gorilla City''s doctored history, remained with CHARON THE FERRYMAN in the underworld. First appearance: JLA Annual #3, 1999 ACADEMY OF ARCH-VILLAINS, THE In the pre-CRISIS universe of EARTH-1, a trio of villains who once joined forces to defeat WONDER WOMAN III. ANGLE MAN II, MOUSE MAN, and the HUMAN FIREWORKS, each vying for the Golden WW award offered by the criminal underworld for capturing Wonder Woman, attempted to catch the AMAZON PRINCESS and take the gleaming statuette. Wonder Woman handily defeated the gangsters, incarcerating each and ending the more than brief crime wave of the Academy of Arch-Villains. First appearance: Wonder Woman [first series] #141, October 1963 ACANTHA In the post-CRISIS universe, a senator of the AMAZONS OF THEMYSCIRA. Acantha was a member of a committee formed to discuss the impact that artifacts brought from PATRIARCH''S WORLD to Themyscira by WONDER WOMAN III might have on their fellow Amazons. Acantha expressed concern that the Amazons'' destiny would forever be tied to Patriarch''s World through the symbols and colors of Wonder Woman''s BATTLE ARMOR, which mirror the American flag. First appearance: Wonder Woman [second series] #10, November 1987 ACHILLES I A great hero in Greek mythology, part mortal, part god. Achilles acquired his famous invulnerability when his mother, the sea nymph THETIS, dipped him by his heel into the RIVER STYX. All parts of Achilles''s body became virtually indestructible except that heel, his only vulnerable spot. In the pre-CRISIS universe of EARTH-2, the Golden Age WONDER WOMAN first encountered Achilles in the ancient Mediterranean after being transported through time by GIGANTA''s ELECTRONIC EVOLUTIONIZER. Achilles planned to invade AMAZONIA to avenge himself on the AMAZONS OF PARADISE ISLAND for siding with the Trojans against the Greeks in the great Trojan War. But Wonder Woman humiliated Achilles, defeating him in personal combat. With the help of STEVE TREVOR, also lost in time, the Amazons fought back the rest of Achilles''s army, maintaining the sanctity of their sanctuary. First appearance: Wonder Woman [first series] #9, Summer 1944 ACHILLES II One of the greatest heroes of Greek legend. In the post-CRISIS universe, Achilles was gifted with near invulnerability by his mother, the sea nymph THETIS, when she dipped her son''s entire body, save his heel, into the RIVER STYX. During the Trojan War, Achilles killed PENTHISELEA, a captain of the AMAZONS OF THEMYSCIRA, before he was in turn slain by Paris, who shot Achilles''s vulnerable heel with a poisoned arrow. Soon after, the wizard SHAZAM extracted the essence of Achilles from the Styx to give his power of invulnerability to a mighty warrior, who, empowered by several gods and heroes, would become a champion for humankind. After the EGYPTIAN GOD Set corrupted this spell to create BLACK ADAM, the wizard was left to wander the Earth for millennia, seeking a new host for the collected power until he found a suitable candidate in young Billy Batson. Once again, Achilles''s spirit lent his imperviousness to CAPTAIN MARVEL, the corporeal manifestation of the boy''s concept of a champion, making him more than a physical match for WONDER WOMAN III, another avatar of the gods. Achilles and his fellow immortals fell under CIRCE III''s influence during the WAR OF THE GODS, and the Shazam spell was neutralized. To end the war, the wizard re-created the original Shazam spell, calling on Achilles and the others to once more grant him their power, infusing in Billy Batson the powers of Earth''s Mightiest Hero. In the post-INFINITE CRISIS universe, it was revealed that the ancient hero Achilles, and the Achilles who grants his power to Shazam, are two of potentially thousands of different avatars of Achilles, each with experiences and adventures vastly different from each other. First appearance: Wonder Woman [second series] #33, August 1989 ACHILLES III In the post-INFINITE CRISIS universe, one of the OLYMPIANS, a cadre of all-male warriors formed by ZEUS, the king of the OLYMPIAN GODS, to bring peace to Earth. Zeus created Achilles as a figure of everlasting hope to the warrior Olympians and brought him forth in a mystical bonfire on THALARION, the island home of his tribe. Achilles, whose heart is powered by Zeus''s own lighting, is a warrior above all else, eschewing politics and social graces for the thrill of combat. Honorable and uncompromising, Achilles''s great weapon was a spear forged by HEPHAESTUS II, which would return to Achilles after each throw. Like ACHILLES II, from which his essence may have sprung, he was invulnerable to harm everywhere except his heel. Upon their creation, Achilles and the Olympian immediately set out to stop war in PATRIARCH''S WORLD, downing armies with their might across Africa and Asia. After an initial confrontation with WONDER WOMAN III, Achilles and his warriors joined forces with the AMAZON PRINCESS and the AMAZONS OF THEMYSCIRA to defeat the monstrous GENOCIDE and the SOCIETY during their invasion of WASHINGTON, DC. First appearance: Wonder Woman [third series] #27 ADJUDICATOR, THE A cosmic being of immense physical and psychic power who once tried to destroy the pre-CRISIS multiverse. After the Adjudicator appeared over the WASHINGTON, DC, of EARTH-1 and began turning its citizens into crystallized corpses, WONDER WOMAN II confronted the alien and learned that he fancied himself judge, jury, and executioner of worlds he found unworthy. The Adjudicator was puzzled by the citizens of Earth, who, despite their often destructive behaviors, continued to survive and even flourish. The cosmic judge was particularly interested in the notion of self-sacrifice so often evident in Earth''s greatest heroes, including Wonder Woman. The Adjudicator unleashed his Four Horsemen of Apocalypse across multiple Earths, inflicting plague, famine, and death. Wonder Woman and several super heroines from Earth-1, EARTH-2, and Earth-X-including WONDER GIRL II and BLACK CANARY-joined forces to defeat them. In their final battle, Wonder Woman learned that the Adjudicator was nothing more than an insane, childlike alien under the watch of a cosmic "Overseer." With the compelling powers of her MAGIC LASSO, she confronted the Adjudicator with the truth of his own existence. The alien nearly killed the AMAZON PRINCESS before the Overseers intervened and returned him to an intergalactic insane asylum. First appearance: Wonder Woman [first series] #291, May 1982 AEAEA In Greek mythology, the island refuge of CIRCE the sorceress, nestled in the Ionian Sea off the coast of western Greece. In the pre-CRISIS universe of EARTH-2, Circe lived on Aeaea for thousands of years, luring men to their doom, until she was banished to the far side of the galaxy by QUEEN HIPPOLYTE, matriarch of the AMAZONS OF PARADISE ISLAND. On the parallel world of EARTH-1, CIRCE II lived not on Aeaea but on a small, uncharted island in the Caribbean Sea. In the post-Crisis universe, Aeaea was settled more than three millennia ago by CIRCE III. The sorceress used the hypnotic powers of the Sirens to lure wayward sailors to her island fortress. Once there, the men were often killed or turned into half-human, half-animal slaves called BESTIAMORPHS. Only the hero ODYSSEUS ever escaped Aeaea, and only

Details ISBN0345501071 Author John Wells Short Title ESSENTIAL WONDER WOMAN ENCY Publisher Del Rey Books Language English ISBN-10 0345501071 ISBN-13 9780345501073 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-02-28 DEWEY 741.5 Pages 485 Illustrations Yes Imprint Del Rey Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation IMD Qualifications (Co Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2010-04-27

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  • ISBN-13: 9780345501073
  • ISBN: 9780345501073
  • Publication Year: 2010
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia: the Ultimate Guide to the Amazon Princess
  • Item Height: 277mm
  • Author: Phil Jimenez, John Wells
  • Publisher: Random House USA INC International Concepts
  • Genre: Comics
  • Item Width: 218mm
  • Item Weight: 1356g
  • Number of Pages: 496 Pages

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