Golden Age Wonder Woman meets the Mole Men

[mosellegreen.insanejournal.com]

These are from Wonder Woman #4, 1943.

When I was a kid in the 70's, I bought a current issue of Wonder Woman that dealt with these same Mole Men. In fact, the story was almost the same, except without Paula von Gunther. And there's another Golden Age story I shared with y'all recently where Wonder Woman dealt with the Seal Men. In a nutshell, WW kept encountering semi-animalistic men who cruelly oppressed normal-looking human women until the Amazing Amazon showed up. Oh, if only the symbolism were less subtle!

So he takes one look at her and totally reforms. The Mole King in the 70's story did the exact same thing.

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Comments

[brandiweed.livejournal.com (from insanejournal.com)]

Am I the only one who thinks the Mole King looks like a cariacature of Liberace?

[retro_nouveau.insanejournal.com]

Diana - warrior, diplomat, ... ocular surgeon! What can't she do...

I think reforming rogues into long-term friends and allies should be one of Diana's powers. Today. And she should have a base where they all have access, unlike her pals and their super-sekrit solitary stations. And -- Oops! Sorry, got carried away again.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

Uh... Etta, that is NOT candy. I know you're not that stupid, so why are you being written that way? Tut tut, Marston.
Is there any chance of getting some scans of Paula Von Gunther BEFORE she got reformed, back when she was an amoral Nazi villainess who rocked the snake-patterned cigarette holder?

[mosellegreen.insanejournal.com]

Yep. Remember, I'm going backwards in the posts on my own LJ, so I'll get to those in time.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

Cool, thanks. She's an awesome villain.

[briary_flower.insanejournal.com]

"Are you there, Paula?" "I seem to be bouncing." I dunno ... with a little work couldn't we give that the pop culture coin of a "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"