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| Publisher |
DC |
| Writer |
Bill Finger |
| Writer |
William Marston |
| Artist |
Irwin Hasen |
| Artist |
Harry G. Peter |
| Cover Artist |
Nick Cardy |
| Published | July 1973 |
THE ORIGIN OF WONDER WOMAN Following a quick overview of Diana's rescue of Steve Trevor as told in All-Star Comics #8 and Sensation Comics #1 the history of the Amazons and their creation by Aphrodite is related as an archeologist reads a scroll left by Wonder Woman. THIS IS THE STORY OF WILDCAT! Growing up, Ted Grant was trained extensively in sports and self-defense. However, he wanted to become a doctor, but when his parents died, everything changed for him, so he went to New York City to look for a job, with little luck. He saw two men beating up another man and intervened, chasing the two attackers away. A man named Socker Smith, who was a heavyweight champion approached him and hired him to be one of his sparring partners. Ted met Smitty's managers, Flint and Skinner, who helped him become a professional boxer. During his boxing career, Ted would have many wins. One day, Smitty introduced Ted to his fiancée Joan Fortune. Later on, Flint and Skinner arranged a fight between Ted and Smitty. Also during the fight, Flint had a needle slipped into Ted's glove, resulting in Smitty's death. Ted won the fight and the needle was discovered in his glove and he was arrested for murder. The needle was actually placed to knock Smitty unconscious, but accidentally killed him, so Flint decided to send men to attack the police car carrying Ted, knocking it off of a gorge. Fortunately, Ted survived and escaped. He came upon a boy whose Green Lantern comic was stolen by a man; this gave Ted an idea. Ted gave the boy money to buy new comics before he suited up in a costume and attacked the people who had set him up, forcing confessions out of them. The next day, Ted was found innocent and dubbed himself as Wildcat.
