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Wonder Woman #6

DC · Series began 1942 · Fall 1943

first appearance of The Cheetah

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

The Cheetah (Priscilla Rich, DC) — villain, introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: Fall 1943
On sale: August 14, 1943
Pages: 60

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Harry Peter, Sheldon Moldoff, A. W. Nugentinks: Harry Peter, Sheldon Moldoff, A. W. Nugentscript: William Marston, Alice Marble, A. W. Nugent, Josette Frank

Stories

Wonder Woman and The Cheetah [Part 1] · 15 pages
Upstaged by Wonder Woman at a charity event, a jealous socialite is overtaken by her evil alter ego, dons a Cheetah hide, and attempts to frame and kill her Amazon adversary.
[Part 2] The Adventure of the Beauty Club · 13 pages
The Cheetah uses an exclusive beauty club as a front to learn military secrets from soldiers' families. Wonder Woman travels to the Pacific area to stop the Japanese from attacking an American base.
Hop Harrigan and the Radiosonde · 1.67 pages
Madame Chiang Kai-shek · 4 pages
Born Mayling Soong in 1899, Madame Chiang Kai-shek was revered for her persuasive eloquence. She was instrumental in developing a public school system in her native China, as well as bringing attention to child labor conditions.
[Part 3] The Conquest of Paradise · 16 pages
The Cheetah crashes a competition between Amazons and man's world girls on Paradise Island, seeking the source of the Amazons' strength to help her defeat Wonder Woman.

Characters

Princess DianaWonder WomanSteve TrevorHippolytaEtta CandyPhillip DarnellPaula von GuntherPriscilla RichThe CheetahMala

Reprinted in

Wonder Woman Archives (1998), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2016), Wonder Woman: The Golden Age (2018), Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Wonder Woman: The Cheetah (2020)