Comic Title: Wonder Woman #98
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1958
On Sale Date: March 20, 1958 Copyright Date March 20, 1958
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1958

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Million Dollar Penny"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Wonder Woman Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Wonder Woman:The Amazon Princess Archives Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Wonder Woman in the Fifties TPB (2021)
Wonder Woman:80 Years of the Amazon Warrior the Deluxe Edition HC (2021)
Wonder Woman:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #128; next appearance in Wonder Woman #162)

Supporting Character(s)

• Steve Trevor (first Earth-1 appearance; next appearance in Wonder Woman #162)
• Hippolyta (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #128; next appearance in Teen Titans #22)
• Amazons (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #121; next appearance in Legend of Wonder Woman #3)

Villain(s)

• An enemy submarine (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Athena (first Earth-1 appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #128; next appearance in Wonder Woman #160)
• A young boy, various charity organizers, and the children of a summer camp (no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 1: "The Secret Amazon Trials"
Part 2: "The Undersea Menace"
Part 3: "The Impossible Bridge"

This story features a new origin for Wonder Woman that is distinctly different from previous versions. All references to World War II have been removed, so this should be considered the origin of the Earth-1 version of Wonder Woman.

Hippolyta has blonde hair as of this story, distinguishing her from her Earth-2 counterpart.

Synopsis:
Athena orders the Amazons to select a champion to journey into the Man's World. Diana worries that her mother may unfairly favor her in the competition with her fellow Amazons. To avoid favoritism, all the Amazons wear Wonder Woman disguises, so Hippolyta can not tell them apart. Diana is victorious in the competition and selected as champion.

Before leaving for the Man's World, Diana spots Steve Trevor falling from an airplane overhead. She rescues him, preventing his landing on Paradise Island. She returns Steve to the Man's World, then begins her first mission.

Wonder Woman's first mission is to turn a penny into a million dollars in 24 hours. Several attempts to earn money fail, until she finds an offer to build a bridge for a million dollars. Wonder Woman uses her strength and presumedly Amazon magic to change the penny into the bridge itself. She earns the million dollars, which she then contributes to charity.