Comic Title: Wonder Woman #39
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: November 25, 1949 Copyright Date November 23, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Modern Midas"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Harry G. Peter

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #38; next appearance in Wonder Woman #38)

Supporting Character(s)

• Dean Sourpuss (first name Meg revealed; marries Herbert Merrily in this story; last appearance in Wonder Woman #35; next appearance in Wonder Woman #38)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #38; next appearance in Wonder Woman #38)
• Holliday Girls (last appearance in Wonder Woman #38; next appearance in Wonder Woman #38)
• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Wonder Woman #38; next appearance in Sensation Comics #95)

Villain(s)

• Midas and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Herbert Merrily (marries Dean Sourpuss in this story; no further appearances)
• Mr. Sourpuss (Meg's father; no further appearances)
• Prince Sleeko (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #20; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story occurs out of sequence as evidenced by Dean Sourpuss's marriage to Herbert Merrily in this story. It must therefore occur prior to the fourth story of Wonder Woman #38, in which her new name Dean Merrily is used.

Synopsis:
Wonder Woman consoles Dean Meg Sourpuss who is alone on Valentine's Day. The Dean explains that she was once engaged to Herbert Merrily, but her father would not approve of their marriage, so Herbert left town. Now, twenty years later, she is an old maid.

Herbert returns into her life when a crook named Midas learns that Holliday College is getting a shipment of radium. Midas wants to steal it, so he sends Herbert to meet with the Dean and gain inside information. Herbert is forced to go along because he fears that Midas will kill Sourpuss.

The Dean suspects that Herbert is going to help Midas, so she changes the vault combination. Wonder Woman then apprehends Midas. Herbert explains his motives and is forgiven. He then marries Dean Sourpuss.