Comic Title: Sensation Comics #26
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: December 8, 1943 Copyright Date December 3, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: "The Masquerader"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: William Moulton Marston
Artist: Harry G. Peter

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman #214 (1974)
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 4 HC (2004)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #5; next appearance in Sensation Comics #27)

Supporting Character(s)

• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #5; next appearance in Sensation Comics #27)
• Colonel Darnell (last appearance in Sensation Comics #23; next appearance in Sensation Comics #28)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #5; next appearance in Sensation Comics #27)
• Holliday Girls (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #5; next appearance in Sensation Comics #27)
• Amazons (last appearance in Wonder Woman #7; next appearance in Sensation Comics #37)
• Hippolyte (disguised as Wonder Woman; last appearance in Wonder Woman #7; next appearance in Sensation Comics #37)

Villain(s)

• Duke Dalgan and his gang of Internation Racketeers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Aphrodite (last appearance in Wonder Woman #4; next appearance in Wonder Woman #13)

Synopsis:
Using the Magic Sphere, Hippolyte sees that in the near future her daughter will be captured by racketeers Duk Dalgan. In order to prevent this event, Hipployte obtains permission to leave Paradise Island for three days, as long as she does not reveal her true identity.

Once in the Man’s World, Hippolyte disguises herself as Diana Prince. Wonder Woman does not know who the imposter really is, so the two women do battle with Hippolyte emerging triumphant. She forces Diana to allow the impersonation to continue, but while investigating the identity of the masquerader, Diana is captured by Duke Dalgan.

Duke uses a special gas to befuddle Wonder Woman’s mind and force her to help steal defense secrets. Hippolyte, pretending to be the real Wonder Woman, helps Steve Trevor and the Holliday Girls find Dalgan. Then using mental telepathy helps her daughter break free. With Dalgan in custody and her daughter safe, Hippolyte returns to Paradise Island without anyone learning her true identity.