Comic Title: Wonder Woman #28
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: March 1989
On Sale Date: January 17, 1989 Shipping Date January 17, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #12

Shipping Date January 19, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #156

Direct Market Date January 19, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #82

Copyright Date January 17, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Jungle Sacrament"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: George Perez
Penciller: Chris Marrinan
Inker: Will A. Blyberg
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 3 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)

Guest Star(s)

• Hermes (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #32)

Supporting Character(s)

• Julia Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #32)
• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #32)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #32)
• Vanessa Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #32)

Villain(s)

• Cheetah (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)
• Chuma (last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)
• A group of mercenaries (Ralston named; only Ralston and the colonel appear; both die in this story; last appearance in Wonder Woman #27; no further appearances)
• The queen of the Urzkartaga (in flashback; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)
• A group of African mercenaries (in flashback; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)
• Several members of the Urzkartaga tribe (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Chrissie Fenton (last appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #1; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #2)
• Eddie Indelicato (last appearance in Wonder Woman #20; next appearance in Wonder Woman #31)
• Lt. Michael Shands (last appearance in Wonder Woman #20; next appearance in Wonder Woman #31)
• Ablamsky (last appearance in Wonder Woman #20; no further appearances)
• Dr. Tom Leavens (an expedition leader; in flashback; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Barbara Miverva (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)
• Chuma (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Wonder Woman #29)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from Wonder Woman #27 and continues in Wonder Woman #29.

Justice League Europe #1 occurs between pages 10 and 11 of this story.

Synopsis:
After her lasso is stolen, Wonder Woman turns to the police and Hermes to help her find it. When neither resource produces results, Wonder Woman goes to Europe to confront Barbara Minerva, the woman she believes is responsible for the theft of the lasso. Instead of going to Minerva directly, she stops in Paris to attend the first meeting of Justice League Europe.

Once she reaches Minerva's home in England, she meets Chuma. While waiting for his mistress to arrive, Chuma paralyzes Diana uses poison tea. As she lays slowly dying, Wonder Woman hears Chuma tells her the origin of the Cheetah.

Chuma explains that Minerva led an expedition into the jungles of Africa in search of the Temple of Urzkartaga. However, the tribal priest guiding the expedition, Chuma himself, betrayed the group. The tribesmen intended to use the blood of the expedition members to restore their queen to health. Minerva and one other member of the expedition escaped. Just as the ceremony to restore the queen was reaching its climax, the village was attacked by mercenaries who slaughtered the tribesmen. Minerva saved Chuma by pushing him into the temple as the entrance was collapsing.