Comic Title: Wonder Woman #3
Publisher: DC (Wonder Woman Publishing Company, Inc.)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1943
On Sale Date: December 18, 1942 Newsstand Date December 18, 1942
Source: House Ad, Sensation Comics #14, Page 14

Copyright Date December 15, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: 64
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: "Ordeal of Fire"
Pages: 11

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

Writer: William Moulton Marston
Artist: Harry G. Peter

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 2 HC (2000)
Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2012)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in All-Star Comics #15)

Supporting Character(s)

• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Sensation Comics #15)
• Colonel Darnell (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Sensation Comics #15)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Sensation Comics #15)
• Hippolyte (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #4)
• Mala (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #4)

Villain(s)

• Paula Von Gunther (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; next appearance in Wonder Woman #4)
• Various Nazi agents (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Aphrodite (last appearance in Wonder Woman #2; next appearance in Wonder Woman #4)
• Kibby Maxwell (last appearance in Wonder Woman #3; no further appearances)
• Ann Maxwell (Kibby’s mother; no further appearances)
• Various firefighters and court officials (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from the third story of Wonder Woman #3.

Synopsis:
Wonder Woman returns the America with the newly reformed Paula Von Gunther to stop a factory explosion. They are too late, but together they rescue the victims. Paula is badly injured in the fire, but Wonder Woman creates a special ointment to save her.

Von Gunther then stands trial for her crimes. Wonder Woman acts as her attorney and using an insanity plea, she is acquitted. Then Wonder Woman takes Paula to Paradise Island and Aphrodite restores Paula’s appearance. She vows to align herself only with good from now on, and Wonder Woman is given responsibility for her.