Comic Title: Wonder Woman #34
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1949
On Sale Date: January 26, 1949 Copyright Date January 24, 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.

Newsstand Date January 26, 1949
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V3 #11

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

Title: "The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle"
Pages: 36

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Harry G. Peter

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Sensation Comics #87; next appearance in Sensation Comics #88)

Supporting Character(s)

• Steve Trevor (last appearance in Sensation Comics #86; next appearance in Wonder Woman #35)
• Etta Candy (last appearance in Sensation Comics #87; next appearance in Sensation Comics #88)
• Paula Von Gunther (last appearance in Sensation Comics #87; next appearance in Wonder Woman #36)
• Holliday Girls (last appearance in Sensation Comics #87; next appearance in Wonder Woman #35)
• Dean Sourpuss (last appearance in Sensation Comics #84; next appearance in Wonder Woman #35)

Villain(s)

• Duke of Deception (last appearance in Comic Cavalcade #26; next appearance in Sensation Comics #92)
• Mars (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #36)
• Minions of Mars (no further appearances)
• Count of Conquest (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; next appearance in Wonder Woman #36)
• Earl of Greed (last appearance in Wonder Woman #5; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several cavemen (no further appearances)
• Slaves of Mars (no further appearances)
• Aphrodite (last appearance in Wonder Woman #23; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Athena (in Wonder Woman's memories)

Comments:
Chapter I:"Deception Strikes Again"
Chapter II:"The Phantasms of Deception"
Chapter III:"The Mystery of the Rhyming Riddle"

Synopsis:
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor make a visit to Holliday College only to discover that the campus and students have all mysteriously disappeared. A meteor fragment found at the scene contains an unfinished riddle written on the side. Wonder Woman brings the riddle to Paula's laboratory in hopes of discovering what happened to Holliday College.

Before Wonder Woman arrives, Paula is kidnapped and replaced by the Duke of Deception. In the guise of Paula, Deception tricks Wonder Woman into searching for Holliday College in the distant past. After surviving run-ins with dinosaurs and a Spanish fleet, Wonder Woman returns to the present.

The Amazon finds the real Paula and deduces that Mars must be behind the disappearance. She then sends her astral self to Mars where she faces several challenges. With the help of Aphrodite, Wonder Woman forces Mars to reveal the true location of the stolen college. Wonder Woman then rescues the girls and returns them to Earth.