Wonder Woman #161
Title: "The Curse of Cleopatra"
Pages: 14
Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (of Earth-1)
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito
Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Wonder Woman Vol. 4 TPB (2012)
Feature Character(s)
Supporting Character(s)
Villain(s)
- Countess Draska Nishki (first appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #161; no further appearances)
- Nishki's gang (no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Magnum Magnus (head of Magnus Studios; no further appearances)
- The cast of a movie (no further appearances)
Cameo Appearance(s)
- Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and an would-be assassin (in flashback)
Synopsis:
Wonder Woman is approached by studio executive Magnum Magnus to help him on his new film "The Curse of Cleopatra". When Wonder Woman arrives on the set she discovers that the stars of the movie have fallen into comas as if really affected by the curse. Wonder Woman and Steve volunteer to play the roles of Cleopatra and Antony to save the film.
As filming begins, the actress playing a mummified assassin reveals herself as spy-chief Countess Draska Nishki. She has been hired by a rival studio to sabotage the movie. She captures Wonder Woman with her own lasso, then orders her to smash the set. Wonder Woman topples a statue toward Nishki, forcing the spy to flee. Wonder Woman then frees herself, restores the set, and captures Nishki.
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