Cover Credits |
Artist: George Perez |
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Comic Title: Wonder Woman #20
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1988
On Sale Date:
May 10, 1988 Shipping Date May 10, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #3
Shipping Date May 12, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #139
Newsstand Date June 4, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #139
Copyright Date May 10, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988
Shipping Date May 10, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756, #758
Newsstand Date May 24, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #754, #756, #758
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger
Story |
Title: "Who Killed Myndi Mayer?"
Pages: 22
Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (Post-Crisis)
Writer/Penciller: George Perez
Inker: Bob McLeod
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman:Destiny Calling TPB (2006)
Wonder Woman:The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2007)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2015)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 2 TPB (2017)
Feature Character(s)
- Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #19; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #1)
Supporting Character(s)
- Julia Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #19; next appearance in Wonder Woman #21)
- Myndi Mayer (dies in this story; last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; no further appearances)
Villain(s)
- Skeeter LaRue (real name Michael Boyd revealed; dies in this story; last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; no further appearances)
- Mr. Choi (last appearance in Wonder Woman #16; next appearance in Wonder Woman #42)
- Choi's men (Joe and Larry named; no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Chrissie Fenton (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #1)
- Eddie Indelicato (last appearance in Wonder Woman #16; next appearance in Wonder Woman #28)
- Lt. Michael Shands (last appearance in Wonder Woman #16; next appearance in Wonder Woman #28)
- Steve London (last name revealed; last appearance in Wonder Woman #15; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #2)
- Deni Hayes (last name revealed; last appearance in Wonder Woman #15; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #2)
- Ablamsky (a police captain; next appearance in Wonder Woman #28)
- An unnamed public defender (no further appearances)
- Ivy London (Steve's wife; no further appearances)
Synopsis:
When publicist Myndi Mayer is found murdered, the investigation is given to detective Eddie Indelicato. A witness claims that Steve London, a recently fired employee was seen entering the building shortly before her death. Evidence places him at the scene, but he claims to have blacked out from heavy drinking and does not remember. While Indelicato arrests London, he continues to investigate other angles including Skeeter LaRue.
Wonder Woman learns of Myndi's death upon her return from Greece. She offers to use her magic lasso to learn the truth, but the police and attorneys involved prevent her from doing so. Instead Wonder Woman turns to the streets to find LaRue. She tracks him to a warehouse and uses her lasso to question him.
LaRue admits to supplying Myndi with cocaine and using her organization to distribute the drugs. When she found out, she threw him out, despite her own growing addictions. LaRue returned to the building and shot Myndi. He then used the drunk London as a patsy.
When gunmen enter the warehouse, Wonder Woman fights them. In the confusion, LaRue makes a run for it and is killed trying to climb an electric fence. When the coroner's report on Myndi is completed, Wonder Woman is surprised to learn, that LaRue did not actually kill Myndi. She was already dead from a drug overdose prior to being shot. Essentially her death was an accidental suicide.
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