Comic Title: Wonder Woman #44
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1990
On Sale Date: May 15, 1990 Shipping Date May 15, 1990
Source: Previews, #15

Shipping Date May 15, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #179

Shipping Date May 17, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #17

Direct Market Date May 17, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #149

Copyright Date May 15, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

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

Title: "Caged"
Pages: 22

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

Plotter: George Perez
Scripter: Mindy Newell
Penciller: Chris Marrinan
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 4 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; next appearance in Wonder Woman #46)

Supporting Character(s)

• Etta Candy (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)
• Amazons (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; next appearance in Wonder Woman #48)
• Epione (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Silver Swan (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)
• Henry Cobb Armbruster (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)
• Mr. Choi (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)
• Armbruster's men (Stanton named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Maxine Sterenbuch (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)
• Solomon Buchman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #43; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Benjamin Buchman (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued from Wonder Woman #43.

Synopsis:
Wonder Woman allows herself to be taken prisoner to protect Etta and Maxine. When Etta sacrifices herself to give Wonder Woman a chance, the Amazon breaks out of captivity. Elsewhere, the Silver Swan undergoes an experiment at the direction of Henry Armbruster. When her life is in danger, Armbruster pushes ahead anyway. The Swan then learns that he doesn't care about her at all. She uses her powers to overload the machines.

Wonder Woman rescues Etta and Maxine. She then captures Choi and Armbruster. The Silver Swan wants to kill Armbruster, but instead Wonder Woman forces him to tell her the full story. Armbruster was using the Swan all along. He actually found her repulsive. She believed herself responsible for the death of Benjamin Buchman, but she was not. Maxine offers her friendship to the Swan. Armbruster is apprehended, but he will likely not face justice in the judical system.