Heroes fight for the right thing. They don't always win, but they're still heroes. 
Wonder Woman '77 Special #4 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman '77 Special (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2016. It was published on July 21, 2016.
Synopsis for "The Revenge of Gault's Brain"
Months after his defeat by Wonder Woman, Harlow Gault resurfaces, deadlier than ever. His disembodied brain now possesses much stronger telekinesis, as well as the ability to overpower weaker minds and erase memories. With these abilities, Gault robs several technology firms and uses the spoils to build himself a robotic exoskeleton.
The "reborn" Gault is soon discovered by the IADC and Wonder Woman, who corner him in a warehouse and smash his exoskeleton. Now desperate for a host, the malevolent brain latches itself onto Steve's body, much to Wonder Woman's horror. The Amazon Princess pleads for Gault to release Steve, offering herself as a replacement host. Gault jumps at the idea of controlling a superhuman body, and attaches himself to Wonder Woman, but quickly finds his new host too strong to dominate.
After a fierce contest of wills, Wonder Woman overcomes Gault's control, knocking the malevolent brain unconscious. Gault is then sent to an institution alongside Wonder Woman's other superpowered foes - where he begins plotting his revenge in earnest.
Appearing in "The Revenge of Gault's Brain"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Harlow Gault (Flashback and main story)
- Turk
Other Characters:
- Morton Danzig (Flashback only)
- Dr. Crippin (Flashback only)
- Cheetah II (Cameo)
- Doctor Psycho (Cameo)
- Silver Swan (Cameo)
Locations:
- Maryland
- Bethesda
- Cyberdynamic Labs, Inc.
- Bethesda
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Worlds Collide"
Diana and Steve participate in a sting for Doralee Bernly, a secretary trying to deliver a tape full of military intelligence to Soviet agents. Moments before the exchange, however, Bernly collides with celebrity funk singer LeRoi, and confuses her tape with a tape of his music. Diana and Steve then arrest Bernly and her Soviet contacts, but are forced to release them when the intelligence tape cannot be found.
The IADC agents try to contact LeRoy, but too late: LeRoi, along with the intelligence tape, have already been abducted by the Soviets. A determined Wonder Woman gives chase and, with help from a group of friendly truckers, destroys the Soviets' getaway car. Bernly and her fellow spies are quickly apprehended, and the tape recovered - just in time for LeRoi to return to his band and begin their scheduled White House concert.
Appearing in "Worlds Collide"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Inter-Agency Defense Command
- Steve Trevor
- Joe Atkinson
- Beverly
- Clyde
Villains:
- Soviet agents
- Doralee Bernly
Other Characters:
- Superfunk
- LeRoi
- Malcolm
- Jimmy Carter
- Willie Nelson (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.
- IADC Headquarters
- Washington National Airport
- Watergate Hotel
- White House
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Man Behind the Curtain"
Diana Prince accompanies a diplomatic mission to Chovania, one of Eastern Europe's few democracies (and thus a vital NATO ally). The centerpiece of the mission is to be the Chovanian Youth Festival, headlined by British rock-star Danny Blue. Diana encounters Blue at her assigned hotel, only to see him abducted by soldiers from nearby Bulgovia, an Eastern Bloc dictatorship.
Wonder Woman rescues Blue from captivity, but their escape is soon cut off by Antonin Crepescu, Bulgovia's President-For-Life. To their surprise, Crepescu orders his soldiers to stand down, and explains that he had abducted Blue to entertain his terminally ill daughter Mari. After Blue and Wonder Woman comfort the dying girl, they are returned to Chovania without further incident.
The Chovanian Youth Festival proves a rousing success, especially with Wonder Woman performing as Blue's special guest.
Appearing in "The Man Behind the Curtain"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Danny Blue
Villains:
- Antonin Crepescu
- Bulgovian forces
Other Characters:
- Ambassasdor Kirkwood
- Mari Crepescu
Locations:
- Europe
- Chovania
- Bulgovia
- Presidential Palace
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Seeing Stars"
A Soviet space station is invaded by an extraterrestrial, who kidnaps its cosmonauts and frames the United States for the attack. Determined to avoid confrontation and possible nuclear war, the IADC and NASA send Diana Prince to the Soviet Union to investigate, alongside Soviet double-agent Nadezda Vakulenko.
Shortly after the two agents infiltrate the Soviets' mission control, the extraterrestrial strikes again, setting a hangar on fire while leaving behind an American flag pin. After extinguishing the fire (as Wonder Woman), Diana investigates a suspicious set of footprints with Agent Vakulenko. The footprints lead the two women to the extraterrestrial, who flees in an advanced starship.
Wonder Woman returns to the United States, where she learns that two American astronauts have also been abducted. With help from NASA, she finds the extraterrestrial's starship hidden in a nearby nature preserve. Once inside the ship, Wonder Woman frees the kidnapped spacemen, and learns their kidnapper's mission: on orders from the anti-human Intergalactic Alliance, the extraterrestrial - a General named Gatria - is to destroy all of Earth's space programs and hopefully trigger nuclear war.
Upon detecting Wonder Woman, Gatria steers her ship into space, hoping the hostile conditions will weaken her foe. In response, Wonder Woman uses her transforming spin to summon a spacesuit, and quickly subdues Gatria. With help from the freed spacemen, Wonder Woman steers the ship back to Earth, where Gatria is taken into military custody.
NASA tries to take the Soviet cosmonauts into custody as well, but are defied by Wonder Woman, who volunteers to escort them home in the name of international friendship.
Appearing in "Seeing Stars"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Inter-Agency Defense Command
- Steve Trevor (Mentioned only)
- Agent Nadezda Vakulenko
Villains:
- Intergalactic Alliance
- High Chancellor
- General Gatria
- High Chancellor
Other Characters:
- American astronauts
- Soviet cosmonauts
- Yuri
- George
- Leonoid Brezhnev (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Texas
- Houston
- Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- Armand Bayou Nature Center
- Houston
- Soviet Union
- Outer Space
- Area 51 (Mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane
- Gatria's starship
Notes
- "The Man Behind the Curtain" was written in tribute to David Bowie, who had passed in January of 2016; Danny Blue is meant as a direct pastiche of Bowie.[1]
- Wonder Woman obliquely reveals her secret identity to Blue, who swears to never reveal it.
Trivia
- General Gatria closely resembles a Predator in design (with mechanical augments evoking Star Trek's Borg implants, particularly those on Seven of Nine). As the Predator franchise has crossed over with the DC Universe several times, she may in fact be a Predator.
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