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| Editor1_1 = Karen Berger
  
| Editor1_1 = Karen Berger
 
| Writer1_1 = George Pérez
  
| Writer1_1 = George Pérez
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| Writer1_2 = Len Wein
 
| Penciler1_1 = George Pérez
  
| Penciler1_1 = George Pérez
 
| Inker1_1 = Bob Smith
  
| Inker1_1 = Bob Smith
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| Letterer1_1 = John Costanza
  
| Letterer1_1 = John Costanza
   
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| Quotation = This pitiful circus has not '''concerned''' itself with the needy children of this city - but with promoting '''[[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|Princess Diana]]''' as some sort of '''feminine ideal''' no real woman could ever hope to '''become!'''
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| Quotation = That was only a sample of my power! What I have done to your property, I can easily do to you!
  
 
| Speaker = [[Valerie Beaudry (New Earth)|Silver Swan]]
 
| Speaker = [[Valerie Beaudry (New Earth)|Silver Swan]]
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = Bird of Paradise/Bird of Prey!
  
| StoryTitle1 = Bird of Paradise/Bird of Prey!
   
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| Synopsis1 = As the Silver Swan's ultrasonic cries raze the fair, Wonder Woman and Steve rush to protect bystanders. Meanwhile, police open fire on the Swan - in vain, as their target can create a bulletproof force-field simply by humming. The Swan herself is disturbed by the collateral damage she has caused, but nevertheless hews to Armbruster's plan and demands the fair organizers surrender their earnings.
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| Synopsis1 = In the wake of [[Valerie Beaudry (New Earth)|Silver Swan]]'s attack at the [[Boston]] Commons fairgrounds hosting the Wonder Woman charity fair, [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|Wonder Woman]] struggles to save those endagered by the blast. Steve Trevor rushes in to help.
  
   
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These orders are quickly obeyed, none of the participants knowing the robbery is only a cover for corporate espionage; Armbruster and his business partner Choi are actually pursuing two bags of computer chips stolen from a rival firm, which a confederate had mixed among the fair's receipts. Per further orders, Wonder Woman flies these bags to the Swan, all while a horrified Maxine watches.
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Police on the scene open fire on the villain, but their bullets bounce ineffectively off her sonic shield. Silver Swan herself is horrified that she has done such damage, but Wonder Woman was too fast for her and dodged her blast, causing it to strike the ferris wheel unintentionally.
  
   
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Maxine suddenly spots Buchman in a nearby tree, aiming a crossbow at the Swan. As the Swan drops her force-field to receive the loot, Buchman fires, spurring Maxine to shout a warning that lets Wonder Woman deflect the arrow. The Swan, thinking herself betrayed, unleashes another ultrasonic cry at Maxine and Buchman; Steve pushes Maxine out of its way, but Buchman is less fortunate. An instant later, Wonder Woman tackles the Swan away from the fairgrounds and out to sea.
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Under orders from Armstrong, she then unleashes the power of her hypersonic "Swan Song" that batters the police backwards. She denounces Wonder Woman's appearance as a grab for fame and orders in men to seize the box office receipts. Hidden within those receipts are Armstrong's true objective.
  
   
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The two women begin brawling in midair, the Swan quickly finding herself outmatched in genuine combat. As Wonder Woman tries to subdue and reason with her, she makes one final, desperate cry - a cry that knocks herself and Wonder Woman into separate counties. By the time Wonder Woman returns to Boston, the Swan has been collected by a frustrated Armbruster; Buchman lies in critical condition, under police watch; Maxine has fled the city; and even with its receipts recovered, the fair is deemed a public failure. Only Steve leaves the day better off, finally learning [[Wonder Woman Vol 2 12|the true fate of his mother]] - and receiving her sidearm - from Wonder Woman.
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Wonder Woman is ordered to take to bags, Swan Song's "take" up to her. Fearing the danger to innocents, Diana complies. As she approaches, Swan Song drops her force Field, and Solomon Buchman fires a crossbow at her. Maxine shouts a warning, and Wonder Woman blocks the shot.
  
   
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Several days later, Vanessa learns of Wonder Woman's feelings toward Superman, which she encourages (partly to prevent the Amazon from "tempting" her own crushes). On Vanessa's advice, Wonder Woman has Myndi arrange a private rendezvous with Superman, little suspecting a new enemy is already on the move - and attacking Mount Olympus.
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Wonder Woman grabs Silver Swan and drags her away, taking the fight clear of innocents. The bags, containing Armstrong's true objective, fall into the woods, lost.
  
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The two begin fighting one another in mid-air and Wonder Woman ensnares her with the Lasso of Truth. The Silver Swan 's shield sends a jolt of feedback energy through the lasso, momentarily stunning the Amazon princess.
 
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Silver Swan thinks she killed Wonder Woman, but Armstrong orders her to make sure. As she strafes the water with her somic blast, Wonder Woman erupts from the ocean and hits her with her cloak, stunning the girl. She then clips her wings with a thrown tiara, litterally severing one of Silver Swans wings. She tangles Silver Swan in the cloak, covering her face. Panicked, Silver Swan unleashed a titanic blast, which hurls both woman away. Diana lands in Pilgrim Village, stunned. Silver Swan lands elsewhere, on the beach.
  
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Later, Wonder Woman meets with [[Stephen Trevor (New Earth)|Steve Trevor]] and gives him his mother's service pistol - her only surviving possession from her time spent on Themyscira. Afterwards, she returns to Wakefield and has a heartfelt conversation with Vanessa. She allays Vanessa's fears about her smitten boyfriend Barry. She also confesses to Vanessa her attraction to the Man of Steel, Superman.
  
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At Mayer Publicists, Inc., Myndi Mayer telephones Clark Kent in Metropolis. Aware of Kent's friendship with Superman, she helps him to arrange a meeting between Wonder Woman and he. Clark is unsettled at such a public display, but as Superman, he agrees to meet with Wonder Woman. Myndi's hoped media coup is ruined though when Superman agree privately on the phone to a meeting place, not telling Myndi. Kent, feins ignorance, claiming Superman didn't tell him.
  
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On Mount Olympus, Hermes races throughout the city. A look of dread crosses his face as some deadly menace pursues him. He needs to escape to tell Zeus what is happening, but is blasted from the sky. Ominous shadows loom over him.
  
   
 
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Hermes (New Earth)|Hermes]]}}
  
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* {{a|[[Edward Indelicato (New Earth)|Inspector Ed Indelicato]]}}
 
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* {{a|[[Michael Shands (New Earth)|Lt. Michael Shands]]}} {{1st}}
  
 
* {{a|[[Myndi Mayer (New Earth)|Myndi Mayer]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Myndi Mayer (New Earth)|Myndi Mayer]]}}
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** {{a|[[Christine Fenton (New Earth)|Christine "Chrissie" Fenton]]}}
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** {{a|[[Michael Boyd (New Earth)|Skeeter La Rue]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Stephen Trevor (New Earth)|Steve Trevor]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Stephen Trevor (New Earth)|Steve Trevor]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Vanessa Kapatelis (New Earth)|Vanessa Kapatelis]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Vanessa Kapatelis (New Earth)|Vanessa Kapatelis]]}}
   
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* {{a|[[Henry Cobb Armbruster (New Earth)|Henry Cobb Armbruster]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Henry Cobb Armbruster (New Earth)|Henry Cobb Armbruster]]}}
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:* {{a|[[Choi (New Earth)|Mister Choi]]}}
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** {{a|[[Choi (New Earth)|Mister Choi]]}}
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** {{a|[[Valerie Beaudry (New Earth)|Silver Swan]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Uxas (New Earth)|Darkseid]]}} {{BTS}}
  
* {{a|[[Uxas (New Earth)|Darkseid]]}} {{BTS}}
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* {{a|[[Valerie Beaudry (New Earth)|Silver Swan]]}}
 
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* Allison Clooney
  
* Allison Clooney
 
* {{a|[[Barry Locatelli (New Earth)|Barry Locatelli]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Barry Locatelli (New Earth)|Barry Locatelli]]}}
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* {{a|[[Christine Fenton (New Earth)|Christine "Chrissie" Fenton]]}}
  
 
* {{a|[[Maxine Sterenbuch (New Earth)|Maxine Sterenbuch]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Maxine Sterenbuch (New Earth)|Maxine Sterenbuch]]}}
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* {{a|[[Michael Boyd (New Earth)|Mike "Skeeter La Rue" Boyd]]}}
  
 
* {{a|[[Solomon Buchman (New Earth)|Solomon Buchman]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Solomon Buchman (New Earth)|Solomon Buchman]]}}
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* {{a|[[Boston Police Department]]}}
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** {{a|[[Edward Indelicato (New Earth)|Inspector Ed Indelicato]]}} {{1stUnnamed}}
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** {{a|[[Michael Shands (New Earth)|Lt. Michael Shands]]}} {{1stUnnamed}}
 
* {{apn|[[Kal-El (New Earth)|Clark Kent]]|Superman Vol 2 #17|Adventures of Superman #440}} {{BTS}}
  
* {{apn|[[Kal-El (New Earth)|Clark Kent]]|Superman Vol 2 #17|Adventures of Superman #440}} {{BTS}}
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* {{a|[[Hermes (New Earth)|Hermes]]}}
   
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
 
* {{a|[[Atlantic Ocean]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Atlantic Ocean]]}}
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* {{a|[[Massachusetts]]}}
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* {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
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** {{a|[[Massachusetts]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Boston]]}}
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::*Mayer Publicists, Inc.
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*** Mayer Publicists, Inc.
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:* {{a|[[Martha's Vineyard]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Martha's Vineyard]]}}
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::* Gayhead Cliffs
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**** Gayhead Cliffs
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:* Pilgrim's Village
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*** Pilgrim's Village
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:* {{a|[[Wakefield]]}}
  
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*** {{a|[[Wakefield]]}}
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**** Kapatelis summer home
 
* {{a|[[Mount Olympus]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Mount Olympus]]}}
   
 
'''Items:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Wonder Woman's Tiara|Boomerang Tiera]]}}
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* Wonder Woman's Armaments
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* {{a|[[Bracelets of Submission]]}}
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** {{a|[[Wonder Woman's Tiara|Boomerang Tiera]]}}
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* {{a|[[Lasso of Truth]]}}
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** {{a|[[Bracelets of Submission]]}}
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** {{a|[[Lasso of Truth]]}}
   
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
 
* <br/>
  
* <br/>
   
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| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in the following:
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** ''[[Wonder Woman: Beauty and the Beasts (Collected)|Wonder Woman: Beauty and the Beasts]]''
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* The events from this issue lead into events chronicled in [[Action Comics Vol 1 600|''Action Comics'' #600]].
  
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** [[Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus (Collected)|''Wonder Woman By George Pérez'' Omnibus, Vol. 1]]
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* Lieutenant Michael Shands is depicted as Caucasian in this issue; in all subsequent appearances, he is depicted as Black.
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* The attack on the Wonder Woman Fair, and its aims, will be revisited in [[Wonder Woman Vol 2 20|''Wonder Woman'' #20]].
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* The final pages of this issue are roughly concurrent with events in [[Superman Vol 2 17|''Superman'' #17]]; the overall story is continued in [[Adventures of Superman Vol 1 440|''Adventures of Superman'' #440]] and [[Action Comics Vol 1 600|''Action Comics'' #600]].
   
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| Trivia = * Buchman is mentioned to be in the care of St. Eligius, the setting of the Boston-based medical drama ''{{WP|St. Elsewhere}}''. St. Eligius would later appear in [[Wonder Woman Vol 2 20|''Wonder Woman'' #20]].
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| Trivia =
 
 
| Recommended =
 
| Recommended =
 
* [[Wonder Woman Vol 1|Wonder Woman (Volume 1)]]
  
* [[Wonder Woman Vol 1|Wonder Woman (Volume 1)]]
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* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=3396 Wonder Woman (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database]
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* [https://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=3396 Wonder Woman (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database]
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* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=185 Wonder Woman (Volume 2) series index at Comicbookdb.com]
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* [https://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=185 Wonder Woman (Volume 2) series index at Comicbookdb.com]
 
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Revision as of 16:45, 5 March 2019

"Bird of Paradise/Bird of Prey!": As the Silver Swan's ultrasonic cries raze the fair, Wonder Woman and Steve rush to protect bystanders. Meanwhile, police open fire on the Swan - in vain, as their target can create a bulletproof force-field simply by humming. The Swan herself is disturbed by th

Quote1 This pitiful circus has not concerned itself with the needy children of this city - but with promoting Princess Diana as some sort of feminine ideal no real woman could ever hope to become! Quote2
— Silver Swan

Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #16 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman (Volume 2) with a cover date of May, 1988.

Synopsis for "Bird of Paradise/Bird of Prey!"

As the Silver Swan's ultrasonic cries raze the fair, Wonder Woman and Steve rush to protect bystanders. Meanwhile, police open fire on the Swan - in vain, as their target can create a bulletproof force-field simply by humming. The Swan herself is disturbed by the collateral damage she has caused, but nevertheless hews to Armbruster's plan and demands the fair organizers surrender their earnings.

These orders are quickly obeyed, none of the participants knowing the robbery is only a cover for corporate espionage; Armbruster and his business partner Choi are actually pursuing two bags of computer chips stolen from a rival firm, which a confederate had mixed among the fair's receipts. Per further orders, Wonder Woman flies these bags to the Swan, all while a horrified Maxine watches.

Maxine suddenly spots Buchman in a nearby tree, aiming a crossbow at the Swan. As the Swan drops her force-field to receive the loot, Buchman fires, spurring Maxine to shout a warning that lets Wonder Woman deflect the arrow. The Swan, thinking herself betrayed, unleashes another ultrasonic cry at Maxine and Buchman; Steve pushes Maxine out of its way, but Buchman is less fortunate. An instant later, Wonder Woman tackles the Swan away from the fairgrounds and out to sea.

The two women begin brawling in midair, the Swan quickly finding herself outmatched in genuine combat. As Wonder Woman tries to subdue and reason with her, she makes one final, desperate cry - a cry that knocks herself and Wonder Woman into separate counties. By the time Wonder Woman returns to Boston, the Swan has been collected by a frustrated Armbruster; Buchman lies in critical condition, under police watch; Maxine has fled the city; and even with its receipts recovered, the fair is deemed a public failure. Only Steve leaves the day better off, finally learning the true fate of his mother - and receiving her sidearm - from Wonder Woman.

Several days later, Vanessa learns of Wonder Woman's feelings toward Superman, which she encourages (partly to prevent the Amazon from "tempting" her own crushes). On Vanessa's advice, Wonder Woman has Myndi arrange a private rendezvous with Superman, little suspecting a new enemy is already on the move - and attacking Mount Olympus.

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Trivia

  • Buchman is mentioned to be in the care of St. Eligius, the setting of the Boston-based medical drama St. Elsewhere. St. Eligius would later appear in Wonder Woman #20.

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