Wonder Woman Vol 2 3

"Deadly Arrival"

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Deadly Arrival

Editors

Karen Berger

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How ironic, Amazon - that this new refuge should become your final resting place!

— Decay

Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #3 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman (Volume 2) with a cover date of April, 1987.

Synopsis for "Deadly Arrival"

Hermes brings Diana to Massachusetts, where she deposits the unconscious Colonel Trevor at Hanscom Air Base. Upon waking, Trevor find himself under arrest by General Sam Tolliver, and charged with the murder of General Kohler. Though he tries to cooperate, Trevor soon realizes Tolliver and several other base members - all minions of Ares - mean to kill him. In desperation, he overpowers his captors and flees to Lt. Etta Candy's apartment.

Meanwhile, Diana is guided to Harvard University, where she quickly befriends a history professor named Julia Kapatelis. Though at first unable to understand the Themysciran tongue, Julia soon realizes the importance of Diana's mission, and agrees to help decipher the powers of Harmonia's amulet. This development angers Phobos, the brasher of Ares' sons; while his wilier brother Deimos surreptitiously spreads fear and mistrust among American and Soviet leaders, Phobos sends a cursed statuette to the Kapatelis home, hoping to preemptively kill Diana.

Diana spends the rest of the day at the Kapatelis home, learning English so she can better communicate with Julia. Shortly after midnight, Phobos' statuette activates, releasing a powerful demon named Decay. Decay immediately drains the life-force from Julia's teenage daughter Vanessa, before doing the same to the very foundations of the house, collapsing it with Diana and the Kapatelises still inside.

Appearing in "Deadly Arrival"

Featured Characters:

Wonder Woman

Supporting Characters:

Hermes
Julia Kapatelis (First appearance)
Vanessa Kapatelis (First appearance)
Col. Steve Trevor
- Lt. Etta Candy

Antagonists:

Ares (Behind the scenes)
- Deimos
- Phobos
  - Decay (First appearance)
- Gen. Sam Tolliver (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Eliot
United States Air Force
- Gen. John Hillary
- Col. Matthew Michaelis
- Sgt. Simmons (Dies)
Medusa (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Areopagus
Perdition's Pit
Soviet Union
- Moscow
United States of America
- Massachusetts
  - Boston
    - Apartment of Lt. Etta Candy
    - Kapatelis home (First appearance)
  - Cambridge
    - Harvard University
  - Concord
    - Hanscom Air Force Base

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Vehicles:

Notes

This issue is reprinted in the following:
- Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals
- Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus (Collected)
Julia experiences a vision of churning seas and Themyscira when she first touches the Amulet of Harmonia. The significance of this will not be explained until the series' first annual.

Links and References

Post-Crisis Reboot

After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985–1986 maxiseries which completely reset the continuity of the entire DC Universe, all of DC's major characters and franchises needed to be updated to reflect the changes in the events of their lives. Multiple story arcs were put out to explain these rebooted versions of popular characters.

The Man of Steel (Volume 1)

The Man of Steel #1 • The Man of Steel #2 • The Man of Steel #3 • The Man of Steel #4 • The Man of Steel #5 • The Man of Steel #6

Batman: Year One

Batman #404 • Batman #405 • Batman #406 • Batman #407

Justice League: A New Beginning