Thinkin’ about it – Wonder Woman #275

The Thinking Man’s Crime

Wonder Woman #275

Cover Date: January 1981
Released: 9th October 1980

We open with the fallout from the last issue with Power Girl and Huntress fighting alongside the cops to help put down the Gotham Crime Wave, on a pretty decent splash page. Indeed as muddy as the scans I have the art in this issue is really good, including lots of good pictures of Kara. We then get Helena taking down the final three goons, it’s her comic after all, as they attempt to flee on the last train. We then get classic grumpy Power Girl as the GCPD, as always, act like they did all the hard work and our heroes just helped out. And to prove why the pair are just the best Helena calms Kara down, we even get a pretty subtle exposition dump about Sim wanting to ban supers in Gotham.

Talking of we then cut back to the said District Attorney who’s meeting with the Thinker, this time in his office, as the villain tries to convince Simms to enact the supers ban. Being a classic villain he does it by causing the man increasing pain, up to a simulated heart attack. All this whilst our hero Helena and his PA are waiting in the waiting room, apparently torturing a DA doesn’t create any sound at all. Though the Thinker can apparently make himself invisible and walk out without being noticed so I guess some mind whammy was involved.

Helena is at least observant enough to change back into Huntress to investigate what was going on, meeting back up with Power Girl. Just in time as well as poor Harry is about to jump, luckily Power Girl and Helena swing in just in time to catch the man. Only for him to say Helena’s real name, proving to the heroes that he knows exactly who she is!

I’ve got to admit for such a short story I’m really enjoying it, the plot is rumbling along nicely and we get some good Kara and Helena interaction.

 ⋅ Writers: Paul Levitz ⋅ Pencilers: Joe Staton ⋅ Inkers: Steve Mitchell ⋅ 

⋅ Colourists: Adrienne Roy ⋅ Letterers: Todd Klein ⋅ Editors: Len Wein ⋅