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The Mystery Of The House That Wasn’t!
The warmth of a fire crackling in the hearth was a perfect remedy for the snowbound travelers. Diana Prince and her blind mentor, I Ching, sit at a supper table inside an old roadside inn. They both reflect on their situation brought about by the blizzard outside.
The back roads became impassable with snow roughly three hours ago, stranding two men in an old station wagon. Diana stopped to aid the travelers but her Mustang became stuck as well. After an hour on foot, the group stumbled upon the old inn as if by chance. Now the two men sit next to Diana and I Ching waiting for the storm to break.
Across a spread of baked ham, vegetables, and pastries, dines another stranded traveler. James Arnett is the man’s name, a writer by trade. His dark eyes project a friendly and intuitive manner. As they begin to eat, Diana’s mind races as she tries to discreetly tell the others about their two companions. Both men are escaped prisoners on the run from the state police. One of them has a 9mm semi-automatic pistol pointed at Diana under the table.
As the group eats, the innkeeper’s ghoulish son goes to the front entrance and lets another man in from the blizzard. This one is a small looking fellow with an oversized briefcase. His attire suggests either an accountant or banker type. Diana studies the man for a moment and realizes he grasps at his case as if were about to run away.
The two convicts eye the man with great scrutiny as well, for he matches the description of a bank employee announced over the radio earlier. Apparently the suspect embezzled over a half-million dollars from the vault before skipping town.
Will Wonder Woman and her friends survive the night at the Inn of the White Horse? What mystery resides up the stairs in room number three? Can I Ching’s magic cast light on the mirror with no reflection? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
Spoiler Alert: What’s better than a bronze age Wonder Woman story? I know, a bronze age Wonder Woman story set inside a haunted house! Dun, dun, duuuun!
Mike Sekowsky does a wonderful job with this issue, proving you don’t need funny costumes and big action sequences to entertain readers. Wonder Woman number 195 is a combination murder mystery and horror comic. I would definitely recommend getting this one as it is a classic and still reasonably cheap.
The action continues in the letters from the readers section. There is a heated debate with the editor about the death of Queen Hyppolyte. Some of the reads say Mike Sekowsky screwed up the mythology. The editor argues otherwise.
I’m giving this issue a solid five out of five stars.
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