P.12 THE CURSE OF CLEOPATRA - INDEX & FRONT COVER

 

 

Please use our A-Z to navigate this site or return HOME

 

 

 

 

 

Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor play the part of Antony and Cleopatra, repeating the scene where the original actors were struck down. As they kiss, Countess Draska Nishki throws the bandages she has been using to hide her identity, over Diana, including the lasso of Hestia (lasso of truth), that compels the wearer to follow the instructions of the person holding the lasso. The Countess admits that only she knows the antidote of the sleep juice she had slipped to the stars of Magnum's production, to put him out of business. The Countess tells Wonder Woman to help her make sure Magnus Studios will never finish their picture.

 

 

Page 1 - Wonder Woman is wound in bandages by mummy

Page 2 - Countess Draska Nishki hurls Diana in office

Page 3 - Countess drugs Diana, Steve almost finds out identity

Page 4 - Diana sneezes, blowing Steve hard against wall

Page 5 - On a drive the couple notice billboards for same film

Page 6 - Wonder Woman saves billboard and is machine gunned

Page 7 - Wonder Woman catches aircraft firing at her

Page 8 - Wonder Woman meets Magnum Magnus film maker

Page 9 - Wonder Woman on Egyptian film set, actors drugged

Page 10 - How the curse of Cleopatra started with jealous lover

Page 11 - The curse comes true as actors fall after kissing

Page 12 - Wonder Woman plays part and is lassoed

Page 13 - Wonder Woman is compelled to destroy Magnus's set

Page 14 - Wonder Woman captures Countess Draska Nishki

 

 

 

Cleopatra the last Pharaoh queen of Egypt

 

 

 


The lasso of Hestia was forged by the god Hephaestus from the Golden Girdle of Gaea that was once worn by Antiope, sister of Hippolyta. It is so strong that not even Hercules can break it and is given to Diana after Hippolyta consults the Goddesses. Originally the Magic Lasso was given to Wonder Woman when she returned to Paradise Island. Then William Moulton Marston later retconned the origin story in Wonder Woman #1 when it was shown that Wonder Woman got it just before she left Paradise Island.

Empowered by the fires of Hestia, the lasso forces anyone held by it to tell the absolute truth. Furthermore, simple physical contact with the lasso can be enough to have this effect such as when Barbara Ann Minerva attempted to swindle it from Diana, but was forced to confess her intentions when she held the lasso. It is also infinitely long, and can lengthen depending on its user's desire. The fires are said to even be able to cure insanity, as they did in the case of Ares, God of War, when he attempted to incite World War III. He renounced his plan when the lasso showed him that such a war would not only destroy all life on Earth as he wished, but also any potential worshippers he sought to gain from it.

The lariat forces anyone it captures into submission; compelling its captives to obey the wielder of the lasso and tell the truth. 

 

Wonder Woman is published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira. When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she uses her civilian identity Diana Prince.

The character is an archetypical figure in popular culture that has been adapted to various media, such as in 2017 with the release of the film of the same name, in the DC Extended Universe films starring Gal Gadot.

 

 

 
 

 

Please use our A-Z to navigate this site or return HOME

 

WONDER WOMAN IS TURNED INTO A MUMMY 1966 EDITION DC COMICS - THE CURSE OF CLEOPATRA

 

This website is Copyright © 2022 Cleaner Ocean Foundation & Jameson Hunter. The rights of Jameson Hunter and Cleaner Ocean Foundation to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. This website and the associated Cleopatra artwork is Copyright © 2022 Cleaner Ocean Foundation and Jameson Hunter. This is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the authors' imaginations, and any resemblance to any person, living or deceased, is entirely coincidental.