Cover: George Pérez

Wonder Woman #3

Apr 1987 · DC · 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“Deadly Arrival!”

★ 1st appearance — Julia Kapatelis

writer, artist George Pérez · writer Len Wein · inker Bruce D. Patterson · colorist Tatjana Wood · letterer John Costanza · cover George Pérez

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First appearance of Julia Kapatelis — Harvard archaeologist (the DC Database and DCU Guide both list her debut here in Vol. 2 #3, April 1987), who serves as Diana's primary human mentor and guide to 'Man's World' throughout the Pérez run.
First appearance of Vanessa Kapatelis — Julia's teenage daughter, who is aged by Decay in this issue; Vanessa will later be transformed into Silver Swan, making this a key origin point for that villain.
First appearance of Decay — a demon conjured by Phobos from malevolent matter derived from Medusa's heart and shaped into a statuette, representing the run's deep integration of Greek mythology into superhero storytelling.
First appearance of General Sam Tolliver — an Ares-corrupted military officer who arrests Colonel Steve Trevor on charges of murder, driving the parallel mortal-world subplot.
Titled 'Deadly Arrival,' the issue is Part 3 of the seven-issue 'Gods and Mortals' arc — plotted and penciled by George Pérez, scripted by Len Wein, inked by Bruce Patterson, colored by Tatjana Wood, lettered by John Costanza, and edited by Karen Berger.
This issue establishes that Diana arrives in the United States with no knowledge of English — a deliberate break from all prior Wonder Woman continuity — and begins learning the language through Julia Kapatelis, a character Pérez created to replace an earlier Greg Potter concept of Diana being sheltered by a priest.
Deimos is shown spreading fear and paranoia simultaneously across both the United States and the Soviet Union, reflecting the Cold War anxieties Pérez wove into the arc's geopolitical backdrop.
Issue #3 has been collected in multiple formats: the original Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals trade paperback (issues #1–7), Wonder Woman by George Pérez Vol. 1 (issues #1–14), the George Pérez Omnibus Vol. 1 (issues #1–24 and Annual #1), and the Absolute Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals oversize hardcover (issues #1–14, also including relevant Who's Who entries).