Countess
Draska Nishki commands Wonder Woman to destroy the
giant set belonging to Magnus Studios, so that Sensation
Features, imitation movie will pay her for a $million
dollars for the industrial sabotage. Diana curses herself
for allowing her to be lassoed by the evil Countess. But the
command to push the giant Egyptian statues over, backfires,
when they lean in her direction. She calls to Wonder Woman
for help.
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1 - Wonder Woman is wound in bandages by mummy
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2 - Countess Draska Nishki hurls Diana in office
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3 - Countess drugs Diana, Steve almost finds out
identity
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4 - Diana sneezes, blowing Steve hard against wall
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5 - On a drive the couple notice billboards for same
film
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6 - Wonder Woman saves billboard and is machine gunned
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7 - Wonder Woman catches aircraft firing at her
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8 - Wonder Woman meets Magnum Magnus film maker
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9 - Wonder Woman on Egyptian film set, actors drugged
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10 - How the curse of Cleopatra started with jealous
lover
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11 - The curse comes true as actors fall after kissing
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12 - Wonder Woman plays part and is lassoed
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13 - Wonder Woman is compelled to destroy Magnus's set
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14 - Wonder Woman captures Countess Draska Nishki
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.