razzatazz's Wonder Woman #226 - A Life in Flames review

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    Golden helpers

    In terms of what to expect out of the silver age, this issue pretty much has it all and pulls it off relatively well.  The gods Ares and Hephaestus have created a device which reacts to human emotion and will create a corresponding fire.  Meanwhile there is an actress that has been having trouble with here career which Diana is forced to care for as a result of a new position at the United Nations.  The powers being utlized here were a bit more realistic than usual than the complete lack of logic for some abilities and I thought Hephaestus made an interesting antagonist (especially with his metallic robot helpers.) 

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      Perhaps the best part of the story is that Steve knows Diana and Wonder Woman are one and the same, which takes a lot of the unnecessary drama out of the series (and was a fact about their characters which regrettably didn't last long).  I also somewhat liked Diana's civilian clothes not that it is relevant to the enjoyment of the comic.  
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