Twice-Told-Tales: Wonder Women's Strange Substitutes

While the Princesses Diana was the preeminent Amazon and, as such, selected to becoming the ambassador for their respective Paradise Islands to the outside world... there were others who sought their esteemed position. The cosmic counterparts Tonia and Luria each vyed for the title of Wonder Woman, and through superior determination and indominable competitive spirit, they each nearly succeeded in claiming the mantle of the Amazing Amazon for themselves.

Tonia of Earth-One and Luria of Earth-Two bested their fellow Amazonians in a contest, and when Queen Hippolyta awarded them their hearts' desire, they expressed their wish to leave Paradise Island and enter "Man's World", following in Diana's footsteps as powerful protectors. Despite the adverse side effect of losing their immortality if they left the Island behind, both ladies unhesitatingly demanded their requests be granted. However, each Diana had a plan to fulfill these lasses' goals while safeguarding their lives.But how?

As Tonia and Luria journeyed the United States alongside each girl's respective Wonder Woman, they were tasked with handling three cases. These involved saving lives at a Ferris Wheel, subduing criminal motorcyclists stealing precious radium, and rescuening professors held captive by spies on submarines. During each trial, Tonia and Luria each gave it her best yet failed to accomplish the missions, and in the third instance both women seemingly perished underwater.

And yet, it wasn't these Amazonian doppelgängers who died. Rather, it was robot duplicates of Tonia and Luria, who the ladies themselves controlled remotely from Paradise Island. Seeing the futility in following the Wonder Womens' footsteps, they remained in the land that had been their home... safe and secure. Yet they were not the only fabulous females trying to be the next Wonder Woman. There was Earth-One Diana's twin sister Nubia and Earth-Two Diana's daughter Lyta. Then there was two Donna Troys, one raised by Hippolyta as her step-daughter and became Wonder Girl, and the other enroll in Holiday College as one of the Holliday Girls who on occasion wore a Wonder Woman outfit.

Then there was the tragic twin tales of Orana and Dalma, two Amazonians with less lofty ideals than either Tonia or Luria. Orana challenging her Diana to a contest where she won due to her ruthlessness and the Princess' self-sacrificing nature. Dalma hatched a plan a rebellion among her fellow Amazonians, who distracted the Queen and her Princess while she escaped, flying to America. In the United States, Orana assumed the mantle of Wonder Woman, although her rash nature led to her premature death which Diana avenged as she resumed her heroic alter ego. As for Dalma, she became a prominent female boxer until she attracted the attention of Wonder Woman, who eventually outmanuevered her... returning her to Paradise Island.