The resulting friendship, once publicized, makes Vanessa immensely popular with classmates, including her crush Barry Locatelli. In-between her many travels and responsibilities, Wonder Woman makes efforts to bond with Vanessa, who eventually overcomes her initial jealousy of the Amazon Princess.

In a matter of days, Steve and Etta find themselves acquitted of all criminal charges Julia and Wonder Woman are invited to the Michaelis home, where they give closure to the late Colonel's family and Myndi begins a new publicity blitz for her star client, securing contacts and merchandising deals while quietly mollifying critics of the Amazon's 'Pagan' faith.

Regardless, Wonder Woman's image is bolstered by the superhero community, convincing the military to finally accept and publicly disclose her account of the missile crisis. After Godfrey's campaign has been dismantled, the Amazon Princess is offered membership in the new Justice League, but refuses, reasoning that a crimefighting career would undercut her message of peace. alongside Superman, Batman, Black Canary, and many more costumed heroes. This spurs Wonder Woman to confront Godfrey at Washington, D.C. Gordon Godfrey's national anti-superhuman campaign reaches its peak, and Godfrey partisans start attacking the Kapatelises for associating with one such superhuman. In contrast, Etta - stationed as an official observer - develops a new respect for Wonder Woman.

While the commanding officer is impressed by her power, he remains annoyed by her pacifism, as well as her refusal to let her armaments be analyzed. The Amazon Princess is further disillusioned by a debriefing session with the American military, during which she demonstrates her superhuman abilities. Though she tries her best to share the Themysciran message of love and peace, many third-world delegates scorn her merely for being a woman worse, the Soviet delegates accuse her of being an American propagandist. With Julia as her interpreter, Wonder Woman makes her first United Nations appearance.

Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 by George Pérez