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WONDER WOMAN
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Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League, and an ambassador of the Amazon people. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 1941 with her first feature in Sensation Comics #1, January 1942. The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira, Daughter of Hippolyta. When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she adopts her civilian identity Diana Prince. Wonder Woman was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being his inspiration for the character's appearance. Marston's comics featured his ideas on DISC theory, and the character drew a great deal of inspiration from early feminists, and especially from birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger; in particular, her piece "Woman and the New Race". Wonder Woman's origin story relates that she was sculpted from clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and was given a life to live as an Amazon, along with superhuman powers as gifts by the Greek gods. In recent years, DC changed her background with the revelation that she is the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta, jointly raised by her mother and her aunts Antiope and Menalippe. The character has changed in depiction over the decades, including briefly losing her powers entirely in the 1970s; by the 1980s, artist George Perez gave her a muscular look and emphasized her Amazonian heritage. She possesses an arsenal of advanced technology, including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in older stories, a range of devices based on Amazon technology. Wonder Woman's character was created during World War II; the character in the story was initially depicted fighting Axis military forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains, although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology. Many stories depicted Wonder Woman rescuing herself from bondage, which defeated the "damsels in distress" trope that was common in comics during the 1940s. In the decades since her debut, Wonder Woman has gained a cast of enemies bent on eliminating the Amazon, including classic villains such as Ares, Cheetah, Doctor Poison, Circe, Doctor Psycho, and Giganta, along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale and the First Born. Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society (from 1941) and Justice League (from 1960).
DC Special Series #6
Nov 1977
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DC Special Series #9
Mar 1978
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DC Special Series #10
Apr 1978
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DC Special Series #19
Nov 1979
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Love and Rockets #10
Jan 1985
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Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1
Mar 1985
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The New Teen Titans #6"Titansmania!"
Mar 1985
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The New Teen Titans #13"Crisis"
Oct 1985
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Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #26
Apr 1987
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Justice League International #22
Dec 1988
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Justice League International #24
Feb 1989
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Love and Rockets #37
Feb 1992
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Kingdom Come #1"Strange Visitor"
Key issue
May 1996
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Kingdom Come #3"Up in the Sky"
Jul 1996
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The Spectre #23
Jan 2003
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The Spectre #24
Feb 2003
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Batman: Gotham Knights #42"20 Days Less One; Gargoyles of Gotham"
Aug 2003
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #199"Blaze of Glory Part 3 of 3: The Fire"
Mar 2006
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Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special #1"And They Said It Wouldn't Last"
Nov 2007
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #1"Dead Again: Part One. Here Comes the Bride"
Dec 2007
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #4"Dead Again: Conclusion: Please Play Where Daddy Can See You"
Mar 2008
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #5"Child Support"
Apr 2008
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #16"The House of Hush, Chapter One; Two-Face: Part Three, The Long Way Down"
Nov 2010
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Convergence Speed Force #1"Zip-Ties, Part 1 of 2"
Jun 2015
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Superman #1
Aug 2016
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Justice League #1
Sep 2016
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Justice League #3
Oct 2016
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Justice League #2
Oct 2016
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Superman #6
Nov 2016
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Justice League #4
Nov 2016
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Justice League #5
Nov 2016
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Superman #7
Nov 2016
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Justice League #7
Dec 2016
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Justice League #6
Dec 2016
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Justice League #8
Jan 2017
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Nightwing #9"Fighting Destiny"
Jan 2017
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Justice League #9
Jan 2017
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Justice League #11
Feb 2017
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Justice League #10
Feb 2017
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Justice League #12
Mar 2017
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Justice League #13
Mar 2017
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Justice League #15
Apr 2017
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Justice League #14
Apr 2017
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Justice League #16
May 2017
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Justice League #17
May 2017
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Justice League #19
Jun 2017
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Justice League #18
Jun 2017
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Justice League #20
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Justice League #21
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Justice League #23
Aug 2017
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Justice League #22
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Justice League #24
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Justice League #25
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Justice League #27
Oct 2017
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Justice League #26
Oct 2017
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Justice League #28
Nov 2017
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Justice League #29
Nov 2017
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Justice League #31
Dec 2017
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Justice League #30
Dec 2017
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Justice League #32
Jan 2018
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Justice League #33
Jan 2018
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Justice League #35
Feb 2018
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Justice League #34
Feb 2018
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Justice League #37
Mar 2018
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Justice League #36
Mar 2018
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Superman #39
Mar 2018
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Justice League #39
Apr 2018
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Justice League #38
Apr 2018
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Justice League #41
May 2018
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Justice League #40
May 2018
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Justice League #42
Jun 2018
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Nightwing #85"Fear State, Part 2 of 3"
Dec 2021
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Nightwing #100"Power Vacuum, Part 4: The Leap"
Mar 2023
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Nightwing #130"Cirque Du Sin, Part 1: What I Was Afraid Of"
Nov 2025
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