History ComicBook / WonderGirl

Enter Donna Troy. The Comicbook/TeenTitans had received their own series with Wonder Girl still in the line-up even though her own creator, Creator/RobertKanigher, had declared her [[RetGone Retgonned]] in ''Wonder Woman'' #158 in 1965 (although in a very tongue-in-cheek way). So what was Wonder Girl? A time-displaced Diana or another being all together? Creator/MarvWolfman and Creator/GilKane sought to answer these questions in ''Teen Titans'' #22. This new Wonder Girl was not a young Princess Diana, she wasn't even of Amazon descent! She was a baby saved from a fire by Wonder Woman who was not able to save the child's parents and not being able to find new ones for her, Diana brought the young orphan to Themyscira to be raised as an Amazon. Given the same powers as Wonder Woman by a Purple Ray crafted by her Amazonian sisters, Donna Troy becomes Wonder Girl and dons an entirely new costume composing of a red full-body (sans sleeves) leotard adorned with stars, a belt with the Wonder Woman 'W' as its crest, black boots, wore her hair down to a past-the-shoulder style, and kept her bracelets.

Post-''Comicbook/DarkNightsDeathMetal'', a new Wonder Girl was introduced. In fact, she was originally introduced as a new Wonder ''Woman'' in ''Comicbook/DCFutureState'', but a younger version was added to regular continuity immediately afterwards. While little has been revealed about her so far, Yara Flor is a young woman of Brazilian descent whose ancestors may be an offshoot of the Amazons who settled in, yes, the Amazon.

Versions of Wonder Girl have also appeared in other media. The Donna Troy version co-stars alongside ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in Creator/LaurenFaust's ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever,'' while Cassie Sandsmark joined the cast of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 2. Donna later became the first Wonder Girl to make her debut in live-action (not counting CanonForeigner Drusilla), as portrayed by Creator/ConorLeslie in ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}''. In November 2020, it was announced that a ''Wonder Girl'' series was being developed for Creator/TheCW, featuring Yara Flor, but it ultimately never made it to air when The CW passed on it in February 2021.

* ''Comicbook/TheNewTeenTitans'' Vol 1 (1980 - 1984)
** ''Comicbook/WhoIsDonnaTroy'' (1984)

* ''Comicbook/TheNewTeenTitans'' Vol 2 (1984 - 1988)

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' (2012 - present) [-voiced by-] Creator/GreyGriffin

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' (2012 - present) [-voiced by-] Creator/MaeWhitman

* ''Comicbook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' #0 (2021)

* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Wonder Woman'' (2021)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Justice League'' (2021)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Superman and Wonder Woman'' (2021)

Enter Donna Troy. The Comicbook/TeenTitans had received their own series with Wonder Girl still in the line-up even though her own creator, Creator/BobKanigher, had declared her [[RetGone Retgonned]] in ''Wonder Woman'' #158 in 1965 (although in a very tongue-in-cheek way). So what was Wonder Girl? A time-displaced Diana or another being all together? Creator/MarvWolfman and Creator/GilKane sought to answer these questions in ''Teen Titans'' #22. This new Wonder Girl was not a young Princess Diana, she wasn't even of Amazon descent! She was a baby saved from a fire by Wonder Woman who was not able to save the child's parents and not being able to find new ones for her, Diana brought the young orphan to Themyscira to be raised as an Amazon. Given the same powers as Wonder Woman by a Purple Ray crafted by her Amazonian sisters, Donna Troy becomes Wonder Girl and dons an entirely new costume composing of a red full-body (sans sleeves) leotard adorned with stars, a belt with the Wonder Woman 'W' as its crest, black boots, wore her hair down to a past-the-shoulder style, and kept her bracelets.

[[folder:Notable appearances Donna Troy]]

[[folder:Notable appearances Cassie Sandsmark]]

[[folder: Yara Flor]]

[[AC:Yara Flor]]
* ''Comicbook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' #0 (2021)
* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Girl|InfiniteFrontier}}'' Vol. 3 (2021 - 2022)

->Alternate continuities
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Wonder Woman'' (2021)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Justice League'' (2021)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Superman and Wonder Woman'' (2021)

* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Girl|InfiniteFrontier}}'' Vol. 3 (2021 - present)

* ''Wonder Girl'' Vol. 1 (2007 - 2008)

[[AC: Yara Flor]]

* ''[[ComicBook/WonderGirlInfiniteFrontier Wonder Girl]]'' Vol. 3 (2021 - present)

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!!Tropes in ''Wonder Girl'' Vol 1 (2007)
* AnimalWrongsGroup: Wonder Girl and ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} have to deal with an animal rights group who thought that ''hydras'' were nice friendly critters.
* BlandNameProduct: A Cassie meets Cissie King-Jones (Arrowette) and Anita Fite (Empress) for coffee at Sundollars, DC's version of Starbucks.
* CivvieSpandex: In a deliberate homage to her then-fallen boyfriend, Cassie's ''One Year Later'' costume consisted of jeans and a red tank top with her logo on it. Of course, most of her earlier outfits during the ''Young Justice'' era were not much different.
* ClarkKenting:
* {{Cyclops}}: Cassie fights one that was attacking some campers.
* IHaveYourWife: Lashina tries to force Cassie to cooperate by kidnapping Cassie's mother.
* LadyLegionnaireWear: Hercules gives Cassie an armored outfit with a skirt of pteruges.
* LightningReveal: While Cassie is arguing with Tim in front of a bunch of hydra eggs her anger causes a thunderstorm to build and the lightning flash reveals that the hydras have hatched and are preparing to attack them.
* NotHelpingYourCase: When Cassie encounters some National Guard personnel trying to clean up some of the monsters let loose by the Amazons and they start explaining she doesn't have clearance and they don't quite trust her due to her actions during ''ComicBook/AmazonsAttack'' she retaliates by smashing their jeep instead of discussing her position with them or otherwise attempting to get clearance or just continuing to fly by on her way since they're not trying to stop her, just give her a warning. She then acts depressed to hear about her ambush on them on the radio as though she expected them to just forget that she attacked them.
* PantheraAwesome: Cassie and ComicBook/{{Hercules|Unbound}}, and then later Cassie and Diana fight some of the giant fire spewing lions, that they call "chimeras", the Amazons rode during ''Shamazons Attack''.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Herc. And he expects his sister to follow suit and become a warrior Demi-god like him.
* PunchCatch: Herc catches Cassie's first punch when he had the gal to show up at the cemetery pretending to be [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Conner]], but she quickly jabs his throat with her other arm.
* ScrewDestiny: Herc keeps trying to get Cassie to join up with him, saying it's her destiny and that Zeus has a mission for them to save the gods and that she has to since Zeus is her bio dad. Cassie, and Diana, think very little of the idea that others should control Cassie's "destiny".
* ShoutOut: The Cyclops is a grey skinned giant with a horn on it's head and four fingers just like those from ''Film/The7thVoyageOfSinbad''
* StayInTheKitchen: This view is espoused by the talk show host ranting about the then recent events of the universally reviled ''ComicBook/AmazonsAttack''. In their own words ''"Women should be tending to hearth and home--not invading the capital and slaughtering innocents!"''
* TalkingToTheDead: Cassie visits Conner's grave and speaks to his headstone. Herc has the temerity to interrupt her there glamored to look like Conner and pretend to speak for him, with rightly infuriates her.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: In ''Comicbook/AmazonsAttack'', Queen Hippolyta tricks Cassie and Kara into Supergirl and believing she can end the war if they kidnap the President and bring him to her in order to engage in peace talks. Predictably, their plan goes awry: the Amazons shot the Air Force One down and almost killed the President, and Kara and Cassie's reputations suffered a severe blow. After fending an Amazon squad off, Kara flies to New York to help, although Cassie points out they got into this mess because of acting rashly and unthinkingly.
-->'''Wonder Girl:''' But we were only trying to--\\
'''Supergirl:''' Doesn't matter. I have to make up for this somehow, before it's too late. I have to balance the scales.\\
'''Wonder Girl:''' How? By flying off half-cocked again, after what we just did...?\\
'''Supergirl:''' I can't do nothing, Cassie!
* UnreliableCanon: While DC's story, as clearly depicted in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'', is that Hercules was manipulated into attacking the Amazons by Ares, while this limited series goes with the explanation from mythology that Hera was the one working to drive him to madness.

* ''Wonder Girl'' Vol. 3 (2021 - present)

* AnimalWrongsGroup: Wonder Girl and ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} have to deal with an animal rights group who thought that ''hydras'' were nice friendly critters.

** Cassandra Sandsmark was originally besties with [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] and [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart Allen]] without any romantic entanglements, though a later writer very briefly tried to change that with Tim it didn't even last an entire page.

[[AC:Drusilla]]

[[caption-width-right:250: All three Wonder Girls from left to right: Donna Troy, Diana Prince, and Cassandra Sandsmark.]]

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy (2021 - present)

* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Wonder Woman'' (2019)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Justice League'' (2019)
* ''Comicbook/DCFutureState: Superman and Wonder Woman'' (2019)

In comics, Cassandra Sandsmark has been featured in a 2007 mini and a couple of one-shots. Both Wonder Girls also make appearances in ''ComicBook/TinyTitans'' -where they are cousins- and ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells''.

Versions of Wonder Girl have also appeared in other media. The Donna Troy version co-stars alongside ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in Creator/LaurenFaust's ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever,'' while Cassie Sandsmark joined the cast of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 2. Donna later became the first Wonder Girl to make her debut in live-action, as portrayed by Creator/ConorLeslie in ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}''. In November 2020, it was announced that a ''Wonder Girl'' series was being developed for Creator/TheCW, specifically following Yara Flor (the new Wonder Woman introduced in ComicBook/DCFutureState), but it ultimately never made it to air when The CW passed on it in February 2021.

* ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' Vol 3 (2016 - present)

* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice2019'' Vol. 2 (2019 - present)

Versions of Wonder Girl have also appeared in other media. The Donna Troy version co-stars alongside ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in Creator/LaurenFaust's ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever,'' while Cassie Sandsmark joined the cast of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 2. Donna later became the first Wonder Girl to make her debut in live-action, as portrayed by Creator/ConorLeslie in ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}''. In November 2020, it was announced that a ''Wonder Girl'' series was being developed for Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}}, but this version will follow Yara Flor (the new Wonder Woman introduced in ComicBook/DCFutureState) as the protagonist.

"Wonder Girl" is a title passed down through three characters in Franchise/TheDCU: [[Franchise/WonderWoman Princess Diana of Themyscira/Diana Prince]], Donna Troy, and Cassandra Sandsmark.

* AbortedArc: Franchise/TeenTitans "Origins & Omens" back-up story foreshadowed a number of events which were supposed to affect the team, such as Blue Beetle hooking up with Wonder Girl. Nearly all of these were ignored when writer Sean [=McKeever=] was fired.
* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: After ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s death in ''Infinite Crisis'', Cassie and [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] shared a kiss (which could be interpreted as referencing SexForSolace as both of their significant others had just died), though Cassie broke away ran from the room crying. [[ComicBookDeath Then Superboy comes back from the dead]]. The pair are sure that he's going to be angry at them, but he's cool with it--hey, it's not like they knew his death was temporary.

* BackFromTheDead: Donna Troy died at a Franchise/{{Superman}} robot's hands in ''Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'' #3 and was reborn right before ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.

* BlushSticker: For whatever reason, Wonder Girl has permanent blush stickers in ''ComicBook/TeenTitansYearOne''.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}'', Donna and the rest of second-generation heroes (the Teen Titans, Supergirl, Batgirl, the Marvel family...) were mind-controlled by the Legion of Doom.
* BreakingTheBonds: In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' story "Girl Power", Cassie tries to bind Kara with her magic, unbreakable lasso, but Supergirl shrugs it off.

* CanonDiscontinuity: DC ran an event called ''Origins & Omens'', which had each book featuring an ominous short story hinting at future plots. The Teen Titans story featured several major revelations, such as Blue Beetle kissing Wonder Girl; a plot point later ignored.
* CatFight: Cassie and Kara got into one in ''Girl Power''when Cassie wrongly thought Conner was cheating on her with Kara.

* GodCouple: Cassandra Sandsmark and Conner Kent (ComicBook/{{Superboy}}) are each other's main love interest and two of the most powerful heroes in Franchise/TheDCU.

** Cassandra Sandsmark and Kara Zor-El -Supergirl- are ''very'' intimate friends.

* MySisterIsOffLimits: Falling under the "extended family" (of sorts) category, Wonder Woman does not approve of Conner's relationship with Cassie. Demonstrated by the time the latter two were kissing in midair and Wonder Woman grabbed Superboy by the collar and flung him into a mountain range.

* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}} (1965 - 1985) [-intermittent appearances-]

* ''ComicBook/TheBraveAndTheBold'' (1965- 1979) [-intermittent appearances-]

Donna Troy co-stars alongside ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in Creator/LaurenFaust's ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever,'' while Cassie Sandsmark joined the cast of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' in season 2.

Troy made her live action debut in ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'', played by Creator/ConorLeslie.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: In ''Comicbook/AmazonsAttack'', Queen Hippolyta tricks Cassie and Kara into Supergirl and believing she can end the war if they kidnap the President and bring him to her in order to engage in peace talks. Predictably, their plan goes awry: the Amazons shot the Air Force One down and almost killed the President, and Kara and Cassie's reputations suffered a severe blow. After fending an Amazon squad off, Kara flies to New York to help, although Cassie points out they got into this mess because of acting rashly and unthinkingly.
-->'''Wonder Girl:''' But we were only trying to--\\
'''Supergirl:''' Doesn't matter. I have to make up for this somehow, before it's too late. I have to balance the scales.\\
'''Wonder Girl:''' How? By flying off half-cocked again, after what we just did...?\\
'''Supergirl:''' I can't do nothing, Cassie!

* TalkingToTheDead: Cassie visits Conner's grave and speaks to his headstone. Herc has the temerity to interrupt her there glamored to look like Conner and pretend to speak for him, with rightly infuriates her,

* {{Adorkable}}: Cassie started out as tomboyish mythology buff who made zero attempts to appear feminine but became shy and started stammering and trying to act more "girly" around guys she thought were hot outside of combat situations.

The first appearance of Wonder Girl was in ''Wonder Woman'' #105 of April 1958 where the title belonged to a young Diana. This Wonder Girl wore a very similar costume to the grown Wonder Woman: a red tank top with a golden eagle on the chest and golden crests on the edges, blue shorts with white stars, red ballet slippers to match Wonder Woman's boots, she wore her hair up in a ponytail, and wore Amazonian silver bracelets. The adventures of Wonder Girl seemed to capture the imagination of writers as her adventures on Themyscira (with a companion only dubbed Mer-boy) were often displayed in the Wonder Woman serial and she even starred next to Wonder Woman herself in some issues labeled ''Impossible Tales'' (which sometimes also featured an even younger Diana named Wonder Tot) that were composed by Queen Hippolyta as a sort of home movie spliced together from different periods of her daughter's life. While the impossible tales were not in continuity with the rest of the Wonder Woman series, Bob Haney brought Wonder Girl to the modern age of 1961 to fight along side Wonder Woman and her friends the Comicbook/TeenTitans even though she was still canonically a young Diana.

* WhatTheHellHero: After ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', Franchise/WonderWoman decides to retire for a while and takes off for parts unknown without explaning Donna and Cassandra why. In ''Wonder Woman Vol. 3'' issue #2, Cassie vents her anger on her:
-->'''Cassandra:''' Diana...? Is it really you?\\
'''Diana:''' It's really me, Cass. You okay?\\
'''Cassandra:''' Am I okay? Let's see... The gods abandoned us. Paradise Island disappeared. My boyfriend was murdered... and the person I looked up to more than anyone else in the world... left without saying a word.\\
'''Diana:''' I was trying to protect you.\\
'''Cassandra:''' You deserted me. Me AND Donna. And now, for all we know, she could be dead.

The ComicBook/{{New 52}} rebooted Wonder Woman's continuity and started off fresh. In the beginning, Cassie is the first Wonder Girl, although has been drastically altered. Cassandra is a thief with [[ArtifactOfDoom magical bracelets]] that dislikes being called Wonder Girl and wears StarSpangledSpandex created by her bracelets. She is a member of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''. It's eventually revealed that her father is Lennox, one of Diana's supporting character and her half-brother. This makes her Wonder Woman's niece and the granddaughter of Zeus. Meanwhile, Donna Troy was brought back as a villain in the ComicBook/DCYou run of ''Wonder Woman'' -- she's an evil, man-hating clay version of Diana. She died at the end of that run, but later appeared in ''ComicBook/TitansHunt2015'', with no memory of her past. ''ComicBook/TitansRebirth'' stars her alongside Dick Grayson, Wally West, Roy Harper, Garth and Lilith Clay. There, she remembers being an orphan raised by the Amazons... and it turns out that's not true, and instead she's the New 52 version who was given false memories by the Amazons.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice (2012 - present) [-voiced by-] Creator/GreyGriffin