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* PinnedToTheGround:
** In Vol. 1 #006 of the mainline comic, Wonder Woman meets Cheetah for the first time as she pins down a rich guy she's in the middle of robbing.
** In Vol. 1 #795 of the mainline comic, Wonder Woman and Yara Flor tie up Eros' physical avatar with the Lasso of Truth to stop his plan and pin him down with Diana's foot on his chest.
** In Vol. 2 #214 of the mainline comic, Cheetah and Zoom attacked Flash and Wonder Woman. While Zoom battles Wonder Woman, Cheetah manages to defeat Flash and pin him down with her foot against his chest.
** In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanTheHiketeia'', Diana pins Batman to the ground with her foot on his head to end the fight over Danny.
---> '''Wonder Woman:''' Don't. Get. Up.
** In ''ComicBook/SensationComicsFeaturingWonderWoman'', Diana speaks with an athlete and her friends. Suddenly, Superwoman attacks her, managing to beat her to the ground, pinning her down with her foot against the side of her head, raising her whip to attack her.
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'''[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As lovely as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].'''

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'''[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As lovely as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].'''
Hercules]]!'''
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She was created in [[TheForties 1941]] by psychologist and writer Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (then an educational consultant to DC Comics) and the artist Harry G. Peter, as a deliberate counterpoint to the all-male stable of "''Übermenschen''" published by DC at the time. Marston was remarkably free of the era's usual prejudices about and disdain for women, and intentionally designed the character to embody his image of an idealized strong, unconventional and independent woman. The character first appeared in ''All-Star Comics'' #8 (December, 1941).

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She was created in [[TheForties 1941]] by psychologist and writer Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (then an educational consultant to DC Comics) and the artist Harry G. Peter, as a deliberate counterpoint to the all-male stable of "''Übermenschen''" published by DC at the time. Marston was remarkably free of the era's usual prejudices about and disdain for women, and intentionally designed the character to embody his image of an idealized strong, unconventional and independent woman. The character first appeared in ''All-Star Comics'' #8 ''ComicBook/AllStarComics'' [[ComicBook/AllStarComicsNumber8 #8]] (December, 1941).
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[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As lovely as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].

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[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman '''[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As lovely as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].
Hercules]].'''
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Wonder Woman is the first prominent female superhero in the history of comic books, and generally considered to be the greatest of the superheroines. She is distinguished by her indestructible bracelets, which deflect bullets, and her enchanted lasso, which compels men to tell the truth and puts animals to sleep.

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Wonder Woman Woman, princess of the Amazons of Paradise Island/Themyscira, is the first prominent female superhero in the history of comic books, and generally considered to be the greatest of the superheroines. She is distinguished by her indestructible bracelets, which deflect bullets, and her enchanted lasso, which compels men to tell the truth and puts animals to sleep.

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The Amazing Amazon. The Spirit of Truth. The Princess and Diplomat of Paradise Island/Themyscira.

[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As beautiful as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].

TheHeart of Franchise/TheDCU.

'''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' [[{{Superhero}} Super]][[ActionGirl heroine]].

The first prominent female superhero in the history of comic books, and generally considered the greatest of the superheroines, was created in the [[TheForties 1940s]]. ''Wonder Woman'' is distinguished by her indestructible bracelets, which deflect bullets, and her enchanted lasso, which compels men to tell the truth and puts animals to sleep.

She was created in 1941 by psychologist and writer Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (then an educational consultant to DC Comics) and the artist Harry G. Peter, as a deliberate counterpoint to the all-male stable of "''Übermenschen''" published by DC at the time. Marston was remarkably free of the era's usual prejudices about and disdain for women, and intentionally designed the character to embody his image of an idealized strong, unconventional and independent woman. The character first appeared in ''All-Star Comics'' #8 (December, 1941).

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The Amazing Amazon. The Spirit of Truth. The Princess and Diplomat of Paradise Island/Themyscira.

[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman As beautiful lovely as Aphrodite]], [[WomenAreWiser as wise as Athena]], [[SuperSpeed swifter than Hermes]] and [[SuperStrength stronger]] [[WorldsStrongestMan than Hercules]].

TheHeart of Franchise/TheDCU.

'''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' [[{{Superhero}} Super]][[ActionGirl heroine]].

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Wonder Woman is the first prominent female superhero in the history of comic books, and generally considered to be the greatest of the superheroines, was created in the [[TheForties 1940s]]. ''Wonder Woman'' superheroines. She is distinguished by her indestructible bracelets, which deflect bullets, and her enchanted lasso, which compels men to tell the truth and puts animals to sleep.

She was created in 1941 [[TheForties 1941]] by psychologist and writer Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (then an educational consultant to DC Comics) and the artist Harry G. Peter, as a deliberate counterpoint to the all-male stable of "''Übermenschen''" published by DC at the time. Marston was remarkably free of the era's usual prejudices about and disdain for women, and intentionally designed the character to embody his image of an idealized strong, unconventional and independent woman. The character first appeared in ''All-Star Comics'' #8 (December, 1941).

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* RuleOfPerception: While most super heroes and DC's in particular suffer from [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe incosistent showings]] Wonder Woman is hit extra hard by the fact that the powers she displayed on panel were clearly less than those of Superman and The Flash, but statements on panel would suggest she was stronger and faster than them. This wasn't a problem in the Golden Age, where the SharedUniverse only really mattered to characters who did not have their own ongoing series. Events of Action Comics would often contradict each other, from spot light character to spotlight such as Zatara flat out ending World War II did not end the conflict in Superman's tales. Super strength/speed/etc. simply did not work the same way in Wonder Woman's stories as others and all was good. But as the shared universe began to assert itself more in the Silver Age it meant characters and events had to become consistent with each other, leading to conflict between writers who could not decide whether Wonder Woman's displays of power should be less or greater than other superheroes based on previous showings or consistent statements.



* SadlyMythtaken: ''Wonder Woman'' is only loosely based on Greek Mythology with writers often taking liberties...sometimes very generous liberties.
** In mythology, the Amazons were fierce warriors not any more peaceful than any other group of the time. In fact they were typically outright villainous, marauding, taking and selling people into slavery, and even culling their own children for being born the "wrong" sex.
** In mythology, Hippolyta held the favor of Ares (and was his daughter) instead of being his enemy.
** On the same note the Amazons as a whole had Ares' favor bestowed on them since he was consort to one of their queens, and tended to be referred to as the daughters of Ares (though only Queen Otrera's daughters were truly his children). Here he is almost always their bitter enemy.
** Most mythological versions of the meeting between Hippolyta and Hercules have it being peaceful until Hera stirred the Amazons against the hero. In most comic versions, Hercules attacked the Amazons at the behest of Ares.
** It was even more blatant in the original Golden Age comics; aside from Aphrodite as the Amazons' BigGood, Marston rarely bothered bringing in any of the other Gods... but when he did, it would ''always'' be mixed in with CasualInterplanetaryTravel sci-fi, with Ares literally ruling a kingdom on Mars, Hades literally ruling Pluto, etc.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'':
*** While it's par the course given that part of the Amazon's backstory is that the myths are twisted versions of what "truly happened" Ares gets hit hard here, especially since his parentage of Hippolyta and Antiope was later retconned back in. Here it is ''he'' who drives the Hercules to attack the Amazons rather than Hera, though her driving Hercules mad is given a mention. This means Ares orchestrated the rape and enslavement of his own daughters, which goes quite contrary to his mythological counterpart for whom his dedication to his children was his only redeeming quality. For mythological Ares the rape or attempted rape of his children was also a BerserkButton, and he didn't much get on with Hercules since the hero killed one of Ares'--murderous cannibalistic--children.
*** The Amazon daughter of Ares said to have led a contingent of her people to Troy was Penthesilea in the myths, not her sister Antiope.
*** Hercules of myth did not attend the battle of Troy, he was already dead (and/or ascended to Olympus) by the time that mess started.
*** The Areopagus is a rock to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, not Ares' private {{Mordor}}. Ares ''does'' have an abode in mythology outside of Olympus, a dread palace decked in iron in the Balkans (then called Haemus) which is said to weaken light and be guarded by Phobos (fear), Deimos (dread), Eris (discord), Impetus (passion), Insidia (treachery), Nefas (mischief), and the Irae (angers), rather than just house Ares, Harmonia, Phobos, and Deimos like DC's Areopagus.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'':
*** Mythological Eros is either the son of Ares and Aphrodite or a primordial god, older than the Titans, not Hephaestus' son.
*** While there was indeed a prophecy in mythology about one of Zeus' children usurping him there was never any question about which of his children it referred to; it was Athena.
*** While the consent involved in the beginning of Persephone and Hades' relationship is unclear in the original myths, (her father gave her to him which was as much consent as the Greeks needed) by the time heroes were coming to Hades to try and make bargains they had one of the most solid and equal marriages of the gods and Hades allowed Persephone to make decisions on how to run Hades and to make bargains with their visitors. This version of Persephone was so devastated and unhappy with her unequal marriage with Hades she killed herself.
*** Mythological Artemis was the virgin goddess of virgins, and took pleasure in finding creatively cruel deaths for those who saw her naked form, the New 52 version's crush on her brother and exhibitionist ways are comic original.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'':
*** In mythology Atlantiades/Hermaphroditus was born to Aphrodite and Hermes, the gods of female and male sexuality respectively, while here they were created by Aphrodite alone. Particularly erogenous as they even explain they are a union of opposites, while they're not really the result of a union of any kind in this iteration where they have been turned into an intersex Aphrodite clone.
*** In mythology Atlantiades less commonly known name comes from Hermes' mother being a daughter of Atlas, while here Aphrodite's mother Dione was mistaken for one of Atlas' daughters when her father was given variously as Uranus or more commonly Aether, never Atlas. Up until this point in the DCU Aphrodite had not been a daughter of Zeus either, though their is some mythological basis for this as some sources claim she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione rather than the daughter of Zeus' grandfather Uranus as she is more commonly thought of.
*** Getting rid of their father Hermes makes their more commonly known name of Hermaphroditus entirely nonsensical, as the name is a combination of their parents names Hermes - Herm and Aphrodite - aphroditus.
*** Hermaphroditus was one of the Erotes in mythology, but was the god of {{hermaphrodite}}s, effeminate men, and androgyny while lust, sexual desire and mutual love were aspects of other Erotes: lust/desire an aspect Himeros and Eros and mutual love of Anteros.

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* SadlyMythtaken: ''Wonder Woman'' is only loosely based on Greek and Roman Mythology with writers often taking liberties...sometimes very generous liberties.
** In mythology, the Amazons were fierce warriors not any more peaceful than any other group of the time. In fact they were typically outright villainous, marauding, taking and selling people into slavery, and even culling their own children for being born the "wrong" sex.
** In mythology, Hippolyta held the favor of Ares (and was his daughter) instead of being his enemy.
** On the same note the Amazons as a whole had Ares' favor bestowed on them since he was consort to one of their queens, and tended
liberties. When another society's faith is borrowed from it tends to be referred to as the daughters of Ares (though only Queen Otrera's daughters were truly his children). Here he is almost always their bitter enemy.
** Most mythological versions of the meeting between Hippolyta and Hercules have it being peaceful until Hera stirred the Amazons against the hero. In most comic versions, Hercules attacked the Amazons at the behest of Ares.
** It was even more blatant in the original Golden Age comics; aside from Aphrodite as the Amazons' BigGood, Marston rarely bothered bringing in any of the other Gods... but when he did, it would ''always'' be mixed in with CasualInterplanetaryTravel sci-fi, with Ares literally ruling a kingdom on Mars, Hades literally ruling Pluto, etc.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'':
*** While it's par the course given that part of the Amazon's backstory is that the myths are
twisted versions of what "truly happened" Ares gets hit hard here, especially since his parentage of Hippolyta and Antiope was later retconned back in. Here it is ''he'' who drives the Hercules to attack the Amazons rather than Hera, though her driving Hercules mad is given a mention. This means Ares orchestrated the rape and enslavement of his own daughters, which goes quite contrary to his mythological counterpart for whom his dedication to his children was his only redeeming quality. For mythological Ares the rape or attempted rape of his children was also a BerserkButton, and he didn't much get on with Hercules since the hero killed one of Ares'--murderous cannibalistic--children.
*** The Amazon daughter of Ares said to have led a contingent of her people to Troy was Penthesilea in the myths, not her sister Antiope.
*** Hercules of myth did not attend the battle of Troy, he was already dead (and/or ascended to Olympus) by the time that mess started.
*** The Areopagus is a rock to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, not Ares' private {{Mordor}}. Ares ''does'' have an abode in mythology outside of Olympus, a dread palace decked in iron in the Balkans (then called Haemus) which is said to weaken light and be guarded by Phobos (fear), Deimos (dread), Eris (discord), Impetus (passion), Insidia (treachery), Nefas (mischief), and the Irae (angers), rather than just house Ares, Harmonia, Phobos, and Deimos like DC's Areopagus.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'':
*** Mythological Eros is either the son of Ares and Aphrodite or a primordial god, older than the Titans, not Hephaestus' son.
*** While there was indeed a prophecy in mythology about one of Zeus' children usurping him there was never any question about which of his children it referred to; it was Athena.
*** While the consent involved in the beginning of Persephone and Hades' relationship is unclear in the original myths, (her father gave her to him which was as much consent as the Greeks needed) by the time heroes were coming to Hades to try and make bargains they had one of the most solid and equal marriages of the gods and Hades allowed Persephone to make decisions on how to run Hades and to make bargains with their visitors. This version of Persephone was so devastated and unhappy with her unequal marriage with Hades she killed herself.
*** Mythological Artemis was the virgin goddess of virgins, and took pleasure in finding creatively cruel deaths for those who saw her naked form, the New 52 version's crush on her brother and exhibitionist ways are comic original.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'':
*** In mythology Atlantiades/Hermaphroditus was born to Aphrodite and Hermes, the gods of female and male sexuality respectively, while here they were created by Aphrodite alone. Particularly erogenous as they
even explain they are a union of opposites, while they're not really the result of a union of any kind in this iteration where they have been turned into an intersex Aphrodite clone.
*** In mythology Atlantiades less commonly known name comes from Hermes' mother being a daughter of Atlas, while here Aphrodite's mother Dione was mistaken
further. The series has enough examples for one of Atlas' daughters when her father was given variously as Uranus or more commonly Aether, never Atlas. Up until this point in the DCU Aphrodite had not been a daughter of Zeus either, though their is some mythological basis for this as some sources claim she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione rather than the daughter of Zeus' grandfather Uranus as she is more commonly thought of.
*** Getting rid of their father Hermes makes their more commonly known name of Hermaphroditus entirely nonsensical, as the name is a combination of their parents names Hermes - Herm and Aphrodite - aphroditus.
*** Hermaphroditus was one of the Erotes in mythology, but was the god of {{hermaphrodite}}s, effeminate men, and androgyny while lust, sexual desire and mutual love were aspects of other Erotes: lust/desire an aspect Himeros and Eros and mutual love of Anteros.
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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not crossing into parallel timelines through raw speed like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".

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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on a smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not crossing into parallel timelines through raw speed like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character Wonder Woman could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers tricks were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having to have the Strength strength of Hercules and the Speed speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".
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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not crossing into parallel timelines through raw speed like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".

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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not crossing into parallel timelines through raw speed like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".
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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but crossing into parallel timelines fast like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but UsefulNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".

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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not crossing into parallel timelines fast through raw speed like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but UsefulNotes/{{The MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes from her first appearance. These deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".
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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were relatively limited, compared with her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but not as strong as Superman. She was fast, but not as fast as]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but she could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. The [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version of the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes, deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".

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Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were relatively limited, compared with depicted on smaller scale, relative to her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but not as strong as her strength never escalated to moving planets like Superman. She was fast, but not as crossing into parallel timelines fast as]] like]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but she UsefulNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} version of the character could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. The [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version of On the other hand the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes, Hermes from her first appearance. These deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".
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However, she was not the first woman to write the comic, as has sometimes been claimed. That distinction goes to William Moulton Marston's assistant, Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly, who became increasingly involved in the plotting and writing of scripts during the 1940s as Marston's health declined. Ultimately she scripted many Wonder Woman stories on her own under the "Charles Moulton" pseudonym. Other women to write on the comic have included Dann Thomas (who cowrote ''Wonder Woman'' #300 in 1983, making her the title's first credited female writer), Mindy Newell in the 80s and 90s, and Jodi Picoult in 2007.

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However, she was not the first woman to write the comic, as has sometimes been claimed. That distinction goes to William Moulton Marston's assistant, [[Creator/JoyeHummel Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly, Kelly]], who became increasingly involved in the plotting and writing of scripts during the 1940s as Marston's health declined. Ultimately she scripted many Wonder Woman stories on her own under the "Charles Moulton" pseudonym. Other women to write on the comic have included Dann Thomas (who cowrote ''Wonder Woman'' #300 in 1983, making her the title's first credited female writer), Mindy Newell in the 80s and 90s, and Jodi Picoult in 2007.
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Due to the deal Marston struck with DC, for a long time (at least through 1986), DC had to publish at least four issues of ''Wonder Woman'' each year or lose the rights to the character. This may have been one of the reasons that she was one of the few {{superhero}}es who continued publishing during UsefulNotes/TheInterregnum, along with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Batman}} and a handful of others. Her longevity is certainly one reason that contributed to her being one of DC's "Big Three" -- as Creator/FrankMiller described it -- Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman, are all the "gods" of the DC Universe, and the rest are all "just" heroes (something that is taken to its logical extreme in the Creator/KurtBusiek[=/=]Mark Bagley year-long series ''ComicBook/{{Trinity|2008}}''). Also playing a big role: her [[Series/WonderWoman1975 1970s TV series]] with Creator/LyndaCarter and her visibility in the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' cartoon, as noted below.

Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were relatively limited, compared with her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but not as strong as Superman. She was fast, but not as fast as]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but she could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. The [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version of the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes, deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".

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Due to the deal Marston struck with DC, for a long time (at least through 1986), DC had to publish at least four issues of ''Wonder Woman'' each year or lose the rights to the character. This may have been one of the reasons that she was one of the few {{superhero}}es who continued publishing during UsefulNotes/TheInterregnum, MediaNotes/TheInterregnum, along with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Batman}} and a handful of others. Her longevity is certainly one reason that contributed to her being one of DC's "Big Three" -- as Creator/FrankMiller described it -- Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman, are all the "gods" of the DC Universe, and the rest are all "just" heroes (something that is taken to its logical extreme in the Creator/KurtBusiek[=/=]Mark Bagley year-long series ''ComicBook/{{Trinity|2008}}''). Also playing a big role: her [[Series/WonderWoman1975 1970s TV series]] with Creator/LyndaCarter and her visibility in the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' cartoon, as noted below.

Originally, Wonder Woman's powers were relatively limited, compared with her contemporaries. [[JackOfAllStats She was strong, but not as strong as Superman. She was fast, but not as fast as]] ComicBook/TheFlash. She couldn't fly, but she could "[[NotQuiteFlight glide on air currents]]". Most of her powers were gadget-based; the bullet-deflecting bracelets, the Lasso of Truth, the invisible jet. The [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version of the character was stated as having the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Hermes, deities who were shown to be a match for Superman and Flash, respectively, in other series. Wonder Woman herself battled Superman to a standstill in the tabloid-sized special comic "Superman versus Wonder Woman".



* AlternateUniverse: ''Wonder Woman'' was officially the first DC comic to run an AlternateUniverse story, predating even ComicBook/TheFlash's famous meeting with [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Jay Garrick.]] Diana helps her counterpart from another universe fight the race of giants that are tyrannizing her world.

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* AlternateUniverse: ''Wonder Woman'' was officially the first DC comic to run an AlternateUniverse story, predating even ComicBook/TheFlash's famous meeting with [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Jay Garrick.]] Diana helps her counterpart from another universe fight the race of giants that are tyrannizing her world.



** Back in UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|OfComicBooks}}, when sexist MoralGuardians accused her of being a lesbian because she was doing all these "masculine" activities, Marston delivered an amusing TakeThat by giving Wonder Woman the catch phrase, "Suffering Sappho!"

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** Back in UsefulNotes/{{the MediaNotes/{{the Golden Age|OfComicBooks}}, when sexist MoralGuardians accused her of being a lesbian because she was doing all these "masculine" activities, Marston delivered an amusing TakeThat by giving Wonder Woman the catch phrase, "Suffering Sappho!"



* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] explanation. Amazonian disciplines allowed any woman to channel [[LifeEnergy mental energy]] into muscle, giving super strength and speed. It was a learned skill. In one early issue, it's even taught to some girls from the outside world -- one adolescent is seen lifting five tons without strain. The [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] {{Retcon}} made WW TheChosenOne, [[ArtificialHuman sculpted out of clay]] and given life and powers by the gods, making her the most powerful Amazon by far -- strong as Hercules, swift as Mercury, etc. In other words, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] with a uterus.

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* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] explanation. Amazonian disciplines allowed any woman to channel [[LifeEnergy mental energy]] into muscle, giving super strength and speed. It was a learned skill. In one early issue, it's even taught to some girls from the outside world -- one adolescent is seen lifting five tons without strain. The [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] {{Retcon}} made WW TheChosenOne, [[ArtificialHuman sculpted out of clay]] and given life and powers by the gods, making her the most powerful Amazon by far -- strong as Hercules, swift as Mercury, etc. In other words, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] with a uterus.



* ClarkKenting: Originally on par with the [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Mr. Kent himself]], and sometimes worse as she won't even wear glasses as Diana Prince, yet even Steve Trevor didn't figure it out. Averted since UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks when she didn't have a disguise at all, but brought back in UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks when she resumed her Diana Prince secret identity. At least she wears glasses and changes her hair style now.
* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Though the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] had TheThemeParkVersion, often liberally [[SadlyMythtaken simplifying them, mixing in other mythologies]], and [[HijackedByJesus Westernizing them]]. More modern incarnations are generally more faithful about their adaptations... DependingOnTheWriter.

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* ClarkKenting: Originally on par with the [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Mr. Kent himself]], and sometimes worse as she won't even wear glasses as Diana Prince, yet even Steve Trevor didn't figure it out. Averted since UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks when she didn't have a disguise at all, but brought back in UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks MediaNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks when she resumed her Diana Prince secret identity. At least she wears glasses and changes her hair style now.
* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Though the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] had TheThemeParkVersion, often liberally [[SadlyMythtaken simplifying them, mixing in other mythologies]], and [[HijackedByJesus Westernizing them]]. More modern incarnations are generally more faithful about their adaptations... DependingOnTheWriter.



* CoolPlane: Her invisible jet. Just [don't think too hard about the way it works (or why she needs it if she can fly, though at first it was because she couldn't fly (UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks), then she can only [[strike:fly]] [[NotQuiteFlight glide]] short distances (UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks) and needs the jet for long-distance flight. This hasn't been true since the 1980s, though). In UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks, she occasionally uses it to transport cargo or passengers, but for the most part, it hangs around due to historic value and RuleOfCool. More recent versions have depicted the jet as a stealth plane. Which ''was'' its original purpose, back in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks. Why else make a plane invisible?

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* KryptoniteFactor: In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, in keeping with the bondage undercurrent, she lost her powers whenever her bracelets were chained together by a man (she was tied up "incorrectly" on several occasions. {{Hilarity ensue|s}}d.) She (like all other people, supposedly), could also be knocked out by hitting them on the right spot in the back of the head. In addition, ''removal'' of an Amazon's [[RestrainingBolt bracelets]] would send her into UnstoppableRage. In UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, this was expanded to being bound in ''any'' way by a man. All these vulnerabilities were removed ComicBook/PostCrisis; not being [[NighInvulnerability bulletproof]] was sufficient.

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* KryptoniteFactor: In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, in keeping with the bondage undercurrent, she lost her powers whenever her bracelets were chained together by a man (she was tied up "incorrectly" on several occasions. {{Hilarity ensue|s}}d.) She (like all other people, supposedly), could also be knocked out by hitting them on the right spot in the back of the head. In addition, ''removal'' of an Amazon's [[RestrainingBolt bracelets]] would send her into UnstoppableRage. In UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, this was expanded to being bound in ''any'' way by a man. All these vulnerabilities were removed ComicBook/PostCrisis; not being [[NighInvulnerability bulletproof]] was sufficient.



* MildlyMilitary: In the early [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]], you would never have guessed that being a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force required Diana Prince to do anything more onerous than wear a blue uniform.

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* NotQuiteFlight: For most of UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks. Finally they just said "screw it, she flies".

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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Long-time [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] writer Creator/RobertKanigher seems to have liked stories about giants, so giants of one sort or another kept showing up (usually as villains) all through UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}.

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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Long-time [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] writer Creator/RobertKanigher seems to have liked stories about giants, so giants of one sort or another kept showing up (usually as villains) all through UsefulNotes/{{the MediaNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}.



* PunnyName: Ubiquitous for lesser characters in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks; most notably Etta Candy for the chubby girl.

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* RealWomenHaveCurves: Wonder Woman's sidekick, [[MeaningfulName Etta Candy]], in the '40s. [[CatchPhrase Woo woo!]] Etta is a notable {{aver|tedTrope}}sion for being not the slightest bit insecure, and frequently important to the plot; although still serving as PluckyComicRelief. Since the dawn of UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}, her rare reappearances usually either depict her as insecure, or else emphasize her ability to take care of herself status while slimming her down a fair bit. However, the recent ''The Legend Of Wonder Woman'' miniseries has finally returned her original personality, with some modern polish that's actually quite appealing.

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* RealWomenHaveCurves: Wonder Woman's sidekick, [[MeaningfulName Etta Candy]], in the '40s. [[CatchPhrase Woo woo!]] Etta is a notable {{aver|tedTrope}}sion for being not the slightest bit insecure, and frequently important to the plot; although still serving as PluckyComicRelief. Since the dawn of UsefulNotes/{{the MediaNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}, her rare reappearances usually either depict her as insecure, or else emphasize her ability to take care of herself status while slimming her down a fair bit. However, the recent ''The Legend Of Wonder Woman'' miniseries has finally returned her original personality, with some modern polish that's actually quite appealing.



** At the dawn of [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks the Bronze Age]], Creator/DennisONeil infamously had all of Themyscira PutOnABus and turned Diana into a BadassNormal kung-fu fighter, apparently to tap into the popularity of [[Series/TheAvengers1960s Emma Peel]]; she also ran a boutique by day and pretty much gave up both her SecretIdentity ''and'' her star-spangled costume. This so-called "mod" era was derided by many (most notably Gloria Steinem) but hung on for about three years before unceremoniously fading away.

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** At the dawn of [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks the Bronze Age]], Creator/DennisONeil infamously had all of Themyscira PutOnABus and turned Diana into a BadassNormal kung-fu fighter, apparently to tap into the popularity of [[Series/TheAvengers1960s Emma Peel]]; she also ran a boutique by day and pretty much gave up both her SecretIdentity ''and'' her star-spangled costume. This so-called "mod" era was derided by many (most notably Gloria Steinem) but hung on for about three years before unceremoniously fading away.



* SignatureInstrument: During UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, Wonder Woman's gal pal and fellow Nazi hunter Etta Candy played a sousaphone, which she used on at least two occasions to seem beneath notice before pouncing on and attacking Nazi spies.

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** The usage of her bracelets to block bullets is one of the most signature staples of Wonder Woman and made sense during a classical era when she wasn't as powerful as she is now. But now that Wonder Woman is DC's WorldsStrongestWoman who's able to fight Superman, Darkseid, or The Darkest Knight, it seems almost inconceivable that the same woman who got punched by Superman from the sun back to the earth and survived re-entry can still suffer cutting or piercing damage from mundane weapons and still be injured or possibly killed by firearms. However, because Wonder Woman blocking bullets with her bracelets is such an iconic move of hers, it's been kept into the modern era despite Diana being in an awkward gray zone where she's a near-invulnerable FlyingBrick but one who can conceivably be killed by a bullet.


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* [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness/WonderWoman Early Installment Weirdness]]



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** In Wondy's first appearance in ''ComicBook/AllStarComicsNumber8'', the introductory blurb about her powers is "''As lovely as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, with the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules''"; all later iterations of this blurb will end with "''faster than Mercury and stronger than Hercules''".
** She didn't have her iconic Lasso of Truth for her first few appearances, and was only given it by her mother in the sixth issue of ''ComicBook/SensationComics''. Also, it was simply known as the "Magic Lasso" in the early days, and compelled captives to obey Wonder Woman's every command by imposing her will on them. The idea that its primary function was to force people to tell the truth originated in ''Series/WonderWoman1975'', and didn't [[RetCanon make its way into the comics]] until Creator/GeorgePerez rebooted Wonder Woman's origin after ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' for ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''.
** Likewise, Wonder Woman couldn't originally fly, which explains why she needed the Invisible Jet in the first place. And it wasn't the Invisible Jet at first, either, but simply the Robot Plane (with standard-for-the-time propeller propulsion, which somehow worked in space).
** The Golden Age Wonder Woman stories come off as rather kinky nowadays, with a ''lot'' of gratuitous BoundAndGagged scenes, even by the standards of the era. Also, Wonder Woman's major weakness was that she would lose her powers if her bracelets were ever welded together by a man, a problem she obviously no longer has.
** The Amazons were all white in the Golden Age stories and for much of the comic's history. It was George Perez who decided to give Paradise Island a racially diverse population, as he felt there were some UnfortunateImplications behind having an all-female utopia consist solely of white women.
** There was a greater focus on psychosexual and gender themes in the Golden Age stories. In addition to the ubiquity of the aforementioned bondage themes, Wonder Woman had several villains who were female crossdressers, like Doctor Poison and Blue Snowman.
** Wonder Woman had a lot of rather silly [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Golden and Silver Age]] villains who are pretty much never used any more, such as Mouse Man.
** It helps that [[Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston the original creator]] was heavily into bondage, and [[AuthorAppeal worked it into his stories]] whenever he got the chance. Later writers didn't share the fetish and so it was toned down heavily even before the Comics Code.
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* TyopOnTheCover: Fans of Myth/ClassicalMythology getting into Post Crisis and onward Wonder Woman often spell Theymscira wrong, or rather they spell it ''right'' but then realize it doesn't match up with what they see in their comic books. It ''should'' be Themiscyra, but for whatever reason, DC published a comic back in the 1980s that switched the 'i' and 'y' and never bothered to switch it back.
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In the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 mid-2000s run]] written by Creator/GregRucka, she suffered from a negative reaction in-universe, between escalating her role as emissary, leading to accusations of forcing her beliefs on people, and snapping the neck of a villain who had [[{{Brainwashed}} telepathic control]] of ComicBook/{{Superman}} because [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she felt it was the only way to stop him]]. In the middle of all this, she fought shadowy corporate schemers, resurrected Gorgons, participated in the hostile takeover of Olympus by her patron, Pallas Athena, and faced the destruction of her home by [=OMACs=] (the whole OMAC's storyline, as well as much of the universe-changing crises that ultimately led to the "New 52" continuity reboot, can be seen as indirectly resulting from the killing). There was some delight at Wondy's appearance in ''Comicbook/{{Manhunter}}'', when she enlisted Kate Spencer's services as a lawyer during her trial for the killing which occurred during Rucka's run.

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In the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 mid-2000s run]] written by Creator/GregRucka, she suffered from a negative reaction in-universe, between escalating her role as emissary, leading to accusations of forcing her beliefs on people, and snapping the neck of a villain who had [[{{Brainwashed}} telepathic control]] of ComicBook/{{Superman}} because [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she felt it was the only way to stop him]]. In the middle of all this, she fought shadowy corporate schemers, resurrected Gorgons, participated in the hostile takeover of Olympus by her patron, Pallas Athena, and faced the destruction of her home by [=OMACs=] (the whole OMAC's storyline, as well as much of the universe-changing crises that ultimately led to the "New 52" continuity reboot, can be seen as indirectly resulting from the killing). There was some delight at Wondy's appearance in ''Comicbook/{{Manhunter}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Manhunter}}'', when she enlisted Kate Spencer's services as a lawyer during her trial for the killing which occurred during Rucka's run.



After "The Odyssey" ended, Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang took over the title and relaunched as part of DC's ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' reboot. Their run on the book shoots for a much darker and more horror-influenced tone than previous runs. Wonder Woman once again sports a new costume, though it is much closer to the original than the suit from the JMS run. Azzarello and Chiang's ongoing work has met with both critical acclaim and controversy for their handling of the mythical and gender themes of Wonder Woman's world. Like Creator/GregRucka's run, Azzarello and Chiang approach Wonder Woman's world through the myths of the Greek gods, though the difference between the two approaches is quite clear. Additionally, in 2014, she started headlining a relaunch of ''Sensation Comics,'' meaning that, alongside ''Action Comics'' and ''Detective Comics,'' each member of DC's Trinity had their own "X Comics" series running alongside their solo book until ''Sensation'' was cancelled with issue #17.

As part of the Comicbook/DCRebirth initiative, Creator/GregRucka returned to write ''Comicbook/WonderWomanRebirth''. His run attracted notice for being the first in the main DC continuity to depict Diana as in a relationship with another woman.[[note]]This writing decision was partly the result of Rucka seeing the character as representative of universal love for all humanity, regardless of gender, and partly because he thought it was the most logical explanation for how Diana could seemingly know all about love, sex, relationships, and marriage despite growing up on an island populated [[LadyLand entirely by women.]][[/note]] Also, for the first time in three decades, Diana and Steve Trevor are officially a couple in mainstream continuity again.

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After "The Odyssey" ended, Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang took over the title and relaunched as part of DC's ''Comicbook/{{New ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' reboot. Their run on the book shoots for a much darker and more horror-influenced tone than previous runs. Wonder Woman once again sports a new costume, though it is much closer to the original than the suit from the JMS run. Azzarello and Chiang's ongoing work has met with both critical acclaim and controversy for their handling of the mythical and gender themes of Wonder Woman's world. Like Creator/GregRucka's run, Azzarello and Chiang approach Wonder Woman's world through the myths of the Greek gods, though the difference between the two approaches is quite clear. Additionally, in 2014, she started headlining a relaunch of ''Sensation Comics,'' meaning that, alongside ''Action Comics'' and ''Detective Comics,'' each member of DC's Trinity had their own "X Comics" series running alongside their solo book until ''Sensation'' was cancelled with issue #17.

As part of the Comicbook/DCRebirth ComicBook/DCRebirth initiative, Creator/GregRucka returned to write ''Comicbook/WonderWomanRebirth''.''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth''. His run attracted notice for being the first in the main DC continuity to depict Diana as in a relationship with another woman.[[note]]This writing decision was partly the result of Rucka seeing the character as representative of universal love for all humanity, regardless of gender, and partly because he thought it was the most logical explanation for how Diana could seemingly know all about love, sex, relationships, and marriage despite growing up on an island populated [[LadyLand entirely by women.]][[/note]] Also, for the first time in three decades, Diana and Steve Trevor are officially a couple in mainstream continuity again.



** There have been hints and implications over the years that Wonder Woman herself is bisexual, and several writers have said they consider her so. Nothing has been directly stated in the comics themselves, though. At least until Comicbook/DCRebirth, where issue 2 of Wonder Woman not only heavily implies Diana has had female partners but that she is TheCasanova.

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** Steve Trevor, since Marston left the book, has been adrift, but lingers (especially in adaptations) based on the name retaining some currency. Completely averted as of the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'', however, where Trevor has been upgraded to being the DCU's version of [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Nick Fury]].

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** Steve Trevor, since Marston left the book, has been adrift, but lingers (especially in adaptations) based on the name retaining some currency. Completely averted as of the ''Comicbook/{{New ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'', however, where Trevor has been upgraded to being the DCU's version of [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Nick Fury]].



* BornOfMagic: For most of Wonder Woman's history, her origin has been that her body was [[{{Golem}} sculpted from clay]] by Hippolyta, which Aphrodite breathed life into, like the legend of Galatea. This was discarded in favor of Zeus being her father in the ''Comicbook/New52'' rebooted continuity, which has since been retconned away in the ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' revised continuity, which was later turned back to being one of Zeus' daughters again because of the success of the [[Film/WonderWoman2017 2017 movie]] in which she is Zeus' daughter.

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* BornOfMagic: For most of Wonder Woman's history, her origin has been that her body was [[{{Golem}} sculpted from clay]] by Hippolyta, which Aphrodite breathed life into, like the legend of Galatea. This was discarded in favor of Zeus being her father in the ''Comicbook/New52'' ''ComicBook/New52'' rebooted continuity, which has since been retconned away in the ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' revised continuity, which was later turned back to being one of Zeus' daughters again because of the success of the [[Film/WonderWoman2017 2017 movie]] in which she is Zeus' daughter.



* CanonImmigrant: The magic lasso originally did more than compel telling the truth -- in the Golden and Silver Age, the captive of it had to obey ANY instruction the holder gave. As this was too squicky for family hour, both ''Super Friends'' and the television series changed it to the current version, based on William Moulton Marston's pioneering work with the lie detector. It stayed that way when DC rebooted the character after ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. The original lasso of compulsion still existed in the comic books, but post crisis it was pushed onto ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'', which became one of DC's DarkerAndEdgier series prior to Vertigo.

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* CanonImmigrant: The magic lasso originally did more than compel telling the truth -- in the Golden and Silver Age, the captive of it had to obey ANY instruction the holder gave. As this was too squicky for family hour, both ''Super Friends'' and the television series changed it to the current version, based on William Moulton Marston's pioneering work with the lie detector. It stayed that way when DC rebooted the character after ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. The original lasso of compulsion still existed in the comic books, but post crisis it was pushed onto ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'', ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', which became one of DC's DarkerAndEdgier series prior to Vertigo.



* FunnyAnimal: "Wonder Wabbit", a FunnyAnimal rabbit counterpart of Diana who lives on [[Franchise/TheDCU Earth-C-Minus]]. Wonder Wabbit is a member of her world's "JLA" (the "[[Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Just'a Lotta Animals]]").

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** During the 1990s, the Wonder Woman mantle was briefly passed to Artemis before she was killed off. Later, the mantle again changed hands, this time to Queen Hippolyta. This led to a series of confusing events where Hippolyta went back in time to the 1940s and retroactively became the "original" Wonder Woman, making Diana a legacy heroine herself. This idea was [[CanonDisContinuity ignored by subsequent writers]] and done away with when DC rebooted its history during the Comicbook/{{New 52}}.

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** During the 1990s, the Wonder Woman mantle was briefly passed to Artemis before she was killed off. Later, the mantle again changed hands, this time to Queen Hippolyta. This led to a series of confusing events where Hippolyta went back in time to the 1940s and retroactively became the "original" Wonder Woman, making Diana a legacy heroine herself. This idea was [[CanonDisContinuity ignored by subsequent writers]] and done away with when DC rebooted its history during the Comicbook/{{New ComicBook/{{New 52}}.



** Etta Candy was black in the failed pilot. It was {{RetCanon}}ed into the DCU with The Comicbook/{{New 52}}.

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* VirtuousVegetarianism: Wonder Woman is [[DependingOnTheWriter occasionally]] written as vegetarian. She is TheHeart of the "Big Three" and is one of the most heroic and nice (though [[GoodIsNotSoft not necessarily gentle]]) superheroes in the DC universe.

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''[[TitleThemeTune Da da, da, da da, DA! Wonder WOMAAAAAAN!]]''
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