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Gloriana Demeter

Gloriana Demeter

136 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1993–2026 · 2 key issues
Who is Gloriana Demeter?

Created by Rob Liefeld for Image Comics, Gloriana Demeter — known as Glory — is a powerful warrior of mixed Amazonian and Demon heritage, conceived as a homage to Wonder Woman. She debuted in Youngblood Strikefile #1 in 1993.

Born in the early 1990s surge of Image Comics' boldest ambitions, Gloriana Demeter made her entrance in Youngblood Strikefile #1 in 1993 — a debut conjured by the combined talents of Rob Liefeld, Eric Stephenson, and Jae Lee. She's a Copper/Modern Age creation who has proven herself no fleeting curiosity: 136 catalog appearances spanning over three decades, with two collector-recognized key issues to her name, speak to a character with genuine staying power in the Image universe. Her adventures have unfolded most prominently across Glory, Brigade, and Supreme, where she shares pages with heavy hitters like Supreme, Ethan Crane, Die Hard, and Roy Roman — serious company in the wild, expansive world Image built. For fans tracing the rich, ambitious tapestry of 1990s independent comics and beyond, Gloriana Demeter is absolutely a name worth knowing.

Youngblood Strikefile
#1
★ First appearance
Youngblood Strikefile #1
Apr 1993

Trivia

  • Glory first saw print through Extreme Studios, one of Image's partner studios, and when Rob Liefeld parted ways with Image she carried right on under his subsequent Awesome Comics imprint.en.wikipedia.org
  • Among the most significant behind-the-scenes reinventions in Glory's history, Alan Moore retooled her into the far more grounded identity of "Gloria West" — a tonal departure so sharp it stood in stark contrast to the bombastic original conception.en.wikipedia.org
  • Jo Duffy has written more of Gloriana Demeter's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 25 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1995–2019

Brigade #16 1995
Brigade #16
Prophet #5 1996
Prophet #5
Supreme #[1] 2002
Supreme #[1]
Judgment Day #[nn] 2003
Judgment Day #[nn]
Avengelyne #1 2011
Avengelyne #1
Glory #29 2012
Glory #29
Prophet #4 2015
Prophet #4
Copra #2 2019
Copra #2

Appearances

Youngblood Strikefile (1993)
Youngblood (1992)
Supreme: Glory Days (1994)
Doom's IV (1994)
#4
Battlestone (1994)
#1
Prophet (1993)
Legend of Supreme (1994)
#1
Bloodstrike (1993)
Warchild (1995)
#1
Extreme Sacrifice Epilogue (1995)
#2
Team Youngblood (1993)
Badrock & Company (1994)
#6
Supreme Annual (1995)
#1
Shadowhawk (1994)
#18
Berzerkers (1995)
#1
Glory & Friends Lingerie Special (1995)
#1
Avengelyne/Glory (1995)
#1
Shi / Cyblade: The Battle for Independents (1995)
#1
Bloodpool (1995)
Shaman's Tears (1993)
#12
Glory / Avengelyne (1995)
#1
Battlestar Galactica: The Enemy Within (1995)
#1
Comics Scene (1987)
Glory & Friends Christmas Special (1995)
#1
The New Shadowhawk (1995)
#5
Extreme Destroyer Epilogue (1996)
#1
Extreme Destroyer Prologue (1996)
#1
Combat (1996)
#2
Kid Supreme (1996)
Angela / Glory: Rage of Angels (1996)
#1
MaxiMage (1995)
#4
Devlin (1996)
#1
Glory / Angela: Angels in Hell (1996)
#1
Lady Supreme (1996)
Youngblood / X-Force (1996)
#1
Avengelyne / Glory: The Godyssey (1996)
#1
Glory & Friends Bikini Fest (1996)
#1
Glory Celestine: Dark Angel (1996)
Avengelyne Bible / Avengelyne Armageddon Preview (1996)
#1
Shattered Image (1996)
#2
Supreme: The New Adventures (1996)
Vanguard: Strange Visitors (1996)
#4
Judgment Day Sourcebook (1997)
#1
Judgment Day Omega (1997)
#2
Warrior Nun Areala and Glory (1997)
#1
Awesome Preview (1998)
Judgment Day: Aftermath (1998)
#1
Avengelyne (1999)
Alan Moore's Awesome Universe Handbook (1999)
#1
Glory Preview (2001)
Alan Moore's Glory (2001)
Judgment Day (2003)
Youngblood Imperial (2004)
#1
Extreme 2012 (2011)
Copra (2019)
#2
Michel Fiffe Portfolio (2016)
#2