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Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1,552 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1941–2026 Β· 52 key issues
Who is Wonder Woman?

Princess Diana of the immortal Amazons, she was raised on the hidden island of Themyscira (Paradise Island) and chosen by her people to accompany American pilot Steve Trevor back to the outside world as their champion of peace and justice.

Few characters in comics history carry the weight and wonder of Wonder Woman, who burst onto the Golden Age scene in All-Star Comics #8 in 1941, brought to life by Gardner Fox and Stan Asch, and has never looked back across an astonishing 85-year publishing run. With 1,522 catalogued appearances and 52 recognized key issues to her name, she stands as one of DC's most enduring and collected figures β€” a titan whose presence in Wonder Woman, Justice League of America, and Detective Comics speaks to a versatility few characters can match. She shares her pages with the very best of DC's pantheon β€” Superman, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Green Lantern, and Princess Diana among them β€” keeping the kind of company that confirms her place at the absolute center of the DC universe. Whether you're a seasoned collector chasing those landmark keys or a new reader just discovering her legacy, Wonder Woman is exactly the kind of character whose history rewards every page turned.

Identity

Real name. Diana of Themyscira (civilian alias: Diana Prince)

Powers. Superhuman strength, speed, durability and stamina (Amazon physiology, divine gifts); flight; expert hand-to-hand combatant and master of weapons; Lasso of Truth, indestructible bracelets, and tiara.

Teams & affiliations
Justice LeagueAmazons of Themyscira
β˜… First appearance
All-Star Comics #8
Dec 1941

Part of the Wonder Woman legacy

Wonder Woman is one of 2 heroes to carry the Wonder Woman mantle. See the whole Wonder Woman family β–Έ

Trivia

  • Wonder Woman's earliest adventures leaned heavily on rehabilitation over raw power β€” her original mission was to guide criminals toward turning themselves in, making her more social reformer than brawler.mentalfloss.com
  • That skirt in the classic Golden Age art was never a skirt at all β€” Diana's original costume featured culottes, a deliberate design choice meant to strike a balance between practicality and femininity.mentalfloss.com
  • The iconic spinning transformation that fans associate with Wonder Woman was actually invented for the 1970s TV series, not the comics, and it was that show which burned the image into the character's broader public identity.mentalfloss.com
  • Charles Moulton has written more of Wonder Woman's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 72 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1941–2020

All-Star Comics #8 β˜… 1941
All-Star Comics #8
Leave It to Binky #5 β˜… 1948
Leave It to Binky #5
Wonder Woman #63 1954
Wonder Woman #63
The Brave and the Bold #28 β˜… 1960
The Brave and the Bold #28
Teen Titans #1 1966
Teen Titans #1
Justice League of America #110 β˜… 1974
Justice League of America #110
DC Comics Presents #26 β˜… 1980
DC Comics Presents #26
Infinity, Inc. #4 β˜… 1984
Infinity, Inc. #4
Guy Gardner #8 β˜… 1993
Guy Gardner #8
Supergirl Annual #1 β˜… 1996
Supergirl Annual #1
JSA #54 β˜… 2004
JSA #54
Countdown #6 β˜… 2008
Countdown #6
Adventures of Superman #7 2014
Adventures of Superman #7
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #1 2020
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #1

Appearances (1–150 of 1,552, oldest first)

All-Star Comics (1940)
All-American Comics (1939)
#40
Action Comics (1938)
#52
All-Flash (1941)
#9
Comic Cavalcade (1942)
The American Legion (1926)
#4
Flash Comics (1940)
#50
Real Fact Comics (1946)
#5
Leave It to Binky (1948)
Western Comics (1948)
Superman (1939)
#55
All-American Western (1948)
Peter Porkchops (1949)
#3
Jimmy Wakely (1949)
#4
Romance Trail (1949)
#5
Scribbly (1948)
#10
Dale Evans Comics (1948)
#10
Movietown's Animal Antics (1950)
#25
Buzzy (1944)
#30
Funny Stuff (1944)
#53
The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956)
Mammoth Annual (1959)
#1
All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (1957)
#12
The Brave and the Bold (1955)
My Greatest Adventure (1955)
Justice League of America (1960)
Tales of the Unexpected (1956)
#55
Challengers of the Unknown (1958)
#18
Secret Origins (1961)
#1