Wonder Woman #162

Nov 2000 · DC · 2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD

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“God Complex, Part One”

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Wonder Woman (Vol. 2) #162 opens the two-part 'God Complex' arc — the final bridge story before Phil Jimenez's celebrated run reshaped the series starting with #164. As a transitional chapter, it pairs Diana with Aquaman against the rogue god Triton and his ally Black Manta, widening Wonder Woman's mythological and oceanic world at a moment when the title was about to be rebuilt from the ground up. DC itself later recognised the issue's representative value by selecting material from it for the 2021 oversize retrospective Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior — The Deluxe Edition, placing it alongside stories from every era of the character's history.

writer Ben Raab · artist Derec Aucoin · inker Tom Simmons · colorist Pamela Rambo · letterer John Costanza · cover Karl Waller

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History

The 'God Complex' two-parter was written by guest writer Ben Raab, with pencils by Derec Donovan and inks by Tom Simmons, under editor Mike Carlin. It arrived in the narrow editorial window after Brian K. Vaughan's two-issue stint (Wonder Woman #160–161) and before Phil Jimenez took over full-time with #164 — a period when the title cycled through short-term creative teams. Neither issue of the arc has been collected in a trade paperback as of this writing, making single issues the only print format available.

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Cover date: November 2000; part one of the two-issue 'God Complex' arc (concluded in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #163, cover-dated December 2000).
Written by Ben Raab; pencilled by Derec Donovan; inked by Tom Simmons; edited by Mike Carlin.
The story teams Wonder Woman and Aquaman against the rogue Olympian god Triton, with Black Manta serving as an antagonist alongside the Gorgomaids.
Supporting cast includes Superman, Oracle, and Nuidis Vulko; key locations are the JLA Watchtower, Atlantis/Poseidonis, and Washington, D.C.
Transitional placement: this issue immediately precedes Phil Jimenez's landmark run, which began with #164 and is widely regarded as the definitive post-Pérez creative period on the series.
The 'God Complex' arc has never been collected in any trade paperback or hardcover edition — it exists only as single issues and in digital form.
Material from this issue (Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #162) was selected for the 2021 oversize hardcover Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior — The Deluxe Edition, a curated anthology spanning eight decades of the character's history.
The DC Database categorises this storyline under both the Wonder Woman and Aquaman storyline categories, reflecting its dual-franchise character roster.