Wonder Woman FAQ

[Stanlos]

Question:

In the Golden age WW's weakness was "The Law of Aphrodite" which meant she would lose her powers if she was tied up by a man. (Basically it was an excuse to put WW in bondages poses and such.) Does she still have that weakness today?

Also, what is the full extent of Dr. Psycho's powers?

No, the LOA is no more. WW's weaknesses can be found in the Perez Bana storyline from WW#27-WW#35.

Aside from the current business, a really really creepy Doctor Psycho story is in WW54-WW#55. Although he did have Circe's help to reach Hermes.

[El Castigador]

Or does she have invurnability if so to what degree?

[trickster]

Hi, newcomer to the forums and newly readdicted to comics. I see people here keep saying there is nothing going on with Superman and Wonder Woman Unless I missed it, seems to me nobody read Kingdom Come, or at least they haven't mentioned it, where they actually get married, although it is when they are kinda past their prime (Batman's hair has gone completely white, although Clark and Diana, seem to have aged slower than him.... benefits of being a metahuman I guess), and even more Diana is pregnant with Clark. I don't think that's a book to dismiss easily although it could be that it wasn't published with DC but with their mature comics publisher. It's amazing how well it seems to continue the hints from the final episodes of the JLU (which suggests that a war between metahumans and humanity will occur - see Question Authority) and from the Countdown to Infinite Crisis and OMAC Project. Although why KK would appear before IC and OMAC is beyond me.

Apologies for any spoilers or unclear phrases.

[artemisboy]

Slightly off the current topic - How strong is a regular amazon? And is hippolyta any stronger than any of the other amazons without the gauntlet of atlas....

It all depends on which Amazons you are speaking of. A standard Themyscirian Amazon can lift up to one ton depending on what their vocation in the island is. example: a trained warrior who's job is to protect the Queen is probably gonna be stronger than an Amazon librarian who spends most of her time going over scrolls. Still, even the Amazon librarians are Amazons and are probably no slouch when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.

The Bana-Mighdallian Amazons have had their lineage weakened by being progeny of regular humans over the centuries so their strength levels are much lower than a Themyscirian Amazon's. They would most likely be on the level of an Olympic level human. So, no super-strength but the peak a regular human being can be.

- Peter

[davids]

Wonder Woman needs them, her skin is tougher than a human. She has been in space with out her blood boiling away or crushed at the bottom of the ocean from the presure. She is not bullet proff because devistation shot her in the side and almost died. Perhaps she is resistant, can take a hit from a 22, 9mm, or a 38. But A powerful gun fireing a large caliber bullet , such as a magnum or a 45 calibur or a rifle or machine gun slug would do heavy damage, even kill her.


in sensational comics 1941 diana needed her bracellets to control herself. With out them she would go berzerk, grow stronger faster and meaner. Her chubby amazon friend was able to get her back under comntrol by using Diana's lasso, [made from the girdle of Gaie the earth goddess] to get her friend and princess's bracellets back on her.

In project A-ko an anime movie from 1986 Wonder Woman's daughter [father superman]wore black bracellets to help check her power. She still was super strong, fast, could leap tall buildings and always in trouble, funny trouble but trouble. In the second anime feature she destroyed a hotel by acident because she didn't wear her powr damping bracellets because they didn't go with her new gown.

in kingdom come Wonder Woman became pregnant with superman's child, guess it was two lonley people coming together. Never saw the marriage, but knowing the Boy scout, her would insist on Diana making him an honest man! They always had strong feelings for one another. But no matter if Clark loved Diana, Lois is the big guys soulmate, and he would never cheat on her. Beside as some one posted here, Wonder Woman is no home wreaker! it would go against her personal honor to ever do such a thing.

I always thought if anyone thought such a match would be a good one it would be Lois herself. At the rate Wonder woman and her Husband aged and the knoweolge that her love unlike batman needs a woman and a family in his life [it's the way he ws brought up by the kents!] Lois would have done somthing to make sure her soulmate would not spend the coming decases or centuries alone.

in the kingdom, clark and diana's son Jonathan was born and quickly kidnapped by gog! Who travled to the past with the boy. Followed by KC versions of Clark diana and Bruce, there they met their younger counter parts.

The end of the story shows them THE reality of hyper time were all versions are possible, including the possible future between Clark and Diana.

No story has ever been done were superman and Wonder Woman have discussed their possible future together, I think it would be an interesting one.

wit the big event coming in august between Diana, Kal and pete Ross aka Ruin we will have to wait and see.

Side note about bracellets, Mulsons secretary was also his mistress and she always wore bracellets on both wrists 24/7 They, Molson, his wife, their children, his mistress their children all lived in the same house!

Quess they were the first hippie comune?

[artemisboy]

Hi, newcomer to the forums and newly readdicted to comics. I see people here keep saying there is nothing going on with Superman and Wonder Woman Unless I missed it, seems to me nobody read Kingdom Come, or at least they haven't mentioned it, where they actually get married, ...

Kingdom Come was an Elseworlds tale and does not fall into the current DC Universe "reality". More like wishful thinking on the part of the writer.

- Peter

[hondobrode]

I love Wonder Woman, and I love the mythological aspects of her backstory, and I understand that greek mythology is vital in her character's development, but I am getting tired of what seems to be a constant, relentless use of mythological foes and or villains for her.
Now the Rags Morales arc will also have to do with Myth.

I wish Rucka got his hands on Dr.Cyber, I wish there was an arc in the book that was purely about a threat that had nothing to do with myths or monsters...
and with a name like Dr Cyber, I imagine all kinds of stories about techno-terrorism, international intrigue, media conglomerates hellbent on controlling the minds of the world and such...
Can we have a short moratorium on Gods and Monsters?

YES ! I completely agree with you. Could we see more of the mainstream DCU ? I understand and appreciate the fact that WW has a mythological basis and roots, and that's fine, but could we possibly move past it ? I'm SO tired of everything mythological. No wonder her sales don't move up more.

[Yoda]

I just picked up WW 1-8 a little while ago and I was wondering how far Perez's initial run went and if the whole thing is worth picking up.

[Blackbird24]

I'd like to start reading WW. What would be a good jumping on point? Any help is appreciated.

[artemisboy]

I just picked up WW 1-8 a little while ago and I was wondering how far Perez's initial run went and if the whole thing is worth picking up.

Perez wrote the comic up until issue 62. The first few runs of his issues were collected into trade paperbacks. Check those books out and if you like it, then go for collecting the entire run.

- Peter

[artemisboy]

I'd like to start reading WW. What would be a good jumping on point? Any help is appreciated.

Read the first two George Perez trade paperback books. After that try reading the two William Messner-Loebs tpb books. That will give you a good backstory to the comic. Then, after you read the newer Rucka tpb, the current issues won't seem as confusing. (Thankfully you can read the books in your local comicbook store so you won't have to buy them unless you really want to.)

- Peter

[DracoMalfoy]

Hi There! I'm a newbie. Nice to met you guys!

Here's a question I have ALWAYS wondered: Who is stronger? Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel?

Captain Marvel is said to be equal to Superman. However Captain Marvel has the Strength of Hercules. Diana on the other hand has the strength of Gaea GREATER than that of Hercules. I'm a little confused to say the least because everyone I talk to believe that Captain Marvel is FAR stronger.

[artemisboy]

Hi There! I'm a newbie. Nice to met you guys!

Here's a question I have ALWAYS wondered: Who is stronger? Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel?

Captain Marvel is said to be equal to Superman. However Captain Marvel has the Strength of Hercules. Diana on the other hand has the strength of Gaea GREATER than that of Hercules. I'm a little confused to say the least because everyone I talk to believe that Captain Marvel is FAR stronger.

You'll typically have a lot of people up in arms on that one, but OFFICIALLY Diana is defined (in her own comic book) as being stronger than Hercules/Herakles with the power of the earth (Gaea) as her power-base. In the heiarchy, Superman is the strongest with Diana as #2 after him.

- Peter

[Gargus]

Granted Ive only really started to read DC stuff about a year before infinite crisis but I was always under the impression wonder woman didnt fly, she just had her invisible jet.

How come in cartoons and recent comics I see wonder woman flying? Could she always do this and I didnt know or what?

[protonik]

When DC was revamping their characters after the previous Crisis George Perez was given Wonder Woman. One of the things that DC did during this time was eliminate some of the sillier elements of their characters so WW lost the jet and the easiest way to solve her transport problems was that she can fly... John Byrne kinda brought back the jet in his run, its an invisible, amorphous blob that can turn into whatever WW needs...

Jason