Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Justice League #48 by Si Spurrier, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, David Baron and Tom Napolitano, on sale now.
Wonder Woman is one of the most powerful superheroes the world has ever seen. Lately, the princess has made a case for being the best member of the Justice League and in the latest issue, she proves once again how formidable she can be.
Answering a distress call from outer space, the Justice League encounters an alien creature that none of them recognizes attacking a spaceship. When it is confirmed that no one on the team is familiar with the creature, Wonder Woman suggests consulting the Green Lantern Xenotype Directory before engaging, in order to ascertain exactly what it is they're dealing with.
Team leader Green Lantern disagrees with Diana, fearing there is no time to consult the directory. He and the other members of the League instead opt to battle the mysterious creature. As Green Lantern creates light constructs and Superman tries to figure out which part of the creature to target, Wonder Woman suddenly disappears from the battle.
Batman teleports Flash into the ship and the speedster discovers that the crew is comprised of alien children. This presents a new urgency and dilemma for the team; they don't want to seriously hurt the creature without at least first knowing its motives, but at the same time don't want to risk the creature breaching the hull and putting the lives of the children in jeopardy.
While the majority of the team ponders its next move, Wonder Woman suddenly swoops past pushing a large asteroid in front of her. She hurls the asteroid into space and the creature releases the ship and flies into space after the rock.
While the rest of the League stands stunned, Wonder Woman reveals the creature was merely trying to protect its mate that was buried within the asteroid. When asked how she knew, Diana says she checked the directory while the others were "figuring out what to punch."
Later in the issue, Diana shows better governing skills than the rest of the team as well. When an alien society overthrows and is about to execute a tyrannical leader, the League stops them from dispensing what Batman calls "mob justice." Wonder Woman believes the society should be left to handle their problems on their own and in their own way and that the League should not force its own views about how society should be run on the aliens. Again, the team does not listen to Diana and pays the price in the end.
This is not the first time Diana has shown herself to be more capable than the other Justice League members. In the past two issues alone, Wonder Woman has proven smarter than Batman and stronger than the combined might of all of her teammates. In Justice League #46, Diana proved capable of taking the reins of field leadership when she effectively lead the team into battle.
There is no doubt Wonder Woman is a great hero and an even greater asset to the Justice League. Diana has proven herself to not only be the powerhouse of the team, but arguably its most formidable member.