Wonder Woman is one of the most iconic DC Comics characters of all time. Born on an island populated by the mythical Amazons of Ancient Greece, Diana Prince brings her fighting skills and divine powers to the rest of the world, joining up with the Justice League to defend the Earth against all kinds of threats.
Despite the fact that Wonder Woman is one of the most popular comic book characters of all time, due to a constantly changing comic book continuity, some people still have a lot of questions about the character. For example, one of the most popular Wonder Woman questions centers around immortality.
10 Is Wonder Woman Immortal?
As is expected with such a long continuity, the answer to this question is quite complex and largely depends upon who is writing the character. The most general rule regarding Wonder Woman is that she is immortal but not invulnerable. In other words, she is immune to natural death but not to a violent death.
In other continuities, Wonder Woman has been immortal but only on the island of Themyscira. This makes her decision to leave the island even more sacrificial as she is also giving up immortality to help the people of Earth.
9 Does Wonder Woman Have A Sidekick?
Wonder Woman has had a sidekick in some continuities, though her sidekick isn't as well known as Robin or Speedy. There have been two Wonder Girls to appear in DC Comics. The first was Donna Troy and the second was Cassandra Sandsmark.
In addition to sidekicks, Wonder Woman has a few allies who appear consistently in the comic books. One of the most prominent of these sidekicks is Etta Candy, who appears in the 2017 Wonder Woman movie.
8 Who Are Wonder Woman’s Parents?
Wonder Woman's origin story has changed dramatically over the years the character has been around. While some earlier continuities had the character be formed from clay, recent comic runs have been fairly consistent in the Amazonian Princess' parentage.
Generally, Wonder Woman's parents are Hippolyta and Zeus. This makes Wonder Woman a Demi-god in the same vein as Heracles and Achilles, explaining her incredible feats of strength in the process.
7 How Old Is Wonder Woman?
There has been no definitive answer to this question, with Wonder Woman's age changing depending upon the continuity, the decade, or even the writer of a certain story. Although, while there are inconsistencies in her actual age, one thing is certain.
Wonder Woman is definitely old, she is also potentially ancient. Some continuities have the character at around a century old or a millennium old, while others have Diana at several thousand years old.
6 Does Wonder Woman Have A Weakness?
A superhero's weaknesses are sometimes synonymous with the character themselves. Superman, for instance, is almost as famous as his kryptonite weakness. Wonder Woman, however, doesn't have an exact weakness in the same manner as Superman.
In Golden Age stories, Wonder Woman loses her powers when tied up, but this has changed over the decades. As a result, while the character doesn't have a distinct weakness, she is vulnerable to bullets and other weaponry.
5 Does Wonder Woman Kill?
Batman has a well-established "no-kill" rule in the comics that not only allows villains to return in later comics from a narrative perspective but also separates him from these very villains on a moral level. Some may wonder if Wonder Woman has a similar rule.
Wonder Woman doesn't have a no-kill rule in the same manner as Batman and has killed before in the comics, but she will generally only do so as a last resort. Her notable recent kills are Maxwell Lord and the Batman Who Laughs.
4 Can Wonder Woman Fly?
Famously, Wonder Woman's chosen method of transport was the invisible jet. As a result, many fans were surprised that Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was able to take the skies and fly in Wonder Woman 1984. However, this doesn't always hold true in the comics.
While originally the character wasn't able to fly, George Perez's run on the Wonder Woman comics changed this to allow Diana Prince to fly of her own accord.
3 Does Wonder Woman Age?
Wonder Woman's aging depends upon the continuity and the writer. Some stories, such as Kingdom Come, have Wonder Woman age slower than the normal human, allowing her to live a vastly lengthier long span with a level of aging to match.
Other continuities have gifted Wonder Woman with both immortality and eternal youth, with this affecting her relationships with those around her.
2 Does Wonder Woman Have A Secret Identity?
In the original Golden Age comics, Wonder Woman does possess a secret identity on Earth. However, over the decades since her original appearances, the secret identity aspect of Wonder Woman has slowly started to fade away.
On Greg Rucka's acclaimed run on Wonder Woman, Diana Prince is the Themysciran Ambassador to the United Nations, giving her a clear place in the spotlight as Wonder Woman.
1 Who Created Wonder Woman?
Wonder Woman's parentage has already been covered, but there are also questions surrounding the real-world creation of the Princess of the Amazons. William Moulton Marston is officially credited with the creation of Wonder Woman, but the frequently uncredited contributions of H.G. Peter and Elizabeth Holloway Marston shouldn't go unmentioned.
The character has been around for 80 years, first appearing in All-Star Comics #8 in October 1941, and has gone on to superstardom since, appearing in movies, TV shows, and video games.