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Cassie Sandsmark
Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, also known as Wonder Girl, is a superheroine appearing in DC Comics. She was created by John Byrne (comics), John Byrne and first appeared in ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996). The second Wonder Girl, Cassie is a sidekick of the superheroine Wonder Woman and has been featured as a member of the Teen Titans. When Cassie was introduced, she was the daughter of an archaeologist, Dr. Helena Sandsmark, a friend of Wonder Woman's. To help Wonder Woman during an adventure, she borrowed magical artifacts which bestowed upon Cassie superpowers, with which she fought crime as Wonder Girl. Later, Zeus (DC Comics), Zeus, king of the Greek gods, grants her real powers. Later revelations showed that Cassie was in fact a demigoddess and the daughter of Zeus and Dr. Sandsmark.''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #105 (1996) In 2011, when DC The New 52, relaunched Wonder Woman and revealed she was Zeus's daughter, the publisher Retroactive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Woman (comic Book)
''Wonder Woman'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman and occasionally other superheroes as its protagonist. The character first appeared in '' All Star Comics'' #8 (cover dated December 1941), later featured in ''Sensation Comics'' (January 1942) series and gaining her own solo title shortly after. The series would contain many volume revamps and many new writers during the ages. Many of the events within the DC Universe affected the stories of the titular superhero with several reboots such as ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and ''The New 52''. The series was given a relaunch in 2016, when DC Comics rebooted its entire line of titles in an event called ''DC Rebirth''. The series received a revamp in 2021, as part of a line-wide relaunch called '' Infinite Frontier'', with issue #770. The series relaunched in 2023 as a part of '' Dawn of DC''. Volume 1 Golden Age Wonder Woman first appeared in '' All Star Comics'' #8 (December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52 (comics)
''52'' is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the ''Infinite Crisis'' miniseries. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with layouts by Keith Giffen. ''52'' also led into a few limited series spin-offs. ''52'' consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of ''Infinite Crisis''. The series covers much of the DC Universe, and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story is directly followed by the weekly limited series ''Countdown to Final Crisis''. It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology '' Action Comics Weekly'' from 1988 to 1989. Format The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, traditionally based upon a mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titans Of Myth (comics)
The Titans of Myth are mythological deities who appear in the ''Teen Titans'' and ''Wonder Woman'' comic book series by DC Comics. History Pre-''Crisis'' The Teen Titans of the 1960s and 1970s were revived in a new series called '' The New Teen Titans'' in November 1980. Hyperion — one of the Titans of Myth — frees himself from imprisonment and bewitches the Teen Titan Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) (herself tied to the mythological Amazons as the adopted sister of Wonder Woman) and makes her fall in love with him. He releases his fellow Titans, and Wonder Girl joins them in their assault upon the Olympian Gods. It is explained that Gaia (Mother Earth) had fallen in love with Uranus the Heavens (Father Sky) and had given birth to the 12 Titans of Myth: Iapetus and Themis, Titans of Justice; Crius and Mnemosyne, Titans of Memory; Coeus and Phoebe, Titans of the Moon; Hyperion and Thia, Titans of the Sun; Oceanus and Tethys, Titans of the Sea; and Cronus and Rhea, Titan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress (character)
Empress (Anita Fite) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in '' Young Justice'' #16 (January 2000), and was created by Peter David and Todd Nauck. Fictional character biography Anita Fite is the daughter of Donald Fite, a member of the All Purpose Enforcement Squad and an early enemy of Young Justice. She grew up learning Haitian Vodou from her mother and grandmother. After the villain Agua Sin Gaaz kills her mother, Anita becomes the superhero Empress, inspired by Arrowette and deriving her name from her mother's nickname for her. In ''Young Justice'' #24 (October 2000), Gaaz returns and kills Empress' father, then retreats to the country Zandia. However, Empress' parents are reincarnated as children, who she becomes a guardian to.''Final Crisis'' #1 (July 2008) Powers and abilities Empress wields a portion of the Anti-Life Equation The Anti-Life Equation is a fictional concept appearing in American comic books published by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret (Greta Hayes)
Secret (Greta Hayes) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Fictional character biography Secret is a ghostly member of Young Justice who joins the team after Robin, Impulse, and Superboy free her from the Department of Extranormal Operations. She is later revealed to have been a human named Greta Hayes who was killed by her adoptive brother Billy Hayes. Because of the manner of her death, Greta is trapped in the mortal plane. Harm later kills Secret on Apokolips before Darkseid fully resurrects her. Subsequently, Greta enrolls at the Elias School with Cassandra Sandsmark and Cissie King-Jones. In "The New Golden Age" storyline, Secret is reimagined as the former sidekick of the Spectre. Powers and abilities As a ghost, Secret can fly, teleport, shapeshift, become ethereal, possess any sentient beings, and take souls to the "other side". In other media * Secret appears in the ''Young Justice'' (2010) episode "Secrets", voiced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrowette
Arrowette is a superheroine that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history The Bonnie King version of Arrowette appears in ''World's Finest Comics'' #113 and was created by Dave Wood and Lee Elias. The Cissie King-Jones version of Arrowette appears in ''Impulse'' #28 and was created by Tom Peyer and Craig Rousseau. Biography Bonnie King The first Arrowette (properly known as Miss Arrowette) is Bonnie King, a would-be sidekick and general nuisance to Green Arrow. She first appears in ''World's Finest Comics'' #113 (November 1960). When Bonnie was a child, her mother Millie put her through archery training and was very controlling of her progress. She does well and ends up competing in the Olympic Games, where she wins a bronze medal. However, her mother is not pleased as she had expected Bonnie to win a gold, and harasses her daughter over Bonnie's alleged failure. This ends up driving Bonnie to abandon both her home and archery and she never spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superboy (Kon-El)
Conner Kent is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared as a modern variation of Superboy in '' The Adventures of Superman'' #500 (June 1993), and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett. From the character's debut in 1993 to 2003, Superboy was depicted as a genetically-engineered metahuman clone of human origin designed by Paul Westfield of Project Cadmus as a duplicate and equivalent of Superman, though released before he had fully matured. The character was retconned in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #1 (September 2003) as a human/Kryptonian binary clone made from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor. This has since become the character's most enduring origin story in later comic books and media adaptations. He later adopts the honorary Kryptonian name Kon-El and the private name Conner Kent. Conner made his live adaptation debut in the final season of ''Smallville'', played by Lucas Grabeel, and appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |