Nubia is a fictional character appearing in
DC Comics
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publications and related media, commonly as an ally of
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
. Historically, she is DC Comics' first black female superhero. Originally introduced in 1973 as Wonder Woman's long-lost
fraternal twin sister and Queen of the Floating Island, today the character is depicted as one of the hero's oldest and closest friends. Created by
Robert Kanigher
Robert Kanigher (; June 18, 1915 – May 7, 2002)Social Security Death Index, social security #116-07-5117. was an American comic book writer and editor whose career spanned five decades. He was involved with the Wonder Woman franchise for over ...
and
, Nubia debuted in 1973's ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
'' #204 and appeared intermittently throughout Wonder Woman's
Bronze Age
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adventures.
In
modern comic stories, Nubia is depicted as an
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
contemporary of Wonder Woman and the successor to Wonder Woman's mother
Hippolyta
In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; ''Hippolytē''), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera,Hyginus, ''Fabulae'', 30 queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' ''zoster'', the Greek word foun ...
as queen of the
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
nation of
Themyscira. Raised alongside each other, she and Diana regard each other as "sisters". In stories from 1973 to 1979, she was depicted as Wonder Woman's long-lost twin sister and rival, under the influence of
Ares
Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...
. After a long absence from comic books during which time DC
rebooted its continuity, she was reimagined as "Nu'Bia" in 1999 by
Doselle Young and Brian Denham in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) Annual #8; in this telling, she was the Amazons' champion immediately prior to Diana, assigned to protect the
Themyscira by watching over "Doom's Doorway". In the 2000s, several alternative universe versions of Nubia were also prominently featured as Wonder Woman on other parallel worlds,
most notably on Earth-23.
In the 2020s, Nubia has developed an expanded profile and greater visibility in DC Comics'
post-Rebirth continuity, beginning with a story showing her as a future Wonder Woman following Diana in ''
Future State
"Future State" is a comic book storyline published by DC Comics in January and February 2021, consisting of multiple limited series released in place of DC's regular ongoing series during those months. The event is set in the aftermath of the " ...
'' (2021). She was then heavily featured across DC's
Infinite Frontier
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''Wonder Woman'' publications, including the limited series ''Nubia & the Amazons'' (2021), ''
Trial of the Amazons
"Trial of the Amazons" is a seven issue crossover event from DC Comics written by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire, Vita Ayala and Joelle Jones. The story details a civil war between the Amazons, and has Wonder Woman crossing pat ...
'' (2022) and ''Nubia: Queen of the Amazons'' (2022). The publisher also commissioned
young adult
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graphic novels featuring Nubia as the central character, including ''
Nubia: Real One'' (2021) and ''Diana & Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons'' (2022).
The distinction of DC's first black woman superhero is also sometimes accorded to the
Teen Titan
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Bumblebee
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, who debuted in 1976, three years after Nubia's first appearance.
Publication history
Nubia was created by
Robert Kanigher
Robert Kanigher (; June 18, 1915 – May 7, 2002)Social Security Death Index, social security #116-07-5117. was an American comic book writer and editor whose career spanned five decades. He was involved with the Wonder Woman franchise for over ...
and
in 1973.
While Kanigher had previously written
''Wonder Woman'' for nine years, he had left to work on other projects. He and then-partner Heck created Nubia in his first issue back on Wonder Woman (#204 in January 1973), part of a one-year stint for the team.
Fictional character biography
Nubia
Nubia is DC Comics' first Black superheroine and was introduced as a mysterious and stoic warrior with a
helmet
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that concealed her identity. Someone incomparable in combat, she was the only one among all
Amazons
The Amazons (Ancient Greek: ', singular '; in Latin ', ') were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, Labours of Heracles, the ''Argonautica'' and the ''Iliad''. ...
capable of rivaling Diana in power and even beauty. Originally, she was one of the royal twins of Themyscira, the daughter of Queen Hippolyta, older by a sigh, molded from darker clay just before Diana, making her, according to some accounts, the true heir to the Amazons.
[The Magnificent Matrilineage of Wonder Woman]
(February 10, 2021)" She could have also inherited the title of Wonder Woman, had it not been for her disappearance. Unlike her blessed sister, she was abducted and raised by Ares, the god of war. The girl was hidden from Aphrodite and the other gods; the stolen child, now called Nubia, was raised and trained by Mars in all forms of combat.
Ares (Mars) raised her far from Themyscira, surrounded by male figures, in a world of chaos and violence, training her from a young age to be his fiercest warrior. Since the moment she learned to walk, she was thrust into battle, quickly surpassing all her male peers. Ares treated her almost like an adopted daughter, preparing her to be his supreme champion in his war against the Amazons. As his only female apprentice, she quickly surpassed her male colleagues and even came to lead them. She was meticulously trained as a living weapon.
It was later revealed that, although she led Ares' armies, she never truly desired it. Despite being raised under his influence, Nubia retained the indomitable spirit of the Amazons, and Ares resorted to using a magical ring to bend her to his will through mind control to suppress your true nature, in order to make Nubia serve as the god of war's agent in the destruction of the Amazons, whose philosophy of love threatened his methods of war.
When Nubia reached adulthood, Mars named her ruler of a tribe of male warriors stationed on the Slaughter Island, a floating landmass wrapped in mist, with an "arsenal natural capable of traveling anywhere in the world's oceans."
In Wonder Woman #204 (January 1973), Diana (Wonder Woman) has her memories restored by the
Amazons
The Amazons (Ancient Greek: ', singular '; in Latin ', ') were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, Labours of Heracles, the ''Argonautica'' and the ''Iliad''. ...
after her mother, Hippolyta, brings her back to Paradise Island. In the previous issue, #203, Diana is living as Diana Prince and has given up her Amazon powers to live in "Man's World." Her memories of her life as an Amazon have faded, until flashbacks of her birth return — "as Hippolyta sculpts a tiny girl and Athena endows her with the powers of the gods." Issue #204 suggests that Diana is missing an important part of her origin story that was kept from her.
Diana regains her memory and reaffirms herself as Wonder Woman, but is soon interrupted by an armored woman who claims to be the "Wonder Woman of the Floating Islands." The masked warrior challenges Diana for the title of Wonder Woman, and Diana accepts the challenge. The mysterious woman and Diana are watched by the other Amazons from the stands of a coliseum as they face off in a series of games. The two fight on equal terms until, at a critical moment, the intruder disarms Diana, knocking the sword from her hands.
Nubia hesitates several times to kill Diana. As she looks at her, something triggers a subconscious recognition — something familiar, though she doesn't know what it is. She stops and reveals herself as Nubia. Feeling pity, she allows the fight to end in a draw, promising to return once Diana is ready to face her again. Declaring herself the "one true Wonder Woman," Nubia tells Diana that one day they will meet again to determine who truly deserves the title.
Diana's mother, Queen
Hippolyta
In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; ''Hippolytē''), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera,Hyginus, ''Fabulae'', 30 queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' ''zoster'', the Greek word foun ...
, secretly believes she recognizes Nubia and fears that Diana may be killed by her own blood sister — unless she reveals the secret that there were, in fact, two Wonder Women. Fortunately, Nubia hesitates and ultimately returns to her own Floating Island.
A short story about Nubia in Wonder Woman #205 begins with her departure from Paradise Island. It shows Queen Hippolyta following her, leading to a brief conversation and an embrace—though Hippolyta still doesn't reveal the truth, uncertain whether Nubia is truly her daughter. Later, Nubia is seen training her warriors before withdrawing to be alone. While she maintains the image of a strong and confident leader, it becomes evident that she is also a sensitive and introspective woman—someone who avoids showing weakness in front of others. Nubia begins to cry after Hippolyta's embrace. The story reveals that Nubia grows up feeling just as lonely as her twin sister. Back on her mist-concealed Floating Island, Nubia rules a community of all men. Upon her return, two men claim the right to fight for her, citing the "law of the Floating Island" or "Mars' law of conquest". Declaring "No man will ever own Nubia!" she fights one of the men herself, defeating him but letting him live. She says, "A woman doesn't destroy life, she cherishes it!".
In Wonder Woman #206, Hippolyta recalls a revised version of Diana's origin: she had molded two babies from clay — one dark, one light. Both were granted life by the gods, but
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...
, the god of war, abducted the dark-skinned child, Nubia, and raised her to become a weapon against the Amazons. From their base on the so-called “Slaughter Island,” Mars and Nubia launched an assault on Paradise Island. Mars had chosen Nubia because she was the only woman powerful enough to challenge — and possibly defeat — Diana.
Nubia wielded a magic sword capable of countering the effects of Diana's Lasso of Truth. After an intense battle between the sisters, Diana, recognizing Nubia's strength, chose a different approach. Noticing Mars’ enchanted ring, she used sunlight reflected off her bracelets to heat and expand it, loosening it just enough to pull it from Nubia's finger. This act broke the war god's mind control, and Nubia regained her clarity. The two Amazons then confronted Mars, accusing him of fearing women. The claim enraged him so deeply that he renounced Nubia and vanished into another realm.
Afterward, Nubia assumed leadership of the floating island and vowed to guide her warriors toward peace. Hippolyta finally revealed Nubia's true origin to Diana. Although the sisters did not settle who had the right to the title of Wonder Woman, they forged a lasting bond of sisterhood. Over time, Nubia embraced her birthright and rejoined her mother and the Amazons on Paradise Island as a princess alongside his sister.
Nubia's next appearance comes in ''Supergirl'' #9 (December 1973) written by
Robert Kanigher
Robert Kanigher (; June 18, 1915 – May 7, 2002)Social Security Death Index, social security #116-07-5117. was an American comic book writer and editor whose career spanned five decades. He was involved with the Wonder Woman franchise for over ...
. In the story
Supergirl
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is made an honorary Amazon. Later when it is discovered that Nubia is suffering from a mutated shark poisoning, Hippolyta sends Kara to retrieve a rare root needed to cure her.
In ''
Super Friends
''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of Am ...
'' #25 (October 1979), Wonder Woman, who is temporarily under the control of the evil Overlord, is seen attempting to liberate the oppressed women of the
Africa
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n continent. She tells them that men still treat women as if they were possessions and it is time for women to stand up to men, with Wonder Woman as a leader. Diana is interrupted by Nubia. She tells her to back off and they fight; eventually the Overlord is defeated, and they part as friends.
Long-term publication absence
It would be 20 years between Nubia's last pre-''Crisis'' appearance in Super Friends #25 (October 1979) and first post-''Crisis'' appearance in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) Annual #8 (September 1999).
In the interim, new Black characters in Wonder Woman were introduced, such as
Philippus, created by
George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
for the
1987 reboot of the
Wonder Woman comic book.
Nu'Bia
Sometime after ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
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'', a new version of Nubia, now called Nu'Bia, was introduced. When Nu'Bia first meets Diana, she mistakenly calls Diana by the name of her former queen "
Antiope". Nu'Bia is only slightly surprised to discover that Diana is Antiope's niece. The woman identifies herself to Diana as Nu'Bia and says that she was a Themysciran Amazon who won the "Tournament of Grace and Wonder" just as Diana previously had, and become the Amazons' first champion. Her assigned mission was to guard "Doom's Doorway", which is an entrance to the river
Styx
In Greek mythology, Styx (; ; lit. "Shuddering"), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the moth ...
and the Tartarus Gate on Themyscira. Entering Doom's Doorway, she was to guard the entryway from the inside, stopping anyone from entering or any creature from escaping. As Diana was never told of Nu'Bia, it is assumed that the Themysciran Amazons assumed she perished during her mission long before Diana's birth. Sometime during her time in
Hell
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, Nu'bia explains she met the
Zoroastrian
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god of light,
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (; ; or , ),The former is the New Persian rendering of the Avestan form, while the latter derives from Middle Persian. also known as Horomazes (),, is the only creator deity and Sky deity, god of the sky in the ancient Iranian ...
, and became his lover.
The next time Nu'Bia is shown, an elevator in a
Las Vegas
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hotel suddenly manifests a golden metal lion insignia. When Diana investigates this strange occurrence, Nu'Bia steps out of the elevator. She says: "Many leagues from the kingdom of light have I traveled. Through the province of
Nox
In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide () and nitrogen dioxide (), the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution.
These gases contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain, as well as affecting tro ...
and the territory of shades have I hunted the demon-king
Ahriman
Angra Mainyu (; ) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, th ...
. Finally, to track him here, to Patriarch's World...to my ancient faraway home. How passing strange it is then, Princess, that I should find you here, as well".
The demon Ahriman murdered Ahura Mazda, and carved his heart from his body. Nu'Bia had come back to earth in search of Ahriman, hoping that she can retrieve the heart and revive her lover. Nu'Bia had Ahriman in her possession and rides an elevator back to Hades to revive her beloved.
Nubia
After
DC Rebirth
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and
Infinite Frontier
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, Nubia is featured in a backup story in the series ''
Future State
"Future State" is a comic book storyline published by DC Comics in January and February 2021, consisting of multiple limited series released in place of DC's regular ongoing series during those months. The event is set in the aftermath of the " ...
: Immortal Wonder Woman''. This depicts Nubia in Man's World. After "Future State" and a new version of the Multiverse were created, this version of Nubia is reintroduced as an Amazonian champion tasked with guarding Doom's Doorway, a hellish portal on Themyscira. Nubia shortly becomes Queen of Amazons when Hippolyta returns to Man's World to represent Diana in the newest iteration of the
Justice League
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. After returning to the living, Diana officially blesses Nubia to share her title as Wonder Woman, in addition to her new role as Queen. While Nubia is no longer Diana's twin in a literal way, the two were both born on the same day and fostered a close relationship. Nubia is also shown as having a romantic relationship with the Amazon blacksmith Io.
Other versions
Earth-23
Renee Montoya
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ventures forth with Earth-5's
Captain Marvel in an attempt to recruit each universe's equivalent of
Superman
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to join
Nix Uotan
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's Army of Heaven on Earth-Zero (the primary DC Earth). The beginning of the last ''Final Crisis'' issue illustrates their visit to a universe where a Black Superman is the
President of the United States
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. This Superman confers with a Black Wonder Woman, whom he refers to as Nubia. This Nubia is apparently one of the "Wonder Women of Amazonia", and she uses a relic called the Wonder Horn to summon Renee and the others into her world.
This version of Nubia later reappears as a member of her Earth's Justice League, with her Earth officially revealed as Earth-23 in the new Multiverse.
''Wonder Woman: Earth One''
Nubia appears in the 2016 graphic novel ''
Wonder Woman: Earth One''. Queen Hippolyta's closest advisor and second-in-command of the Amazons, it is revealed that she had a romantic relationship with Hippolyta.
''Injustice: Gods Among Us''
Nubia appears in the comic series based on the 2017 video game ''
Injustice 2
''Injustice 2'' is a 2017 fighting video game. It is the sequel to 2013's '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' and the second installment in the ''Injustice'' series which is based on the DC Universe. It is developed by NetherRealm Studios and publish ...
''. In the prologue to ''Injustice 2'', Nubia is appointed as the new Wonder Woman of Themyscira after Diana's actions with the Regime from the first game.
''Nubia: Real One''
An original YA graphic novel ''
Nubia: Real One'', was written by
L.L. McKinney and with art by Robyn Smith. According to the publisher, the story "follows a teenage Nubia as she learns to embrace her true self in a world filled with racial inequality, school violence, and other timely issues affecting young people today". It was released on February 23, 2021.
Powers and abilities
Pre-''Crisis''
Nubia possessed a magic sword created by
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...
which was the only weapon on Earth that could counteract Diana's magic lasso. She could also glide on air currents like Wonder Woman and possessed super strength as well as all other Amazon abilities.
Post-''Crisis''
Nu'Bia wears special magical armor with a raised embossed lion's head on its breastplate. Nu'Bia has been shown traveling back and forth to Hades at will, and from there to other mythological realms. Typically, when she is about to appear at a new location the lion's head on her armor appears as part of the doorway, suggesting that the armor may be the source of this ability. In honor of an ancient pact, the
Gorgons
The Gorgons ( ; ), in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone ...
of the underworld blessed Nu'Bia with the "Cold Sight", which allows her to turn anyone to stone. She carries an unspecified magic sword.
Nu'Bia has 3,000 years of combat experience providing her expertise in both hand-to-hand combat as well as with handheld weapons. As a Themyscirian Amazon she also possesses immortality that allows her to live indefinitely in a youthful form, but does leave her open to potential injury and death depending on her actions. She also possesses enhanced strength and intelligence. As shown by fellow members of her tribe, she has the capability to break apart steel and concrete with her bare hands, jump over 12 feet from a standing position, has a high durability factor, enhanced healing,
[''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #30] and the ability to absorb and process a vast amount of knowledge in a short period of time.
Nu'Bia, in addition to the other Themyscirian Amazons, possesses the ability to relieve her body of physical injury and toxins by becoming one with the Earth's soil and then reforming her body whole again.
The first time Diana does this she prays to her god
Gaea
In Greek mythology, Gaia (; , a poetic form of ('), meaning 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea (), is the personification of Earth. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenogenic—of all life. She is the mother of Uranus (S ...
saying: "''Gaea, I pray to you. Grant me your strength. You are the Earth who suckled me, who nurtured and bred me. Through you all life is renewed. The circle never ends. I pray you, mother Gaea, take me into your bosom. Please, let me be worthy''". During writer
John Byrne's time on the comic it was stated that this is a very sacred ritual to the Themyscirians, only to be used in the direst of circumstances.
Collected editions
In other media
Television
* Nubia was intended to appear in
''Wonder Woman'' (1975), but was ultimately cut. However, the character did appear in merchandise, sporting a gladiator-like costume and white hair streak.
Video games
* Nubia appears in ''
DC Universe Online
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'', voiced by Valoneecia Tolbert.
* Nubia appears as a playable character in ''
MultiVersus
''MultiVersus'' (''MVS'') is a 2024 free-to-play platform fighting game developed by Player First Games and published by Warner Bros. Games. In the game, players battle on different stages as characters from Warner Bros. franchises, including ...
'', voiced by
Kimberly Brooks
Kimberly Brooks is an American voice actress. Brooks has voiced characters in video games since the mid-1990s. She has played the voice of Luna in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise as part of The Hex Girls, Ashley Williams in the ''Mass Effect'' s ...
.
Miscellaneous
* Nubia appears in the ''
Challenge of the Superfriends
''Challenge of the Superfriends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9 to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series (16 episodes) was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and is ...
'' digital comic.
* A variant of Nubia appears in ''
Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman''. This version is Carolyn Hamilton, a former enemy of Wonder Woman who became an Amazon commander.
Bibliography
Nubia
* ''Wonder Woman'' #204–206
* ''
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'' #9
* ''
Super Friends
''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of Am ...
'' #25
Nu'Bia
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) Annual #8
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #154–155
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #188 (cameo)
References
External links
WW Central: Nubia
DCU Guide: Nu'BiaNubia Mego Doll Commercial
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