Wondrous Woman | |
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Real Name |
Diana Rinse |
First Appearance |
Alter Ego #1 (1961) |
Original Publisher |
Independent Published Fanzine |
Created by |
Roy Thomas |
Origin[]
Wondrous Woman was Glamazon warrior and the only female member of the Bestest League of America. Her secret identity was Diana Rinse who worked for US Army intelligence. She also had a invisible robotic plane that could speak.
Her teammates included Green Trashcan, Aukman, Lean Arrow, Martian Manhandler, The Cash, I.P.O.M., and Aquariuman. She was an ally of Blooperman and fought villains such as Badman and Robber the Boy Plunder.
He along with the rest of the BLA saved the kidnapped & hypnotized Blooperman from Badman & Robber. After sending the criminals to jail Green Trashcan leads role call and tries to collect the team's monthly dues. Once Wondrous Woman arrived all the male heroes attempt to chase after her only to be threatened with being smacked by her tiara.
However after Green Trashcan then received a phone call from Julie Schmartz, their union president the heroes go on strike. The male heroes with the exception of Green Trashcan go after Wonderous Woman again only for her to give them the slip.
The BLA decide to return to headquarters to practice their skills when they run into Blooperman breaking the strike by rescuing an airplane. Wonderous Woma is shwo nto have rejoined the group and helps to reprimand Blooperman him only to be interrupted by Green Trashcan who has returned from the headquarters of the Marvelous Heroes.
Green Trashcan, after being thrown out of the rival hero headquarters, gathers the league including Wonderous Woman to battle the Marvelous Heroes. she mentions that she is old enough to be Thore's grandmother. During the battle, Hunk and Thang both fight over Wondrous Woman instead of fighting their rivals in the Bestest League of America.
However shortly after the conflict began, the respective union presidents of the BLA & the Marvelous Heroes arrive to tell them the strike is over due the US President and the Comics Code have declared the strike unethical.
Powers and Abilities[]
Wonderous Woman is a warrior woman armed with her Glamazon Wonderous Rope and a tiara that can be thrown as weapon. She also may be an ageless immortal since she mentions she older than Thore.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Alter Ego #1-2
- Go-Go Comics #4-6
Notes[]
- The character is an obvious spoof of Wonder Woman.
- Wonderous Woman is in the public domain thanks to a lack of a proper copyright notice (any work published without one between 1923 and 1977 immediately entered the public domain).