![]() Image: Cary Bates, Don Heck/DC Comicsīut it wasn’t the first time she learned to fly. Wonder Woman battles Nubia (don’t worry, they sorted out their differences). Now, with the blessing of the god Hermes, Diana could soar through the skies with just some winged sandals. Unassisted flight didn’t become one of her basic powers until 1987, when writer/artist George Pérez kicked off his lasting reboot of her origin story. Even Superman couldn’t fly at first - that’s where the phrase “leaps tall buildings in a single bound” comes from.įor a long time, an invisible plane or jet served Wonder Woman quite well. Why would she need an invisible jet if she could fly? Flight was not so closely associated with superheroes now as it was when she was created in 1942. This is obvious once you think about it for a second. At various points in her history she’s also been able to use a “mental radio” as if she were telepathic, has been granted the ability to talk to animals by the goddess Artemis, could travel to different dimensions by meditating, or could speak pretty much any language with ease.Īnd Wonder Woman hasn’t always been able to fly. Wonder Woman is super strong and super durable, but not bulletproof - otherwise why would she need to do the bracer thing? - and is one of the world’s greatest fighters with tons of charisma to boot. Sure, Superman has gone through some periods of power creep where he could do things like “super inventing,” “super ventriloquism,” or “ yeeting himself back in time by accident.” But these days it’s generally accepted that he’s strong and bulletproof, he can fly, and he has laser eyes, freeze breath, x-ray vision, and heightened senses. Huh? Wonder Woman flying goes back to comic book historyįor a superhero of her stature, Wonder Woman’s powers are oddly resistant to codification. With a little help from Steve Trevor describing how an expertly designed airplane flies through the air, Diana does the same with her roughly human-shaped body. ![]() In Wonder Woman 184, Wonder Woman learns to fly! The princess of the Amazons gets a big upgrade from leaping, running, lassoing, and Invisible Plane-ing her way across the world.īut she does it in a particularly unexpected way. Here’s how Wonder Woman 1984’s biggest leap is actually standing on a comic book foundation.
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