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Wonder Woman is an Amazon warrior princess and one of the most powerful superheroes in the DC Universe. The daughter of Hippolyta, she was given power by the Gods to fight against evil in all its forms. Although she was raised entirely by women on the island of Themyscira, she was sent as an ambassador to the world of man, spreading their idealistic message of strength and love. Wonder Woman fights crime and acts as a positive role model for women everywhere. Her equipment includes the Lasso of Truth,magic gauntlets, and an invisible jet. In the secret identity she has adopted to become closer to humanity, she is Diana Prince, a government agent for the Department of Metahuman Affairs. Wonder Woman is also a founding member of the Justice League of America.Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marstonand Harry G. Peter, and has a lengthy publication history. This history has sometimes included a sidekick Wonder Girland many villains. Since her debut she has become one of the most popular and recognizable DC Comics characters, along with Batman and Superman. She first appeared in All-Star Comics #8. (1941)
Synopsis of issue #107
While out swimming off the shores of Paradise Island, Wonder Girl is shocked when she is greeted by a merboy named Ronno. The merboy is instantly smitten by Wonder Girl, but the two must part when Wonder Girl has to return to the mainland. Later, Wonder Girl meet with her mother Queen Hippolyta and they watch their time/space televisor and watch future adventures of Diana when she becomes the super-hero known as Wonder Woman. Seeing her future exploits play out in front of her excited Wonder Girl, they watch as her future self saves a burning plane from disaster. After they have finished viewing, Wonder Girl asks when she can wear the uniform she saw her future self wearing. The queen tells her that she has to win the right to wear it, and devises a contest for her to claim her new uniform.
After having the Amazons of Paradise Island come up with ideas for Wonder Girl's new costume, the queen selects the best one and refuses to show Wonder Girl the wining design. She then has the three components of the costume put in perilous places for Wonder Girl to recover. The first portion of her costume is hidden inside the cannibal clam, located under the waters near Paradise Island. Wonder Girl manages to recover the first portion, stars for her blue skirt. Witnessing Wonder Girl under water again Ronno attempts to get her attention and gets endangered by a sword fish. When Wonder Girl is momentarily distracted by this, he foot is caught in a clam shell and she is forced to fight off the sword fish before she can free her self. Pulling Ronno to the surface, she learns why he got in trouble in the first place and she thanks him for his attempt at helping before swimming off for he next feat.
The next item is located at a giant Roc's nest, and Wonder Girl decides to skip it for the time being so that she can go after the next item. She finds that it is her golden lasso and it's suspended over an active volcano. Riding the air currents, Wonder Girl manages to recover the lasso. She then uses it to climb up the peak where the Roc's next is locate. When Ronno arrives and is terrorized by the Roc who owns the next, Wonder Girl goes to his rescue. The two are grabbed and dropped in the nest, intending to be the unhatched eggs first meal. There Wonder Girl spots the third part of her uniform: A golden eagle crest for the front of her shirt. The duo then jump out of the nest and Wonder Girl rides the currents to evade the hungry Roc from capturing them again.
Back in the safety of the water, the two new friends swim back to Paradise Island where Wonder Girl gives Ronno one of her hair ribbons as a memento of their adventure together. Returning to the island victorious, the Amazons throw a celebration for Wonder Girl. Courtesy here
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