The Amazons are a fictional all-female society of superhumans, based on the Amazons of Greek mythology. There have been three major incarnations of these Amazons, Pre-Crisis, and two Post-Crisis. What two of these groups have in common is that they are the race which produced Wonder Woman. The third group of Amazons call themselves Bana-Mighdallians. The comic book incarnation of The Amazons were created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter and first appeared in All Star Comics, Issue #8 (January 1942).
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The Angle Man was created by Robert Kanigher and emerged after a series of tales which presented a desperate underworld turning to experts in designing elaborate schemes to defeat Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #62 featured "Angle" Andrews, and beginning in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #70 she was pitted against someone known simply as the Angle Man, whose gimmick is designing schemes based on an angle. >> Learn More

Ares is based upon the Greek mythological figure of the same name. He is the God of War and a major adversary of Wonder Woman. The comic book incarnation of Ares first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #1 (Summer 1942). In the next issue, he reappeared under his Roman name, Mars and would retain this name until February 1987, when comics writer/artist George Pérez restored the Greek name Ares as part of his reboot of the Wonder Woman mythos. >> Learn More

Artemis was a warrior from the Bana-Mighdall, an offshoot of the Amazons who wandered the mortal world and settled in the deserts of Egypt. After they were reunited with the Amazons of Themyscria, Artemis joined the great contest to see who would next take on the role of Wonder Woman. Winning the contest, Artemis was given divine artifacts that enhanced her already prodigious combat abilities and sent out to take the place of Diana in man's world - a challenge that she found unexpectedly difficult, particularly among Diana's friends in the Justice League. Artemis first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 2, Issue #90 (September 1994) and was created by writer William Messner-Loebs and artist Mike Deodato. >> Learn More

Athena is based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name. She is the daughter of Zeus, sister of Ares and one of the goddesses who created the Amazons. The comic book of Athena first appeared in All Star Comics, Issue #8, (December 1941). >> Learn More

The Cheetah is the archenemy of Wonder Woman. She first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #6 (October 1943) and was created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter. Since then, the character has undergone several updates as comic book continuities have evolved and shifted. There have been four different Cheetahs since the character's premiere, including Priscilla Rich (the Golden Age Cheetah), Deborah Domaine (the Silver Age Cheetah), Barbara Ann Minerva (the modern age and current Cheetah) and Sebastian Ballesteros (a male usurper who briefly assumed the role in 1999). >> Learn More

A villainous sorceress and major adversary of Wonder Woman based upon the Greek mythological character of the same name who imprisoned Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. The comic book incarnation of Circe first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #37 (September-October 1949). Throughout the years, various versions of Circe, with various physical appearances, have emerged to challenge the Amazing Amazon. All of these have retained a set of key features: immortality, stunning physical beauty, a powerful command over wicked sorcery, a penchant for turning human beings into animals (like her mythological antecedent), and a delight in humiliation. >> Learn More

Donna Troy was created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani and first appearing in The Brave and the Bold, Issue #60 (July 1965) as one of the founding members of the Teen Titans. Over the years, her origin story has been changed several times, and she has battled evil under various identities including Wonder Girl (see below), Donna Troy, Troia, Goddess of the Moon and Darkstar. Her ability to remember the different versions of herself has established her as a living link to the DC Multiverse. She also served as Wonder Woman during the year-long absence of her sister Diana following Infinite Crisis.
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A longtime enemy of Wonder Woman and an occasional foil for The Atom, Giganta possesses the superhuman ability to increase her physical size and mass, effectively transforming into a giantess. Her first appearance was in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #9 (1944) and she was created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter. >> Learn More

(Thomas Andrew Tresser) "Nemesis" first appeared in The Brave and the Bold, Issue #166 (September 1980), and was created by Cary Burkett and Dan Spiegle. Thomas Andrew Tresser is a vigilante, turned operative for the U.S. government and a master of disguise. After the events of Infinite Crisis, Nemesis aids government agent Diana Prince (Wonder Woman in disguise) in the rescue of Donna Troy from several of the Amazon's villains. Nemesis is part of the newly re-opened Department of Metahuman Affairs under Sarge Steel. Nemesis was killed in Catwoman #62. >> Learn More

Formed from clay as a twin to Diana (Wonder Woman), the dark skinned Nubia was kidnapped by Mars, who raised her, controlling her mind so that she would help him bring down the Amazons. Nubia was created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Don Heck and first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #204 (January 1973). The modern version of the character, renamed Nu'Bia, was created by writer Doselle Young and artist Brian Denham and first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 2, Annual #8 (1999). >> Learn More

Silver Swan first appeared in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1, Issue #288 (February 1982), and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan. There have been three Silver Swans - Pre-Crisis: Helen Alexandros who becomes Silver Swan #1 after promising Mars that she will destroy Wonder Woman in exchange for beauty; Post-Crisis: Valerie Beaudry who becomes Silver Swan #2 at the hand of Henry Cobb Armbruster who first used her to battle Wonder Woman; Modern Age: Vanessa Kapatelis who becomes Silver Swan #3 when Dr. Psycho and Circe use periodical mental conditioning and physical implants to gradually transform her and turn her against Wonder Woman. >> Learn More

Steve Trevor first appeared in All Star Comics, Issue #8 (December 1941), and was created by William Moulton Marston. Steve Trevor was an intelligence officer in the United States Army during World War II whose plane crashed in the isolated homeland of the Amazons. He was nursed back to health by the Amazon princess Diana, who fell in love with him and followed him when he returned to the outside world, where she became Wonder Woman (and also his coworker, Diana Prince.) Steve Trevor was portrayed as an American military hero who often fought battles both alone and alongside Wonder Woman. >> Learn More

Superwoman is an evil counterpart of Wonder Woman from a parallel universe and a member of the Crime Syndicate of America, a villainous counterpart of the Justice League of America from the parallel world of "Earth-Three" (vs. the Justice League's world of "Earth-One"). Superwoman, like Wonder Woman, was an Amazon, and possessed similar powers of super-strength and flight. Unlike most/all other versions, her magic lasso could change shape into any form she desired. The Earth-3 Superwoman was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky and first appeared in Justice League of America, Vol. 1, Issue #29 (August 1964) >> Learn More