List of Wonder Woman supporting characters


This is a list of Wonder Woman supporting characters.
from Wonder Woman #600, showing many of the character's allies and enemies.

Major characters

In alphabetical order.
CharacterFirst appearanceDescription
AmazonsAll Star Comics #8 A nation of eternally youthful and super-powerful women. Notable Amazons include demon-fighter Nu'Bia, oracle Menalippe, weaponsmith Io, would-be Wonder Woman Orana, and sorceress Magala.
Artemis of Bana-MighdallWonder Woman #90 Brash champion of a lost tribe of Amazons, who successfully challenged Diana for the title of Wonder Woman and now is a major leader among the Amazons.
Etta CandySensation Comics #2 Rotund, chocolate-loving, plucky, and fearless leader of the Beeta Lambda Sorority at Holiday College, Etta was Wonder Woman's close friend and sidekick. She later became secretary for General Blankenship of the War Department, during the period that the comics series shifted to World War II stories to reflect the first season of the Wonder Woman TV series. Post-Crisis, Candy was an Air Force officer and later agent in the Department of Metahuman Affairs. Etta was Wonder Woman's best friend and eventually Steve Trevor's wife.
Gods of OlympusAll Star Comics #8 The gods of Classical Greek mythology, worshiped by the Amazons. Originally, the patron goddesses worshiped by the amazons were Aphrodite and Athena. Post-Crisis, they were joined by Hestia, Artemis, and Demeter.
Queen HippolytaAll Star Comics #8 The queen of the Amazons and Wonder Woman's mother, who fashioned Diana from clay, which was given life and powers by the gods.
MalaAll Star Comics #8 Wonder Woman's closest friend among the Amazons, Mala was the first runner-up in the contest to determine who would enter Man's World as Wonder Woman and later became the head of the Amazons’ therapeutic center Reformation Island.
Paula von GuntherSensation Comics #4 Wonder Woman's first recurring nemesis, the Baroness Paula Von Gunther was a ruthless Nazi spymaster, evil scientist, and femme fatale who later became Wonder Woman's close friend and chief Amazon scientist.
General Phil DarnellSensation Comics #3 Col. Darnell supervised Steve Trevor's work at Military Intelligence and hired Diana Prince as his secretary. Later, he was head of the Air Force's Special Assignments Branch, tasked with intervening in crises before they develop. This character was replaced with General Blankenship in the first season of the 1970s television series. He was reinstated as Colonel Darnell in the 2017 theatrical film adaptation.
PhilippusWonder Woman #1 General of the Amazons and one of Queen Hippolyta's most trusted warriors. Philippus is one of the amazons responsible for training Princess Diana. She eventually became romantically involved with Hippolyta. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Philippus was not seen in this new timeline, but she did return following the May 2016 DC Rebirth as a prominent amazon.
Steve TrevorAll Star Comics #8 An intelligence officer in the United States Army during World War II whose plane crashed in the isolated homeland of the Amazons, Capt. Trevor became the paramour of Wonder Woman while, unbeknownst to him, working at U.S. Military Intelligence alongside Wonder Woman in her secret identity, Diana Prince. Post-Crisis, Trevor was an Air Force officer and war veteran. Steve Trevor was also the son of Diana Trevor, aviatrix who crashed onto the Amazons’ island home and died in a battle to save the Amazons. Later designated Deputy Secretary of Defense and then leader of the Department of Metahuman Affairs, Trevor married Etta Candy and remained Diana's close friend. After the events of Rebirth, Steve returned as a young man in origins similar to his Golden Age counterpart.
Wonder GirlWonder Woman #105 Wonder Girl is the name of three separate characters in the DC Universe. The first was Diana as a child, called Wonder Girl during the Silver Age. Later, Wonder Girl was a codename used by Donna Troy. Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, daughter of Zeus and Helena Sandsmark, became the third Wonder Girl and joined Wonder Woman on several adventures.

Other supporting characters

Separated in chronological clusters, by major periods in the publication history of the Wonder Woman comic book.

Pre-Crisis

Characters who appeared before the continuity-altering series Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Golden Age

UN/New York

Boston

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. A number of Wonder Woman characters were first introduced in this new timeline.
Characters related to Wonder Woman but were not supporting characters in the Wonder Woman comic book.
Wonder Woman supporting characters created in other media, with no appearances in previous comics.
CharacterMediaActor/ActressDescription
Bryce CandallWonder Woman Bob SeagrenA genetically enhanced man who was indestructible and became information technology officer for IADC's Los Angeles field office
Dale HawthornWonder Woman John DurrenHead of IADC Los Angeles field office. This character was intended to be Diana's new boss for the fourth season which was never produced due to a lack of new cast members for the series and low ratings.
EveWonder Woman Saundra SharpSteve's assistant at the IADC
General Phil BlankenshipWonder Woman John Randolph, Richard EasthamHead of the War Department office at which Steve, Etta, and Diana worked. He is essentially the comic book character, General Phil Darnell, with a new surname.
IRACWonder Woman Tom KratochvilInformation Retrieval Associative Computer, super-intelligent computer for IADC. IRAC deduces that Diana is Wonder Woman, but does not divulge her secret.
Joe AtkinsonWonder Woman Norman BurtonA weathered IADC agent who supervised Steve and Diana. Like Wonder Woman, he conducted special operations in the European Theater in World War II, but the two are not known to have met.
RoverWonder Woman A small mobile robot that is an offshoot of IRAC and performs duties such as delivering coffee and sorting mail

Characters from comics in other media

Some supporting characters from the comic books have made an appearance, or appearances, in other media featuring Wonder Woman.