Wonder Woman is an American comic book superheroine created by William Moulton Marston, an American psychologist and writer, and illustrator Harry G. Peter. The character's appearance is attributed to Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne. DC Comics publishes Wonder Woman. The character is a Justice League founding member. The character first appeared in All-Star Comics #8 on October 21, 1941, followed by Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. Since then, DC Comics has virtually continually produced the Wonder Woman series. Princess Diana of Themyscira is her official title in her country, the island nation of Themyscira. When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she sometimes adopts her civilian identity, Diana Prince.

Wonder Woman's persona was formed during World War II. Initially, the heroine in the story was represented fighting Axis forces as well as a variety of colorful supervillains, but over time, her adventures grew to focus a greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology. The character is a popular culture archetype that has been adapted to many mediums. Wonder Woman has appeared in a variety of media, including radio, television, and film, as well as items distributed around the world, including apparel, toys, dolls, jewelry, and video games.

Poison Ivy is a character who appears in DC Comics comic books, most often in Batman adventures. Poison Ivy debuted in Batman #181, created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff. She is a misanthropic botanist and scientist with a poisonous touch, improved physical ability, and supernatural influence over plant life, capabilities she employs for ecoterrorism. She is partly inspired by the title character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Rappaccini's Daughter".

The character's appearance is regarded as iconic; she is often depicted barefoot in a one-piece garment covered with leaves and vines, with minor variances in her skin tone. She employs plant toxins and mind-controlling pheromones in her criminal acts, which are normally intended to safeguard endangered species and the natural environment from human carelessness. She has appeared in a number of Batman-related media adaptations. The Swamp Thing recognizes Poison Ivy as an entity with an elemental mystical component, whom he refers to as the "May Queen". With this power, Ivy can communicate over long distances, as she manifests in a vase of roses in Zatanna's dressing room to speak with the magician. Her control over plants has improved since her death and rebirth to the point where she can produce gigantic animated plants from seedlings in seconds, hear through plants, and channel her consciousness into plant material from great distances.

Starfire is a superheroine who appears in DC Comics publications. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez developed her for a teaser story included within DC Comics Presents #26. The moniker "Starfire" originally appeared in a DC Comic in Gardner Fox's story "The Answer Man of Space", published in Mystery in Space #73 in February 1962. Starfire has appeared in a slew of animated television series and films.

As a Tamaranean, Starfire's body is geared to constantly absorb ultraviolet rays. She can then fly at supersonic speeds since the radiation is converted to pure energy. Starfire can use this power to fly through space and even reach numerous solar systems in minutes to seconds. This energy also provides her with tremendous superhuman strength and endurance. This strength, paired with her fighting abilities, enabled her to overcome the powerful Donna Troy almost two out of every three times in just hand-to-hand combat. Starfire can also unleash virtually all of her accumulated energy in the form of a tremendous Omni-directional explosive burst, which is several times stronger and more powerful than her normal blasts. Starfire is also proficient in hand-to-hand combat, having been trained by the Warlords of Okaara. She also doesn't need to eat, drink, or sleep and doesn't require an atmosphere to breathe, though she has to if she is low on ultraviolet energy.

Catwoman (Selina Kyle) is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, most frequently in conjunction with Batman. She first appeared as "the Cat" in Batman #1 (spring 1940) and is one of the Dark Knight's most lasting foes, as well as a member of his rogues' gallery. However, she has also been portrayed as an anti-heroine and as Batman's most well-known love interest, with several stories illustrating their complicated love-hate relationship. Catwoman has appeared in a number of Batman-related media adaptations.

Catwoman is a Gotham City burglar who usually wears a one-piece suit and carries a bullwhip as a weapon. Catwoman, like most Batman adversaries during the Silver Age, used a variety of themed weaponry, vehicles, and equipment, including a bespoke cat-themed car called the "Cat-illac". Catwoman's preferred weapon in her post-Crisis appearances is a whip. She is an expert with both a conventional bullwhip and a cat o' nine tails. Catwoman has also been seen to carry a variety of items with which to restrain her victims.

Black Widow is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics' American comic books. The character debuted in Tales of Suspense #52, created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck (April 1964). The character was first introduced as a Russian spy who opposed the superhero, Iron Man. She later defected to the United States, where she became a member of the superhero team the Avengers and an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. The character has appeared in a variety of media, including animated television shows, video games, and films.

Biotechnology has enhanced Black Widow's body, making it resistant to aging and disease, and she heals faster than the average human. Black Widow is a world-class athlete, gymnast, acrobat, and aerialist who can perform a variety of complex maneuvers and feats. She is an accomplished ballerina who can easily coordinate her body with balance, flexibility, and dexterity. She has mastered jiu-jitsu, aikido, boxing, judo, karate, savate, ninjutsu, various styles of kung fu and Kenpo, and Russian martial art sambo. She was also taught how to use sidearms, marksman rifles, and melee weapons like batons and combat knives.

The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The character debuted in Flash Comics #86, created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino (August 1947). Black Canary, one of DC's first superheroines, has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles. Since the late 1960s, the character has been professionally and romantically paired with archer superhero Green Arrow.

This character is frequently portrayed as a master of hand-to-hand combat, having mastered Aikido, Boxing, Capoeira, Hapkido, Judo, Jujutsu, Kung Fu, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Shuri-te, and Wing Chun. The Black Canary has been portrayed as an expert motorcyclist, gymnast, covert operative, and investigator, in addition to her martial arts abilities. She is also an excellent leader and tactician, having previously served as the Birds of Prey's field commander as well as the leader of the Justice League and League of Assassins. Her superpower, the canary cry, allows her to scream and generate ultrasonic vibrations, causing severe damage to both organic and inorganic objects.

Zatanna Zatara is a fictional superhero who appears in DC Comics' American comic books. Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson created the character, which first appeared in Hawkman #4. (November 1964). Zatanna, like her father Giovanni "John" Zatara, is a stage magician as well as an actual magician. As a result, she inherited many of her father's magical abilities, which she typically controls by speaking her incantations backward. She is well-known for her work with the Justice League and the Justice League Dark.

Zatanna, an expert magician with a vast knowledge of spells, is regarded as one of the most powerful magicians in the DC Universe. As a Homo magi, she possesses both the genetic ability to use magic and mastery over mystical and cosmic forces thought to be as old as the universe. Her abilities earned her the titles of "Mistress of Magic" and "Sorceress Supreme". Zatanna usually casts spells by speaking backward (known as "Logomancy") for a variety of magical effects such as teleportation, healing, manipulating the minds of others, and more as a form of tribute and concentration. Zatanna can cast spells and other magics both normally and through other means.

The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics' American comic books. Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby conceived of the character. Her first appearance was in the Silver Age of Comic Books in The X-Men #4 (March 1964). The Scarlet Witch is first portrayed as a reluctant supervillain alongside her twin brother, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver, who are both founding members of the Brotherhood of Mutants. She joined the Avengers superhero team a year after her debut and has since been frequently depicted as a regular member of that or related teams (such as the West Coast Avengers and Force Works).

Despite her name, the Scarlet Witch's powers came not from witchcraft or magic, but from being a mutant with the ability to affect probability. Later stories gave her more power, allowing her to unleash targeted "hex-bolts" that could cause enemy weapons to backfire, abilities to fail, or the area around them to suffer sudden damage and instability. She eventually mastered the ability to cast energy blasts that directly stunned opponents. She later realizes that her hex-bolts are the most basic form of chaos magic. Wanda studies spell casting and the manipulation of magical forces under Englehart and Agatha Harkness. Along with increasing her control over the effects of her hexes, this allows her to counter, deflect, and block a variety of magical attacks.

Jean Grey is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics' American comic books. The character has also been known as Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and first appeared in The X-Men #1. (Sept. 1963). Jean is a member of the mutant subspecies of humans, who are born with superhuman abilities. She inherited telepathic and telekinetic abilities. She is a nurturing figure, but she is also an Omega-level mutant and the physical manifestation of the cosmic Phoenix Force. She also plays a significant role in the lives of other Marvel Universe characters, primarily the X-Men.

Jean is a powerful empath, able to feel and manipulate the emotions of others, as evidenced by her ability to sense and manipulate the dying of her friend Annie Richardson. Jean can also connect people's minds to the emotions of others, causing them to feel the pain they have caused. Jean is also one of the few telepaths capable of communicating with animals. She has an eidetic memory as a result of her telepathy. Jean possesses a high level of telekinetic ability, allowing her to levitate and move quickly around the animate and inanimate matter. She can use her telekinetic abilities on herself or others to simulate the power of flight or levitation, stimulate molecules to increase friction, create protective force fields out of psychokinetic energy, or project her telekinetic energy as a purely concussive force.

Mystique is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most often in conjunction with the X-Men. She first appeared in the comic book Ms. Marvel #16 and was created by artist David Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont (April 1978). She is a shapeshifter who can mimic the appearance and voice of any person with exquisite precision, and she is a member of a subspecies of humanity known as mutants who are born with superhuman abilities. Her natural appearance includes blue skin, red hair, and yellow eyes. Mystique has been portrayed as an X-Men foe, as well as a supervillain and an antiheroine, founding her own Brotherhood of Mutants and assassinating several important mutant figures.

Mystique's body is not limited to purely organic appearances; she can also create the appearance of clothes and other materials from her own body, including glasses, zippers, identity cards, handbags, and even test tubes. At least once, Mystique is seen transforming a metallic part of her costume into a working blaster pistol. Mystique, as a shape-shifter, is able to constantly alter and rejuvenate her body's cells, allowing her to maintain her youthful appearance despite having lived for over a century. Mystique is an astute strategist in terrorist and commando operations who is also skilled in martial arts and information technology. She is gifted at locating, stealing, and comprehending cutting-edge weaponry. She is a talented actress and a polyglot, being fluent in over fourteen languages. Her mind is naturally unreadable owing to changing grey matter and she wears devices to prevent telepathic intrusion. Furthermore, with over a century's experience in posing as other people, she has picked up the unusual skill of being able to identify people posing as others based on body language and changes in behavioral cues.