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Wonder Man
Wonder Man
	Dane of Elysium
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Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman #1 (February 2008)
Created by	Grant Morrison; Jimmy Palmiotti
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Alter ego	Dane of Elysium
Species	Amazon
Team affiliations	Amazons
Notable aliases	Wonderman
Abilities	Divine empowerment; Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and durability; Flight; Hand-to-hand combat;

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Wonder Man is the name of three fictional comic book characters in the DC Comics universe. The first is a superhero and his only appearance was in Superman #163 (August 1963). The second is Hercules, who uses the name when he replaces Wonder Woman as the representative of the Olympian Gods in Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #3. The third is Dane of Elysium, who is a male version of Diana Prince that exists on Earth-11, where the genders of the superheroes are reversed.

Other versions

Ajax

Within the story, he appeared on the scene and eventually came to rival Superman, possessing the same powers as he, but not his weaknesses. His popularity surpassed Superman which left him depressed, feeling like a has-been.

It was later revealed that Wonder Man used to be Ajax, one of Superman's duplicate robots that he used for help or hiding his identity.^[1] Ajax was kidnapped by the Superman Revenge Squad while in space, who turned him into a real living being while still having his bionic super-powers. The invaders wanted to use him to remove Superman so that he would no longer be in their way for their attack. Wonder Man, not being evil, thwarted their plan with Superman when he learned of their full intentions. After the aliens' defeat, Superman offered Wonder Man (who revealed to him his secret) the chance to fight at his side, but the aliens installed a death-mechanism in him that was triggered to kill him within a week. Wonder Man died, and then laid in a grave which said that he was born a robot, but died a human.

Hercules

Hercules appears during the events of "One Year Later". Now shaven and bearing an updated version of the armour worn in the Hercules Unbound series, he replaces Wonder Woman as an agent of Olympus. He is referred to as "Wonder Man" by Cheetah and Nemesis. He temporarily set up his base in the Greek Embassy.

In Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #4, Hercules is revealed to have lied about his reasons for returning to Earth and was actually partnering with Circe.

Dane of Elysium

Dane of Elysium was introduced in Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Superwoman/Batwoman #1 (2008) as an inhabitant of Earth-11, which is home to reverse-gendered superheroes. He is the reverse gender of New Earth's Diana Prince. It is revealed that Dane was exiled from "Woman's World" when he killed Maxine Lord on national television for controlling Superwoman. He eventually led his male Amazons into battle against the United States, and fought Superwoman and the Justice League, defeating them.

Following the Flashpoint (2011) reboot, Earth 11's gender-reversed Wonder Woman is Wonderous Man, as shown in The Multiversity Guidebook (2015).

Wonder Man from Earth-11 is separate from Wonder Warrior, who was another male version of Wonder Woman created by Mister Mxyzptlk and existed in a pre-Crisis reverse-gendered reality.

References

^ Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.

External links

Ajax

Dane of Elysium

Just Past the Horizon: Earth-11

[1] Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.

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+{{Short description|Fictional comic book character}}
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+'''Wonder Man''' is the name of three [[fictional]] [[comic book]] characters in the [[DC Comics]] [[DC Universe|universe]]. The first is a [[superhero]] and his only appearance was in ''Superman'' #163 (August 1963). The second is [[Hercules (DC Comics)|Hercules]], who uses the name when he replaces [[Wonder Woman]] as the representative of the [[Olympian Gods (DC Comics)|Olympian Gods]] in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 3) #3. The third is Dane of Elysium, who is a male version of [[Diana Prince]] that exists on [[List of DC Multiverse worlds|Earth-11]], where the genders of the superheroes are reversed.
+==Other versions==
-'''Wonder Man''' is the name of three [[fictional]] [[comic book]] [[Fictional character|characters]] in the [[DC Comics]] [[DC Universe|universe]]. The first is a [[superhero]] and his only appearance was in ''Superman'' # 163 (August 1963). The second is [[Hercules (DC Comics)|Hercules]], who uses the name when he replaces [[Wonder Woman]] as the representative of the [[Olympian Gods (DC Comics)|Olympian Gods]] in ''Wonder Woman'' v3, #3. The third is Dane of Elysium, who is a male version of [[Diana Prince]] that exists on [[List of DC Multiverse worlds|Earth-11]], where the genders of the superheroes are reversed.
-==Versions==
 ===Ajax===
 Within the story, he appeared on the scene and eventually came to rival [[Superman]], possessing the same powers as he, but not his weaknesses. His popularity surpassed Superman which left him depressed, feeling like a has-been.
-It was later revealed that Wonder Man used to be '''Ajax''', one of Superman's duplicate [[Superman robot|robots]] that he used for help or hiding his identity. Ajax was kidnapped by the Superman Revenge Squad while in space, who turned him into a real living being while still having his bionic super-powers. The invaders wanted to use him to remove Superman so that he would no longer be in their way for their attack. Wonder Man, not being evil, thwarted their plan with Superman when he learned of their full intentions. After the aliens' defeat, Superman offered Wonder Man (who revealed to him his secret) the chance to fight at his side, but the aliens installed a death-mechanism in him that was triggered to kill him within a week. Wonder Man died, and then laid in a grave which said that he was born a robot, but died a human. This is similar to the first appearance of the Marvel comics Wonder Man.
+It was later revealed that Wonder Man used to be Ajax, one of Superman's duplicate [[Superman robot|robots]] that he used for help or hiding his identity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman |date=2007 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3 |page=475}}</ref> Ajax was kidnapped by the Superman Revenge Squad while in space, who turned him into a real living being while still having his bionic super-powers. The invaders wanted to use him to remove Superman so that he would no longer be in their way for their attack. Wonder Man, not being evil, thwarted their plan with Superman when he learned of their full intentions. After the aliens' defeat, Superman offered Wonder Man (who revealed to him his secret) the chance to fight at his side, but the aliens installed a death-mechanism in him that was triggered to kill him within a week. Wonder Man died, and then laid in a grave which said that he was born a robot, but died a human.
 ===Hercules===
 {{main|Hercules (DC Comics)}}
-'''Hercules''' appears during the events of ''[[One Year Later]]''. Now shaven and bearing an updated version of the armour worn in the ''Hercules Unbound'' series, he replaces Wonder Woman as an agent of Olympus. He is referred to as "Wonder Man" by [[Cheetah (comics)#Barabra Ann Minerva|Cheetah]] and [[Nemesis (DC Comics)#Tom Tresser|Nemesis]]. He temporarily set up his base in the [[Greece|Greek]] [[Diplomatic mission|Embassy]].
+Hercules appears during the events of "[[One Year Later]]". Now shaven and bearing an updated version of the armour worn in the ''Hercules Unbound'' series, he replaces Wonder Woman as an agent of Olympus. He is referred to as "Wonder Man" by [[Cheetah (comics)#Barbara Ann Minerva|Cheetah]] and [[Nemesis (DC Comics)#Thomas Andrew Tresser|Nemesis]]. He temporarily set up his base in the [[Greece|Greek]] [[Diplomatic mission|Embassy]].
-In ''Wonder Woman'' v3 #4, Hercules is revealed to have lied about his reasons for returning to Earth and was actually partnering with [[Circe (comics)|Circe]].
+In ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 3) #4, Hercules is revealed to have lied about his reasons for returning to Earth and was actually partnering with [[Circe (comics)|Circe]].
 ===Dane of Elysium===
+{{Infobox comics character
-'''Dane of Elysium''' was introduced in ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis#Secondary titles|Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Superwoman/Batwoman]]'' #1 (2008) as an inhabitant of [[List of DC Multiverse worlds|Earth-11]], which is home to reverse-gendered superheroes. He is the reverse gender of New Earth's [[Diana Prince]]. It is revealed that Dane was exiled from "Woman's World" when he killed [[Maxwell Lord|Maxine Lord]] on national television for controlling [[Superwoman#Laurel Kent|Superwoman]]. He eventually led his male [[Amazons]] against into battle against the United States, but was defeated by Superwoman and the [[Justice League of America|Justice League]].
+|character_name = Wonder Man
+|image = Wonder Man.jpg
+|caption = Dane of Elysium
+|publisher = [[DC Comics]]
+|debut = ''Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Superwoman/Batwoman'' #1 (February 2008)
+|creators = [[Grant Morrison]]<br>[[Jimmy Palmiotti]]
+|alter ego = Dane of Elysium
+|species = [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazon]]
+|alliances = [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazons]]
+|aliases = Wonderman
+|powers = * Divine empowerment
+* Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and durability
+* Flight
+* Hand-to-hand combat
+}}
+Dane of Elysium was introduced in ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis#Secondary titles|Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer - Superwoman/Batwoman]]'' #1 (2008) as an inhabitant of [[List of DC Multiverse worlds|Earth-11]], which is home to reverse-gendered superheroes. He is the reverse gender of New Earth's [[Diana Prince]]. It is revealed that Dane was exiled from "Woman's World" when he killed [[Maxwell Lord|Maxine Lord]] on national television for controlling [[Superwoman#Laurel Kent|Superwoman]]. He eventually led his male [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazons]] into battle against the United States, and fought Superwoman and the [[Justice League of America|Justice League]], defeating them.
+Following the ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' (2011) reboot, Earth 11's gender-reversed Wonder Woman is Wonderous Man, as shown in ''[[The Multiversity|The Multiversity Guidebook]]'' (2015).
-Wonder Man from Earth-11 is separate from [[Superwoman#Mxyzptlk's Superwoman|Wonder Warrior]], who was another male version of Wonder Woman created by [[Mister Mxyzptlk]] and existed in a pre-''Crisis'' reverse-gendered reality
+Wonder Man from Earth-11 is separate from [[Superwoman#Gender-swapped Superman|Wonder Warrior]], who was another male version of Wonder Woman created by [[Mister Mxyzptlk]] and existed in a pre-''Crisis'' reverse-gendered reality.
 ==See also==
 * [[Captain Wonder (DC Comics)|Captain Wonder]]
+* [[Olympian (comics)|Olympian]]
+* [[Wonder Boy (comics)|Wonder Boy]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-'''Ajax:'''
+'''Ajax'''
 * [http://superman.nu/wiki/index.php/Wonder-Man Bio on Supermanica]
 * [http://en.dcdatabaseproject.com/Ajax_%28Earth-One%29 Ajax at DC Database Project]
-'''Dane of Elysium:'''
+'''Dane of Elysium'''
 * [http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/12/28/just-past-the-horizon-earth-11/ Just Past the Horizon: Earth-11]
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