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    Wonder Woman #6

    Wonder Woman » Wonder Woman #6 - Wonder Woman and The Cheetah released by DC Comics on Q3 1943.

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    Wonder Woman and The Cheetah last edited by onlylightning on 08/31/22 04:39PM View full history

    In another timeless tale by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston, the Amazon Princess faces off against the Cheetah in the classic Wonder Woman villain's very first comic book appearance!

    As one of the few woman super heroes, Wonder Woman often faced off against female villains as writer William Moulton Marston fleshed out her rogues gallery. A memorable example is the villainous Cheetah, introduced here on a dynamic cover by Harry G. Peter. Jealous of Wonder Woman after meeting her at a charity event, Priscilla Rich adopted the costumed identity of the Cheetah and stole the charity's money in an attempt to frame the Amazon Princess. Although the Cheetah appeared to die, she staged a comeback later in the same issue and went on to become one of Wonder Woman's most iconic enemies.

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    The Debut of Wonder Woman’s Archenemy 0

     Wonder Woman #6 marked the first appearance of the Cheetah, who throughout the course of Wonder Woman’s publication history can probably be considered to be her greatest adversary.   She has been mostly an enemy, albeit one that has fought her villainous tendencies.   She is introduced as a law-abiding citizen, but her jealousy of Wonder Woman overcomes her.   In a plot device similar to the one seen in the first Spider-Man movie where Norman Osborn talks to his evil self in the mirror, she is ...

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