DC Comics: Top 10 female superheroes of all time

facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
10 of 10
Next

1. Wonder Woman

The popularity of Wonder Woman has long since ruled DC Comics as the most notable female member of the Justice League. Standing side by side with Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter, the Princess of Themyscira would not be held down by stereotypical stigma that often plagued women of her century. Instead, she became a symbol for woman empowerment.

Actress Linda Carter was the first woman to wield the Lasso or Truth in a live-action format from 1975-1979 in Wonder Woman. However, it would take nearly 40-years for Wonder Woman to appear on the big screen. Proof that her popularity and greatness withstood the test of time was evident when Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman, which stared Gal Gadot was a critical and commercial success. There’s no other heroine greater than Wonder Woman in DC.

Next: 50 greatest super heroes in comic book history

There are a plethora of female heroes inside the vast world of DC that didn’t make the list. However, the heroines that did made it because they entrenched in DC history.