Who Is Decay? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Decay is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 26 comic issue appearances. A creature born from the heart of Medusa, Decay was sent by Phobos, son of Ares, to destroy Wonder Woman.

Who is Decay?

History When the Princess Diana was sent to Man's world to put an end to the mad schemes of the war-god Ares , the war-god's son Phobos decided to gain favor in his father's eyes by destroying the Amazon Princess. Phobos journeyed to the Cavern of the Gorgons, where he drove his smoldering hands straight into the mystical mater that was the Gorgon's heart. Using his breath to shape the molten material he'd extracted, much as the Princess Diana herself had been molded form humble clay, Phobos created a small statuette, the figure of a woman, which he then had delivered to the Boston home of Professor Julia Kapatelis who had become Diana's mentor in Man's World. Late that night, as Julia sought to teach Diana the English language, the statuette came to life, assumed full human size, and set about to destroy Julia's home and the Amazon Princess. The battle between the Princess Diana and the creature who now called herself Decay spread across the entire city of Boston, with Decay leasing a swath of ruin and destruction behind her as they fought. Diana herself almost perished at Decay's hand, until the Amazon finally entangled Decay in the strands of her golden lasso. Since Diana's lass.

Key facts

Decay is of god/eternal origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 26 recorded issue appearances, Decay ranks among the most featured characters in comics.