Who Is Diana? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Diana is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 8 comic issue appearances. A member of the New Olympians, Diana is a huntress, like the goddess she is named after.

Who is Diana?

Origin When the insane mob-leader and self fashioned Greek god Maxie Zeus needed agents to disrupt the 1984 Olympics, he contacted the mysterious arms and muscle dealer, the Monitor . Following with the orders, the Monitor contracted assassins for hire and outfitted them after chosen Greek and Roman archetypes. One of these assassins become known as Diana, themed after the Roman goddess of the hunt . She was then made a member of Maxie Zeus' team, the New Olympians . Creation Diana and the rest of the New Olympians were created by writer Mike W. Barr, along with artists Bill Anderson and Bill Willingham. She first appeared in 1984's Batman and the Outsiders #14. Major Story Arcs The Olympics Diana and her fellow New Olympians arrived at the Olympics to abduct athlete Lacinia Nitocris and convince her to be Maxie Zeus' bride.

Key facts

Diana is of other origin and first appeared in "Two by Two...". The character is published by DC Comics. With 8 recorded issue appearances, Diana ranks among the most featured characters in comics.