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Wonder Man

This article is about the Marvel Comics superhero. For the upcoming television miniseries, seeWonder Man(miniseries).

Wonder Man(Simon Williams) is a character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Created by writerStan Leeand artistsDon HeckandJack Kirby,hefirst appearedinThe Avengers#9 (October 1964).[3]The character, who was initially introduced as asupervillainimbued with "ionic" energy, fought theAvengers,and, after a series of events, was reborn as asuperhero,joining the team against which he originally fought.

Wonder Man
Cover art ofAvengers Two: Wonder Man and Beast - Marvel Tales#1 (January 2023) by Nick Bradshaw.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Avengers#9 (October 1964)
Created byStan Lee(writer)
Jack Kirby(artist)
Don Heck(artist)
In-story information
Alter egoSimon Williams
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsAvengers
Williams Innovations
West Coast Avengers
Defenders
Force Works
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Lethal Legion
Masters of Evil
Legion of the Unliving
Revengers[1]
Notable aliasesMr. Muscles
Hal Canutt[2]
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina and reflexes
  • Ionic-energy physiology
  • Enhanced vision and hearing
  • Electromagnetic manipulation
  • Ionic energy manipulation
  • Energy enhanced Strike
  • Virtual invulnerability
  • Self-sustenance
  • Power recycling
  • Size alteration
  • Healing factor
  • Shapeshifting
  • Teleportation
  • Immortality
  • Flight

Williams will make his live-action debut in the upcomingDisney+original seriesWonder Man,set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) and portrayed byYahya Abdul-Mateen II.[4]

Publication history

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Wonder Man debuted in thesuperhero-team titleThe Avengers#9 (cover-datedOctober 1964), and appeared to die in that issue.[5]Four years later,The Avengers#58 (November 1968) revisited the events of #9, explaining that the Avengers had electronically saved Wonder Man's mind in a computer. Wonder Man was not seen again untilThe Avengers#102 (August 1972), where he made a cameo appearance in a comatose state. Wonder Man's body is revived by the villainKanginThe Avengers#131-132 (January – February 1975), and then again by theBlack TaloninThe Avengers#152 (October 1976), and finally by theLiving LaserinThe AvengersAnnual #6 (1976). After this last encounter, Wonder Man finally recovers his faculties and joins the Avengers in a full-time capacity inThe Avengers#160 (June 1977). Wonder Man and his fellow Avengerthe Beastwere cast as friends and lovers of nightlife, which would become a fan-favorite dynamic ofThe Avengersand continue to be used after the two characters left the series.[6]

Marvel Comics' then-publisherStan Leesaid in 1978, "You know, years ago we brought out Wonder Man, and [DC Comics] sued us because they hadWonder Woman,and... I said okay, I'll discontinue Wonder Man. And all of a sudden they've gotPower Girl[after Marvel had introducedPower Man]. Oh, boy. How unfair. "[7]

Wonder Man later appeared as a founding member of the spin-offWest Coast Avengersfirst in a four-issueminiseries(September – December 1984), and continuing as one of the primary characters in the series' 102-issue run. After that team disbanded, he joined the teamForce Worksin a series that debuted with a July 1994 cover-date. After that team splintered, Wonder Man rejoined the Avengers inThe Avengersvol. 3 #4 (May 1998). After the collapse of the team inThe Avengers#503 (December 2004), Wonder Man joined a new splinter group called theMighty Avengers,co-starred in that team's series, which premiered with March 2007 cover-date.

Wonder Man starred in a self-titledgraphic novelin 1986. He then starred in a 29-issue series,Wonder Man(September 1991 – February 1994), and then the three-issue miniseriesAvengers Two: Wonder Man and the Beast(2000). In 2007, he starred in the five-issue miniseriesWonder Man: My Fair Super Hero.

Wonder Man appeared sporadically throughout the 2010-2013Avengersseries, but played an important role in the "End Times" storyline in issue #31 (December 2012) through its final issue #34 (January 2013).

Comic book writer Rick Remender revealed in an interview that Wonder Man would be a member of theUncanny Avengers,starting with issue #5.[8]

Fictional character biography

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Simon Williamsis the son of rich industrialist Sanford Williams, owner of Williams Innovations. Simon inherits the munitions factory after his father's death, but the company's profits fall due to its biggest competitorTony Starkand his companyStark Industries.On the advice of his brotherEric,Simon tries to embezzle funds from his company but is caught and incarcerated. Simon, desperate and blaming Stark for his predicament, accepts an offer from the master villainBaron Heinrich Zemo.Enchantresspays his bail, so Simon agrees to become a pawn in Zemo's plan to infiltrate the Avengers. As a result, Simon is transformed into an ion-powered superhuman. His powers are tested, and he is shown to have great superhuman strength and durability, even defeating the Executioner. Called Wonder Man by Zemo, he is then sent to meet and join the Avengers, with instructions to betray them at a critical moment so that Zemo'sMasters of Evilcan destroy the Avengers. Zemo ensures Wonder Man's loyalty by advising him that as a result of the treatment his body now requires periodic doses of a serum to survive—a serum that only Zemo can provide. The Avengers are lured into a trap and captured. The plan fails when Wonder Man decides to save the Avengers and aid them against Zemo, apparently at the cost of his own life. Hank Pym records Wonder Man's brain patterns in the hope that one day he can be revived.[9]Unbeknownst to the Avengers, Wonder Man's body has simply entered a catatonic state as it adjusts to the effects of the treatment.[volume & issue needed]Eric Williams becomes distraught over the apparent death of his sibling and, blaming the Avengers, assumes the identity of theGrim Reaperin an effort to destroy them. The Grim Reaper steals Simon's body at one point,[10]and attacks the Avengers three times before Wonder Man finally returns.[11]

Wonder Man remains in suspended animation for years, and it is during this period thatUltron,the evil robot creation ofHank Pym,steals the brain patterns recorded by the Avengers for use as a template for the synthezoidVision.[12]It is later revealed that Vision is built from theoriginal Human Torch,an android created by ProfessorPhineas Horton.[13]This only happened in mainstream continuity and other origins were possible due to theForever CrystalofImmortus.[14]

During this vulnerable time, Wonder Man is used as a pawn on three occasions. Wonder Man is briefly revived byKang the Conquerorto battle the Avengers as part of hisLegion of the Unliving,[15]and later "resurrected" as azombiebyBlack Talonand the Grim Reaper to attack the Avengers once more.[16]On the final occasion, the Living Laser hypnotizes a now-awake but still very weak Wonder Man, in an unsuccessful attack on the Avengers.[17]After this encounter, Wonder Man was restored to true life and chooses to remain with the Avengers, aiding them againstAttumaandDoctor Doom.[18]He also fought the Vision, and helped the Avengers battleGraviton.[19]He soon after defeats the Grim Reaper, who was intent on destroying the Vision as he was "artificial" and a "mockery" of his brother; Wonder Man at this point is revealed to have become a being of ionic energy.[20]

Wonder Man eventually joins the Avengers in a full-time capacity and becomes close friends with his teammate, theBeast.For several months after his resurrection, Wonder Man suffers from slight claustrophobia and a fear of dying in battle, as he did once before. Wonder Man finally overcomes his fear of death during the final battle withKorvac.[21]Wonder Man invaded his former plant which had been taken over by theMaggia,and foughtMadame Masqueand theDreadnought.[22]Developing an interest in acting, Wonder Man stars in minor roles before moving to Hollywood, where fellow AvengerHerculesuses his contacts to establish Wonder Man's career.[23]Wonder Man also works for a time as a stuntman, an ideal vocation since he is invulnerable to virtually all conventional weapons.[24]

Wonder Man helps form theWest Coast Avengers,[25]and his new-found confidence begins to become arrogance. He develops a serious rivalry with Iron Man, but sees the error of his ways after a brutal battle with theAbomination.[26]He also foils Doctor Doom's plot to control the world.[27]His acting career rises, and he is cast as the villain in the fourth film in the successfulArkonfranchise.[28]Wonder Man eventually accepts the Vision as his "brother", but there is a setback when the Vision is dismantled and rebuilt as an emotionless machine by a global conglomerate. TheScarlet Witch—the Vision's wife—asks Wonder Man to provide his brainwaves once again to rebuild the foundational personality matrix of the original Vision, but Wonder Man refuses, having feelings for her himself. TheWaspfurther deduces that the Vision's original relationship to the Scarlet Witch may even have been predicated by Wonder Man's initial donation for the original personality matrix; at this, Wonder Man confirms that several of his hesitations about making the attempt arise from these doubts and the subconscious desire he's felt toward the Scarlet Witch since her separation from her husband.[29]He is then ensorcelled by theEnchantress,and battles the Avengers.[30]

Wonder Man battles old foesGoliath[31]and the Enchantress,[32]before meeting his would-be sidekick "Spider" and battling Gamma-Burn, resulting in wrecking his jet-pack.[33]Wonder Man then battles the assassin Splice for the first time.[34]Wonder Man takes part in the Kree/Shi'ar War, and had his powers altered when he and the Vision failed to prevent the Shi'ar Nega-Bomb from detonating.[35]He battled Angkor,[36]and then journeyed to Hades where he battledMephisto,Blackheart,the Enchantress, and the Grim Reaper; he then learned that he was immortal.[37]When Avengers West Coast (renamed) disbands after a dispute, Wonder Man becomes a founding member of its successor groupForce Works,but is disintegrated in an explosion during their first mission against the alienKree.[38]Many months later, the Scarlet Witch accidentally resurrects Wonder Man in ionic form; while in this form he appears when she is in need.[39]Several months later, the Scarlet Witch is able to fully revive Wonder Man and he now exists in an independent, more human form. It is also discovered later that the Grim Reaper - dead at the time - is also revived.[40]Wonder Man becomes romantically involved with the Scarlet Witch, but ends their affair during theKang Dynastysaga, due to her residual feelings for the Vision.[41]

Wonder Man is blackmailed into working forS.H.I.E.L.D.during theCivil Warstoryline. Due to charges of misappropriation of funds in his non-profit organization, Wonder Man is pressured to work for the pro-registration side in the ensuingCivil Wardrama. In addition to capturing renegade vigilantes and criminals, Wonder Man is instrumental in creating televised messages to educate the public and yet-unregistered superhumans about the specifics of the Registration Act.[42]Wonder Man became a member of theMighty Avengers.[43]

Wonder Man began a romantic relationship with fellow Mighty AvengerMs. Marvelwarning her not to use her position as leader of the Avengers to keep him out of potentially dangerous situations just because of their relationship.[44]

Following the events of theSecret Invasion,Norman Osborncreated anew team of Avengers,effectively retiring Wonder Man during theDark Reignstoryline. Wonder Man later appears on television, lamenting his tenure as an Avenger, claiming it was all a waste of time, and that using violence to uphold justice has caused nothing but heartache and death. He ends his speech by sadly admitting that having Osborn in charge is exactly what the country deserves.[45]After this, Wonder Man is imprisoned as a member of the newLethal Legion.This group opposes the tyrannical efforts of Osborn; Wonder Man joins to try to keep them from hurting innocents.[46]

Wonder Man has been seen alongside his oldWest Coast AvengersteammatesRonin,Mockingbird,TigraandWar Machinein battle with a new version ofUltimo.[47]

During theHeroic Agestoryline, Simon is approached by Steve Rogers to join the new team of Avengers. Simon refuses stating that the Avengers have caused more problems than they have solved and implies as Rogers leaves that he will make sure his old allies realize the mistake they are making. Simon also mentioned as having been in jail until Steve bailed him out.[48]After learning that Rogers had disregarded his advice, Wonder Man attacks the new team causing some damage to their base before inexplicably disappearing.[49]Thor and Iron Man later contact him to try and reason with him, but Simon refuses to listen to their arguments, stating that the dead heroes that have resulted from the Avengers working together should be a clear sign that the concept is doomed, departing as Thor and Iron Man try to argue that all heroes are aware of the risks when they begin. Significantly, Iron Man notes that Simon is 'leaking' ionic energy, suggesting that his current mental condition may relate to his powers rather than being simply a matter of choice.[50]

Wonder Man put together theRevengers,a team of super-powered people to stop the Avengers because he believes they do more harm than good, blaming the Avengers for Ultron's existence, the damage caused by the Scarlet Witch and the Hulk, the Civil War, and Osborn's Dark Avengers. His team subsequently defeats theNew Avengersin a quick attack on the mansion before he moves on to attackAvengers Tower,[51]stating that he will destroy the tower unless the Avengers immediately disband. Although Iron Man manages to trap him in a prison specifically designed to contain his ionic energy with the Revengers being quickly defeated by the combined Avengers teams, Wonder Man has still successfully managed to spread doubt among the population about the merits of the Avengers as a concept particularly since Captain Rogers has yet to officially rebuff any of his arguments, asking Beast to remember his words simultaneously reflecting that he may be able to see the Avengers from the outside as he has not been 'real' since his resurrection before he apparently disappears from his prison.[52]

Wonder Man later reappears toCaptain America(Steve Rogers), telling him that he feels sorry for his past actions and that he is trying to redeem himself. Before he can accept help from the Avengers, he is attacked by theRed Hulk.He managed to take him down and looks at Avengers Tower, claiming that he will "earn his way back".[53]He later plays a pivotal role in rescuingthe Waspfrom theMicroverse.After this, Wonder Man is shown celebrating Jan's return alongside the rest of the Avengers at Stark Tower.[54]

At Wasp's urging, Simon later joins theAvengers Unity Squad.During conversations with Jan andSunfire,he makes it clear has no intentions of fighting, and only wants to help use his PR skills to win over skeptical citizens.[55]He and the Scarlet Witch rekindle their relationship. During the final confrontation with the Celestial Executioner, he allowsRogueto absorb him to give her the power to oppose the Celestial,[56]but his essence remains in Rogue after Wanda expels the other absorbed powers from her,[57]leaving Rogue with Simon's powers and once again unable to touch others.[58]

During theAXISstoryline, Wonder Man's consciousness was still in Rogue at the time when the X-Men and the Avengers were inverted by an inversion spell. Rogue used Wonder Man's powers when helping the X-Men.[59]

At the time when the Avengers Unity Squad traveled to Counter-Earth to find Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, Rogue was captured by High Evolutionary's right-hand man Master Scientist who removed Wonder Man's consciousness from Rogue.[60]

After Rogue was unable to see or hear Wonder Man, he was still in Rogue's mind. When Rogue kissed Deadpool, Wonder Man was freed from Rogue's body as the result of Deadpool's healing factor acting like a circuit breaker that enabled Wonder Man to escape from Rogue's body.[61]

During the "Secret Empire"storyline, Wonder Man appears as a member of the Underground which is a resistance movement against Hydra ever since they took over the United States.[62]

During the "Empyre"storyline, Wonder Man, Quicksilver, andMockingbirddeal with theKreeand theSkrull's fight with theCotatinearNavojoa.When Quicksilver is hit by special spheres fired by the Cotati magicians, Mockingbird and Wonder Man come to his aid and help the Kree and the Skrull turn the tide against the Cotati.[63]

Powers and abilities

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Simon Williams gained his superhuman powers due to chemical and radiation treatments with "ionic" energy by Baron Zemo, giving him superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.[64]The process unexpectedly enlaced Pym Particles in the ion ray bombardment.[65]While Zemo's initial aim was to use ionic rad supplemented treatments to make Wonder Man at least "the equal of any Avenger," his treatments surpassed his expectations and endowed Wonder Man with strength comparable to that ofThor.[66]InAvengers: The Children's Crusade#3, Captain America described Wonder Man as having "Sentry-level" strength. Zemo's treatments also granted Wonder Man virtual invulnerability, immortality, enhanced physicality likened to greater stamina, agility, speed, and instantaneous reflexes. Zemo also outfitted Wonder Man with a rocket pack in his belt to achieve flight.[67]

When the Scarlet Witch resurrected him duringKurt Busiek's tenure as head writer, Wonder Man was able to transform into a state of pure ionic energy at will and back again.[68]Following his resurrection and metamorphosis, Wonder Man eventually relearned he is capable of a great many prospects he wasn't aware of beforehand.[69]Due to his self-regenerating ionic energy,[70]Simon has the ability to go without air, food, or water. His eyes also glow a bright red and he usually wears sunglasses to conceal the effect but has since realized he can normalize their appearance as well.[68]

Before his "death" at the hands of the Kree,[38]Wonder Man discovered new abilities. In his beginning years, Williams sometimes wore an ionic energy powered apparatus which allowed him simulated flight.[71][72]Over the course of his career he would gain true flight without need of a thrust system as well as energy projection.[73]Other abilities begotten from manipulating his own ion energies include: emitting force or flame beams from his hands and eyes.;[74][75]alternating his physical shape in undiscovered ways either changing his size (enabling him to grow taller than his adversary Goliath) and morphing his hand into a sickle or transforming into a more demonic semblance;[75]and withholding the energy in hand to increase the impact force of his physical blows.[75]He could potentially even give superpowers to non-powered individuals by imparting his ionic force onto them and can just as easily reabsorb it back into himself as this somewhat weakens his superhuman abilities.[76]

Since his resurrection, he has rarely used most of these powers but can still shift between human and energy states at will.[77]In later issues his ionic form has begun to "leak" energy, allowing Iron Man to track him by following his unique energy signature, the other heroes speculating that his condition is responsible for his currently unstable attitude and anger at the Avengers.[78]In later appearances he appears to have increased in strength and power, having also learned to teleport at will. He has done so several times in recent appearances; once being when he was detained by the Avengers after staging an attack on the mansion,[79]and again while battling and easily winning against the Red Hulk.[80]Wonder Man has some limited effect on Electromagnetic phenomena as was explained to him by Hank and Nadia Pym, to that end he can absorb various forms of energy be it radiological,[81]ionic,[82]even anti-material in nature.[83]

Simon is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, having received Avengers training in unarmed combat from Captain America. He has an advanced degree in electrical engineering, is an experienced stuntman, and a talented actor. He is also exceptionally wealthy, being the owner of his own private weapons company as well as a successful movie star.

Reception

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Accolades

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  • In 2012,IGNranked Wonder Man 38th in their "The Top 50 Avengers" list.[84]
  • In 2015,Entertainment Weeklyranked Wonder-Man 78th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list.[85]
  • In 2015,Gizmodoranked Wonder Man 25th in their "Every Member Of The Avengers" list.[86]
  • In 2016,Screen Rantranked Wonder Man 7th in their "20 Most Powerful Members Of The Avengers" list[87]and 13th in their "15 Physically Strongest Superheroes" list.[88]
  • In 2017,Comic Book Resources(CBR) ranked Wonder Man 15th in their "The 15 Most Overpowered Avengers" list.[64]
  • In 2018, CBR ranked Wonder Man 12th in their "25 Most Powerful Avengers Ever" list.[89]
  • In 2021, CBR ranked Wonder Man 7th in their "Marvel: The 10 Strongest Male Avengers" list.[71]
  • In 2021, CBR ranked Wonder Man 7th in their "Marvel: 10 Characters Baron Zemo Created In The Comics" list.[90]
  • In 2022,Newsaramaranked Wonder Man 15th in their "Best Avengers members of all time" list.[91]
  • In 2022,Screen Rantranked Wonder Man 4th in their "9 Strongest West Coast Avengers" list[92]and included him in their "10 Most Powerful Avengers In Marvel Comics" list.[93]
  • In 2022, CBR ranked Wonder Man 9th in their "10 Most Iconic Avengers Who Aren't Iron Man, Captain America, Or Thor" list.[94]

Other versions

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Earth-818

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On Earth-818 which was conquered by Multiversal Masters of Evil memberBlack Skull,a white-skinned version of Wonder Man is a member of the resistance against Black Skull that is led byAnt-Man(this Earth's version of Tony Stark). He was described to be a "slave of the silver screen". Following Black Skull's defeat, Ant-Man joinsRobbie Reyesand hisDeathlokcompanion in their quest to liberate the enslaved Earths from the Multiversal Masters of Evil as he leaves Wonder Man andInfinity Thingto rebuild Earth-818.[95]

Following Ghost Rider's sacrifice to stop the flow of the ancient Multiverse's energies from the other side, Wonder Man and Infinity Thing are shown to be members of the Multiversal Avengers.[96]

Exiles

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A version of Wonder Man appears inExileson an alternate world ruled by Tony Stark. Simon Williams was 20 feet away when a Gamma Bomb was dropped on the Hulk in an attempt to kill the Hulk. It worked but Simon absorbed the Gamma Radiation and with his already ionic body ended up a whole new monster: Tony Stark killed the Hulk but made another, in Simon Williams, that he described as being "just a little stronger". Simon lives in isolation with the Scarlet Witch and a legless version of Doctor Strange. When Weapon-X member The Spider threatened the Scarlet Witch, Simon "Hulked out" to gigantic size. Eventually the Weapon-X team trapped him and an alternate She-Hulk in theNegative Zone.[97]

Guardians of the Galaxy

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In an alternate future, Wonder Man - now with snow white hair and using the alias "Hollywood" - reluctantly aids theGuardians of the Galaxy.He also aids several other heroes, sometimes operating out of the still-standingAvengers Mansion.Hollywood eventually joins the Guardians,[98]and later the "breakaway" team, theGalactic Guardians.[99]

In the 2008Guardians of the Galaxyseries, he is shown as part of the Guardians in a potential 3009 AD. Here he fought under the direction ofKillravenand was later allied with a "modern" version of the Guardians.[100]

Heroes Reborn

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In thepocket universe created subconsciouslyby Franklin Richards, following the sacrifice made by the Fantastic Four and the Avengers to defeat Onslaught, Wonder Man was drafted into the Lethal Legion by the Enchantress and sent to Avengers Mansion to distract them long enough to leave them vulnerable to the rest of the Lethal Legion.[101]However, the Lethal Legion were easily defeated by the Avengers and Wonder Man was taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. He was later approached by Loki, who absorbed him during his bid for more power.[102]

House of M

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In theHouse of Mreality, Wonder Man is a famous actor who is rumored to be having an affair with Carol Danvers.[103]

Marvel Zombies

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InMarvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness,Wonder Man is one of the many zombies seen attacking Doctor Doom's castle.[volume & issue needed]He is one of the first zombies to get inside along with infected X-MenNightcrawler,BeastandStorm.[volume & issue needed]

InMarvel Zombies: Dead Dayshe appears in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier as one of the heroes who survived the zombie plague.[volume & issue needed]

MC2

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In theMC2Universe, Wonder Man is never revived after initially dying to save the Avengers, with robotic copies being utilized instead.[104][97]

Old Man Logan

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In the pages ofOld Man Logan,Wonder Man was among the Avengers who fought an army of supervillains in Connecticut. Wonder Man is ambushed and shot byCrossbones.[105]

Ultimate Marvel

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TheUltimate Marvelincarnation of Wonder Man (Simon Williams) has appeared alongside theBlack Knight,Quake,Tigra and the Vision as a part of theWest CoastUltimates.In this version, he was a bodybuilder who acquiredHulk-level strength and mental instability as a side effect.[106]

Wonder Man: My Fair Super Hero

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Wonder Man starred in his own miniseries set in a possible distant future. In the story, he was goaded into rehabilitating a newly appeared super-villain, Lady Killer.[107]

In other media

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Television

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Wonder Man as he appears inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Main article:Marvel Cinematic Universe

Video games

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Collected editions

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Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Avengers West Coast Epic Collection: How The West Was Won Wonder Man(vol. 1) #1 andWest Coast Avengers(vol. 1) #1-4,Iron Man Annual#7,Avengers(vol. 1) #250,West Coast Avengers(vol. 2) #1-7,Vision and The Scarlet Witch#1-2 February 2021 978-1302928193
Avengers Epic Collection: Operation Galactic Storm Wonder Man(vol. 2) #7-9 andAvengers(vol. 1) #345-347,Avengers West Coast(vol. 2) #80-82,Quasar#32-34,Iron Man(vol. 1) #278-279,Thor(vol. 1) #445-446,Captain America(vol. 1) #401, material from Captain America (vol. 1) #398-400 May 2022 978-1302946869
Wonder Man: My Fair Super Hero Wonder Man(vol. 3) #1-5 July 2007 978-0785119951

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