Is Wonder Woman Bulletproof in DC Comics?

Wonder Woman’s powers and abilities have changed over the course of her 80-year history, including whether or not she can be hurt by bullets.

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DC Comics’ Wonder Woman is often touted as the female equivalent of Superman, comparable in strength, speed, flight, and intelligence. Yet over the years, one specific difference has been the subject of controversy amongst loyal readers. While the Man of Steel can endure a barrage of bullets with only his chest, the Amazing Amazon alternates between absorbing the shots and deflecting with her indestructible bracelets. Since her earliest appearances, fans have hypothesized about the exact level of Diana’s invulnerability, particularly when it comes to weapons fire. Can Wonder Woman take a bullet to the head, or is deflecting projectiles all in the wrist?

Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter. In a subsequent interview, Marston said that he was trying to create “the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world.” Godlike invulnerability, however, was not an attribute she originally possessed. In her debut in All-Star Comics #8, Diana is instructed to “catch the bullets on her bracelet – or else expect to be wounded!” From the moment of her creation, William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter intended Wonder Woman to be vulnerable to piercing weapons, including bullets. But have their intentions endured?

Like Superman, Wonder Woman’s powers have fluctuated drastically over the course of her eighty-year history. Depending on the writer and the situation, Wonder Woman has possessed everything from merely above-average strength to Superman-level power. At one point, Diana required an Invisible Jet to get around. Later, she could fly. To some extent, these attributes progress by era. The degree of Wonder Woman’s invulnerability, however, follows no such pattern. In 1992’s Wonder Woman Special #1, Deathstroke point-blank blasts a Post-Crisis Diana, and she gets up without a scratch. Only a year later in Wonder Woman #80, she is shot by Mayfly and hospitalized. Fast forward to the New 52 period, and Diana laughs off a hail of bullets in Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman #48. The following year, she catches a bullet in her hand to save Harley Quinn in Harley’s Little Black Book #1. Finally, DC Rebirth finds the Amazing Amazon shot by a sniper in Wonder Woman #19 and injured by a ricochet off of Superman in Justice League #42.

There seems to be little rhyme or reason to when Wonder Woman is susceptible to gunfire and when she is completely bulletproof. Perhaps the primary difference in the nature of Superman and Wonder Woman’s abilities lies in the source of their powers. While Clark’s abilities are rooted in his physiological response to Earth’s yellow son, Diana’s powers are mythological: blessings from the gods. This at least justifies why they might be changeable over time, and even weakened when an attack is unexpected – Diana’s powers are rooted in magic rather than science, making context vital. The final verdict is that swords, spears, arrows, and bullets do and should pose a serious threat to Wonder Woman. This vulnerability doesn’t diminish her, but makes her even more impressive. Standing stone still and taking the punishment may be super, but having the reflexes to parry the attacks is what truly makes a wonder.

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