Giganta
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Giganta is a fictional character appearing American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman, and an occasional foil of the superhero the Atom. She debuted as a brutish strongwoman in 1944's Wonder Woman #9, written by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston and illustrated by Harry G. Peter, and went on to become one of Wonder Woman's most recognizable and persistent foes, appearing during every major era of the hero's comic book adventures, and adapted frequently for television and animation.
Key facts
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- Giganta
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- Giganta.jpg
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- Giganta in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175; art by Phil Jimenez
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.publisher
- DC Comics
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.debut
- Wonder Woman #9 (Summer 1944)
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.creators
- William Moulton MarstonH. G. PeterSheldon Mayer
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.real_name
- Doris Zeul
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.species
- Metahuman (post-Crisis)Evolved gorilla (pre-Crisis)
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.alliances
- Gorilla CityInjustice LeagueSecret Society of Super VillainsVillainy Inc.Secret SixLegion of DoomFemale FuriesSuicide Squad
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.aliases
- Dr. Doris Zeul Olga
- Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.powers
- Genius-level intellect Size manipulation Superhuman strength and durability
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Giganta | Official DC Character
One of Wonder Woman's deadliest enemies, Giganta's size and shape-shifting abilities are rivaled only by her scientific genius.
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Publication history
- Creation and Golden Age
- Silver and Bronze Age
- Post-Crisis
- Fictional character biography
- Earth-Two
- Earth-One
- Doris Zeul
- Powers, abilities, and equipment
- Other versions
- Odyssey
- Justice
- Flashpoint
- The Legend of Wonder Woman
- Sensational Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman: Black and Gold
- Absolute Universe
- In other media
- Television
- Film
- Video games
- Miscellaneous
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Giganta is a fictional character appearing American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman, and an occasional foil of the superhero the Atom. She debuted as a brutish strongwoman in 1944's Wonder Woman #9, written by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston and illustrated by Harry G. Peter, and went on to become one of Wonder Woman's most recognizable and persistent foes, appearing during every major era of the hero's comic book adventures, and adapted frequently for television and animation.
The modern incarnation of Giganta possesses the superhuman ability to increase her physical size and mass, effectively transforming into a giantess. This power-set was not a feature of her Golden or Silver Age comic book appearances, but was rather introduced first on television as part of the character's adaptation for Hanna-Barbera's 1978 Saturday morning cartoon series Challenge of the Superfriends. Giganta's size-changing abilities would not be incorporated into her portrayal in DC Comics publications until 2002.
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