Wonder Woman has appeared in comics.
The Duke of Deception is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media . Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character first appeared in All Star Comics # 8 in October 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics # 1 , January 1942 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986 . Many stories depicted Wonder Woman rescuing herself from bondage , which defeated the `` damsels in distress '' trope that was common in comics during the 1940s .