Wonder Woman 80th anniversary plans announced, including 100-page special

Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary
(Image credit: DC)

The Wonder Woman 80th anniversary celebrations have been announcဣed to celebrate Wonder Woman's first appearance by DC, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences, and WarnerMedia.

"Em𒈔bracing t𝓀he call to see the world through Wonder Woman's eyes and to 'Believe in Wonder,' the 80th Anniversary celebration illuminates the Super Hero’s timeless and relevant message of hope and empowerment," reads the official announcement.

The campaign will culminate with a "w⭕orldwide celebration of Wonder Woman Day on October 21."

Created by psychologist William Moulton Marston and artist H.G. Peter, Wonder Woman first appeared in on October 21, 1941 in a backup story in an era where female superhero characters were♐ unusual. The character debuted as the lead feature of an anthology series with 1942's and theꦆn the star of her own solo series Wonder Woman later that same year. 

For comic book readers, the celebration will include the Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular, a format DC has used to celebꦇrate the recent 80th anniversaries of , , ,🌟 and . 

Similar s♔pecials celebrating the 1000th issues ꦫof , and marked the 80th anniversaries of Superman and Batman.

On sale in Octo🅷ber, the Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular will "bring together some of the greatest storytellers in comics and entertainment for a tribute to Wonder Woman in a collectible keepsake," according to DC's description. 

In addition to original stories, the special will feature an art montage by artist Yanick Paquette () with colors by Nathan Fairbairn.

And beginning Monday, March 9, DC is making All-Star Comics #8, Sensation Comics #1, and Wonder Woman #1 free to rea🦂d on the publisher's DC Univer𝕴se Infinite digital comic book service. 

Ad🃏ditional Wonder Woman selections will be made available to read for free on DC Universe Infinite each month along with curated collections celebrating essential stories through the decad🦋es. 

Special branded art to celebrate the campaign along with the 80th anniversary logo was createﷺd by Innocean USA, inspired by Nicola Scott's cover to 2016's Wonder Woman #4.

Additional previously announced publishing initiatives helping celebrate the anniversary include the currently on-sale young adult graphic novel ; September's young adult graphic novel anthology profiling women "from all walks of life who are inspiring young readers today to be the leaders of tomorrow who learn, build and dream"; Sensational Wonder Woman Vol. 1, an October collection of the new digital-first an༒thology of self-contained Wonder Woman stories; , the conclusion of the original graphic no🍬vel series by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette that goes on sale March 9.

Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary

(Image credit: DC)

The multimedia 'Believe in Wonder' campaign will also include videos including a mash-up of the iconic '70s TV theme song and the stars of December's Wonder Woman: 1984 including Gal Gadot; Wonder Woman-inspired fashion collections from designers Venus Williams, Camilla, and Azede Jean-Pierre in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products; and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Warner Bros. Games will recog🌞nize the anniversary all year long via spe𒅌cial promotions and activations in its popular ongoing game titles like DC Universe Online, Injustice 2, and DC Legends. 

Additionally, Nintendo will join the celeb🍌ration on June 4 when it releases DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power, a brand-new title for the Nintendo Switch system starring Wonder Woman alongside Batgirl and Supergirl as they "try to protect Metropolis from a fearsome group of foes."

M🍬ore details on additional parts of the campaign can be found at the social media hashtags #WonderWoman80 and #BelieveInWonder.

Newsarama's list of the greatest Wonder Woman stories of all time had 80 years' worth of stories to choose from.

I'm not just the Newsarama founder and editor-in-chief, I'm also a reader. And that reference is just a little bit olde🥃r than the beginning of my Newsarama journey. I founded what would become the comic book news site in 1996, and except for a brief sojourn at Marvel Comics as its marketing and communications manager in 2003, I've been writing about new comic book titles, creative changes, and occasionally offering my perspective on important industry events and developments for the 25 years since. Despite many changes to Newsarama, my passion for the medium of comic books and the characters makes the last quarter-century (it's crazy to see that in writing) time spent doing what I love most.