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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 689683" data-attributes="member: 505">While I wasn't too thrilled by Hypollita being the first WW (since it sort of takes away from Diana's accomplishments when she won the right to play that role, IMO), I wouldn't have minded if it was handled differently.Say that Diana discovers that there was a prior, little known superheroine who used the name Wonder Woman during WWII.  Delving into the story, she discovers that it was Hypollita.  This would explain why she forbid Diana from taking part in the original WW tournament; she knew the dangers superheroes face and didn't want Diana to get killed.This could lead to some interesting stories as she interacts with the golden age heroes and wonders why no one told her that her own mother was a superhero.  Perhaps some never knew there was a previous WW, others were sworn to secrecy by Hypollita when Diana took over the role, etc..This I could live with.  However, revealing Paradise Island can travel through time and then having the original Flash say, "Hey!  I can suddenly remember that Wonder Woman's mom was Womnder Woman in WWII!" was so bad, I think that part of my brain actually died when I read it.    It's such a dumb idea because it's the ultimate dues ex machina (I know I spelled that wrong <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />).  It's the ultimate solution to any time travel story.  JLA's trapped in the past?  Quick, to Paradise Island!  Or, why not use it to go back in time and repel that alien invasion before it even begins?Jimenez was reduced to killing Hypollita and blowing up the Island to fix this mess.The only thing I liked about Byrne's run was that he slightly redesigned her costume.  He made he bracelets a bit longer and did away with the million stars on her trunks and replaced them with two, stylized stars.BTW, was there ever an origin given to Giganta?  In one issue, there's a gorilla named Giganta.  The next time I saw her she was the size-changing woman from Super Friends. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /></blockquote>

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