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'''Nubia''' is a fictional character appearing in [[DC Comics]] publications and related media, commonly as an ally of [[Wonder Woman]]. Historically, she is DC Comics' first black female superhero. Originally introduced in 1973 as Wonder WomanDiana's long-lost [[Twin#Dizygotic (fraternal)Mixed twins|black fraternal twin sister]], today the character is depicted as one of Wonder Woman's oldest and closest friends. Created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Don Heck]], Nubia debuted in 1973's ''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]'' #204 and appeared intermittently throughout Wonder Woman's [[Bronze Age of Comics|Bronze Age]] adventures.<ref>Jimenez, Phil. ''The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia'', Del Rey Books, 2010, p. 299-300</ref>
 
In [[Modern Age of Comics|modern comic stories]], Nubia is depicted as an [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazon]] contemporary of Wonder Woman and the successor to Wonder Woman's mother [[Hippolyta (DC Comics)|Hippolyta]] as queen of the [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazon]] nation of [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]]. Raised alongside each other, she and Diana regard each other as "sisters". In stories from 1973-197979, she was depicted as Wonder Woman's long-lost twin sister and rival, under the influence of [[AresOlympian Gods (DC Comics)|Ares]]. After long absence from comic books during which time DC [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|rebooted its continuity]], she was reimagined as "Nu'Bia" in 1999 by [[Doselle Young]] and Brian Denham in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) Annual #8; in this telling, she was the Amazons' champion immediately prior to Diana, assigned to protect the [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]] by watching over "Doom's Doorway". In the 2000s, several [[alternative universe]] versions of Nubia were also prominently featured as Wonder Woman on other parallel worlds, [[#Other_versions|most notably on Earth-23]].
 
In the 2020s, Nubia has developed an expanded profile and greater visibility in DC Comics' [[DC Rebirth|post-Rebirth]] continuity, beginning with a story showing her as a future Wonder Woman following Diana in ''[[Future State]]'' (2021). She was then heavily featured across DC's [[Infinite Frontier]] ''Wonder Woman'' publications, including the limited series ''Nubia & the Amazons'' (2021), ''[[Trial of the Amazons]]'' (2022) and ''Nubia: Queen of the Amazons'' (2022). The publisher also commissioned [[young adult fiction|young adult]] graphic novels featuring Nubia as the central character, including ''[[Nubia: Real One]]'' (2021) and ''Diana & Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons'' (2022).
 
The distinction of DC's first black woman superhero is also sometimes accorded to the [[Teen Titans|Teen Titan]] [[Bumblebee (DC Comics)|Bumblebee]], who debuted in 1976, fourthree years after Nubia's first appearance.<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 1) #45, DC Comics, December 1976.</ref>
 
==Publication history==
==Origin==
Nubia was created by [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Don Heck]] in 1973.<ref name="Murray">{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Jared Mason |title=What Happened To Nubia, Wonder Woman's Black Sister? |url=https://screenrant.com/nubia-wonder-woman-black-sister/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=2 June 2021 |date=23 September 2020}}</ref> While Kanigher had previously written [[Wonder Woman (comic book)|''Wonder Woman'']] for nine years, he had left to work on other projects. He and then-partner Heck created Nubia in his first issue back on Wonder Woman (#204 in January 1973), part of a one-year stint for the team.<ref name="Murray" />
 
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A short Nubia story in ''Wonder Woman'' #205 picks up with her departure from Paradise Island, including a short conversation and an embrace from Hippolyta. Back on her mist-concealed Floating Island, Nubia rules a community of all men. Upon her return, two men claim the right to fight for her, citing the "law of the Floating Island" or "Mars' law of conquest". Declaring "No man will ever own Nubia!" she fights one of the men herself, defeating him but letting him live. She says, "A woman doesn't destroy life, she cherishes it!".<ref name="carola" />
 
In ''Wonder Woman'' #206, Hippolyta flashes back to the truth, a revised version of Wonder Woman's origin story: Hippolyta had formed two babies from clay, one dark, and one light. They are brought to life by the gods, but [[Ares (DC Comics)|Mars]] the god of war abducts baby Nubia, whomand Hippolytaraises neverher seesto again. Nubia is raised by Mars as his weapon of destruction againstbattle the Amazons. Mars and Nubia launch an attack on Paradise Island from their so-called "Slaughter Island". Coming to assist, Diana recognizes Mars' ring and removes it from Nubia's hand, breaking the god's mind control over Nubia. She and Diana oppose Mars, who flees, and Nubia leaves to lead her warriors "into ways of peace". Hippolyta reveals Nubia's origin to Diana.<ref name="carola" />
 
Nubia's next appearance comes in ''Supergirl'' #9 (December 1973) written by [[Robert Kanigher]]. In the story [[Supergirl]] is made an honorary Amazon. Later when it is discovered that Nubia is suffering from a mutated shark poisoning, Hippolyta sends Kara to retrieve a rare root needed to cure her.<ref name="carola" />
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===Nubia===
After [[DC Rebirth]] and [[Infinite Frontier]], Nubia wasis featured in a backup story in the series ''[[Future State]]: Immortal Wonder Woman''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=FUTURE STATE: IMMORTAL WONDER WOMAN #1|url=https://www.dccomics.com/comics/future-state-immortal-wonder-woman-2021/future-state-immortal-wonder-woman-1|access-date=2021-03-06|website=DC|language=en}}</ref> This depicts Nubia in Man's World. After "Future State" and a new version of the Multiverse were created, this version of Nubia wasis reintroduced as an Amazonian champion tasked with guarding Doom's Doorway, a hellish portal on Themyscira. Nubia shortly becamebecomes Queen of Amazons when Hippolyta returns to Man's World to represent Diana in the newest iteration of the [[Justice League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=INFINITE FRONTIER #0|url=https://www.dccomics.com/comics/infinite-frontier-2021/infinite-frontier-0|access-date=2021-03-06|website=DC|language=en}}</ref> WhenAfter Diana returnedreturns to the living, Diana officially blessedblesses Nubia to share her title as Wonder Woman, in addition to her new role as Queen.<ref>''Wonder Woman'' #780 (2021)</ref> While Nubia is no longer Diana's twin in a literal way, the two were both born on the same day and fostered a close sister-like relationship. Nubia is also shown as having a romantic relationship with the Amazon blacksmith Io.<ref>''Nubia the Amazons'' #1 (2021)</ref>
 
==Other versions==
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===''Injustice: Gods Among Us''===
Nubia appears in the comic series based on the 2017 video game ''[[Injustice 2]]''. In the prologue to ''Injustice 2'', Nubia wasis appointed as the new Wonder Woman of Themyscira after Diana's actions with the Regime from the first game.<ref>''Injustice 2'' #29 (2017)</ref>
 
=== ''Nubia: Real One'' ===
An original YA graphic novel ''[[Nubia: Real One]]'', was written by [[L.L. McKinney]] and with art by Robyn Smith. According to the publisher, the story "follows a teenage Nubia as she learns to embrace her true self in a world filled with racial inequality, school violence, and other timely issues affecting young people today".<ref>{{Cite web|title=DC DEBUTS FIRST LOOK AT 'NUBIA: REAL ONE'|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2020/05/28/dc-debuts-first-look-at-nubia-real-one|date=2020-05-28|website=DC|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> It was released on February 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tonja Renée|first=Stidhum|date=2020-05-28|title=Exclusive: A Cover Reveal of L.L. McKinney's Nubia: Real One—She's Much More Than Wonder Woman's Twin Sister|url=https://www.theroot.com/exclusive-a-cover-reveal-of-l-l-mckinneys-nubia-real-1843712066|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-02|website=The Root}}</ref>
 
==Powers and abilities==
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Nu'Bia, in addition to the other Themyscirian Amazons, possesses the ability to relieve her body of physical injury and toxins by becoming one with the Earth's soil and then reforming her body whole again.<ref name="ww30" /> The first time Diana does this she prays to her god [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaea]] saying: "''Gaea, I pray to you. Grant me your strength. You are the Earth who suckled me, who nurtured and bred me. Through you all life is renewed. The circle never ends. I pray you, mother Gaea, take me into your bosom. Please, let me be worthy''". During writer [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]'s time on the comic it was stated that this is a very sacred ritual to the Themyscirians, only to be used in the direst of circumstances.<ref>''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #120</ref>
 
==Collected editions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Material collected
! Pages
! Published date
! ISBN
|-
| ''Nubia & the Amazons''
| ''Nubia & the Amazons'' #1-6; and pages from ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'' #0
| 160
| 11/28/23
| {{ISBNT|978-1779520555}}
|}
 
==In other media==
[[Image:NubiaDoll.jpg|thumb|1977 Nubia doll by [[Mego Corporation|Mego]].]]
===Television===
* In 1975, producers of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|''Wonder Woman'' television series]] planned for [[Teresa Graves]] to play the superheroine's black sister, but the series moved to [[CBS]] in 1977, before the character ever appeared on the show.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} That same year, the [[Mego Corporation]] produced a Nubia doll to tie-in with the show, advertised as "Wonder Woman's super-foe". Wearing a gladiator-styled costume which resembled a uniform Nubia wore in the comic book, the doll was also given a white streak of hair in her otherwise black hair.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
* Nubia was intended to appear in [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|''Wonder Woman'']] (1975), but was ultimately cut. However, the character did appear in merchandise, sporting a gladiator-like costume and white hair streak.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}
* A character with a similar background appeared in the 1974 television film ''[[Wonder Woman (1974 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' starring [[Cathy Lee Crosby]]. In the film, written and produced by [[John D. F. Black]] and following more of a spy-adventure continuity than the comic-book one, a fellow Amazon named Ahnjayla ([[Anitra Ford]]) leaves Paradise Island and becomes a nemesis of Wonder Woman.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
 
* Nubia is featured in the ''[[Challenge of the Super Friends]]'' digital comic, based on the series.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} When Wonder Woman is under the control of the evil Overlord, Nubia is seen attempting to liberate the oppressed women of the African continent. She tells them that men still treat women as if they were possessions and it is time for women to stand up to men, with Wonder Woman as leader. Diana and Nubia fight, but eventually the Overlord is defeated, and they part as friends.
===Video games===
* In ''[[Wonder Woman '77|Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman]]'', the former villain Carolyn Hamilton ([[Jayne Kennedy]]) from the [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|''Wonder Woman'' TV series]] is later known as Nubia, and appears as commander of the Amazons. She marries the then-Amazon [[Fausta Grables]] at a ceremony officiated by Wonder Woman.<ref>''Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman'' #6 (October 2017)</ref>▼
* Nubia is one of the five Wonder Women includedappears in the episode 38 expansion of the ''[[MMORPG]]'' ''[[DC Universe Online]]''. Called "Wonderverse", thisvoiced expansionby wasValoneecia released on June 30, 2020Tolbert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcuniverseonline.com/news/dcuo-wonderverse-faq-july-2020|title = Wonderverse: Get Caught up|date = 23 July 2020}}</ref> She is voiced by Valoneecia Tolbert.
* Nubia appears as a playable character in ''[[MultiVersus]]'', voiced by [[Kimberly Brooks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=September 12, 2024 |title=''MultiVersus'' shows off Powerpuff Girls, Rowdyruff Boys and more in action |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/450786/multiversus-went-above-and-beyond-with-the-powerpuff-girls |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://x.com/multiversus/status/1845932661245632992|title=A royal shout-out to Kimberly Brooks, the voice of Nubia in #MultiVersus. For Themyscira!}}</ref>
 
===Miscellaneous===
* Nubia appears in the ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]'' digital comic.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
▲* InA variant of Nubia appears in ''[[Wonder Woman '77|Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman]]'',. theThis formerversion villainis Carolyn Hamilton, ([[Jaynea Kennedy]])former fromenemy theof [[Wonder Woman (TVwho series)|''Wonderbecame Woman''an TV series]] is later known as Nubia, and appears asAmazon commander of the Amazons. She marries the then-Amazon [[Fausta Grables]] at a ceremony officiated by Wonder Woman.<ref>''Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman'' #6 (October 2017)</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
===Nubia===
* ''Wonder Woman'' #204–206<ref>{{cite web|url=http://darkmark6.tripod.com/wonderind.htm|title=Wonder Woman index|last=DarkMark|website=darkmark6.tripod.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Supergirl (comic book)|Supergirl]]'' #9
* ''[[Super Friends]]'' #25
 
===Nu'Bia===
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) Annual #8
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #154–155
* ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #188 (cameo)
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.carolastrickland.com/comics/wwcentral/misc_indexes/nubia/nubia.html WW Central: Nubia]
* [http://www.wonderwomanmuseum.com/referrals.html Wonder Woman Museum entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060704235045/http://www.wonderwomanmuseum.com/referrals.html |date=2006-07-04 }}
* [http://www.wonderland-site.com/index2.htm Wonderland Wonder Woman Comix page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170903065516/http://www.amazonarchives.com/index2.htm Amazon Archives]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=nubia DCU Guide: Nu'Bia]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYeDNFfgGsQ Nubia Mego Doll Commercial]
 
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