Queen Clea is one of the few enemies of Wonder Woman that can actually hold her own physically. There's also word of her reappearing in the upcoming Seven Kings storyline, which would make sense as she was Queen of the Atleantean city Venturia. What does everyone think of this aquatic heavy-hitter?
I'm personally a huge fan of Queen Clea. I think there's a lot of potential to be had with a villain who is Diana's physical rival, as well as a royal title for the Atlanteans. I've been craving a Wonder Woman/Aquaman team-up against Queen Clea for quite some time. I also think she's a better fit for leader of Villainy Inc. over Eviless. So, yeah... in my opinion, she has all the traits of a great female supervillain. I just wish she'd be used to her potential.
I really applaud Phil Jimenez for dusting off characters like Clea, Angle Man, Giganta, Dr. Poison, etc. It's something not very many Wonder Woman writers have done unfortunately.
Recommended Reading:
- Wonder Woman (1st series) #8 - first appearance
- Wonder Woman (1st series) #28 - joins Villainy Inc. with Wonder Woman's rogues gallery
- Justice League of America (1st series) #135 - recruits Penguin, Blockbuster, and Ibac to aid in her efforts to take back Venturia
- Wonder Woman: Our Worlds At War #1 - flashback; first appearance of post-crisis Clea and her original Villainy Inc.
- Wonder Woman (2nd series) #179-183 - Land of the Lost; Clea forms the second Villainy Inc. in order to conquer Skartaris
- Wonder Woman (2nd series) #184 - in the past, battled Hippolyta (as Wonder Woman) and Miss America (Diana)
- Wonder Woman (3rd series) Annual #1 - joined Circe's army of supervillains to battle Wonder Woman
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Angle Man
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