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While Diana might be the firstWonder Womanin terms of lineament origination , DC Comicshas unwrap that , chronologically , Nubiapredates Diana . In bothInfinite Frontierand   the newest   Black Label series , Wonder Woman : Historia , Nubia is an Amazon warrior long before Diana is . deliberate her present character and develop history , she could be considered a " Wonder Woman " who precedes Diana in the theatrical role .

Nubia was first introduced in 1973 by Centennial State - creators Robert Kanigher and Don Heck ,   inWonder Woman # 204 . She would reappear in 1999   inWonder Woman Annual # 8under the name " Nu’Bia . " In her second appearance , it was revealed that she wasactually an Amazon champion — before Diana was . She had won the same tourney Diana had , but the charge given to her was different . She was task with ward Doom ’s Doorway .

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As of late , Nubia has been make a triumphant return . She was a core part of theFuture State : Immortal Wonder Womanback up stories and , duringInfinite Frontier , she has been ruling as the queen mole rat of Themyscira in Hippolyta ’s place . However , the back - up story of   the current ongoingWonder Womanseries — Young Diana — also placed Nubia as the defender in charge of protecting the Amazons from the dangers of Doom ’s Doorway . The dangers   Nubia facedand the actual competition have not been shared yet , but considering how much attending is being paid to the Amazons ( and Nubia specifically ) it would n’t be surprising if these stories show up within the next several months of Wonder Woman - refer comic tone ending .

InWonder Woman : Historia # 1 — DC ’s novel Black Label series say the history of the Amazons — Nubia is one of the original thirty Amazons stand of the Hellenic goddess . This serial has the creative team of Kelly Sue DeConnick , Hi - Fi , Arif Prianto , Phil Jimenez , Romulo Fajardo Jr. , and Clayton Cowles . In the first issue , Nubia is part of the tribe of Demeter . While this serial does not exist within the   current canon ofInfinite Frontier , it continues a current course occurring with Nubia . For many age , Nubia has struggledto be a pillar in DC Comics . However , she is finally making clearance and has been taking on more and more grandness within late comic . In record time she has become a queen , a Wonder Woman in the future ( Future State’sfuture , to be exact ) , and prove to still be a extremely skilled warrior and respectable leader .

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Wonder Woman : The Adventures of Young Diana Special — create by Jordie Bellaire , Paulina Ganucheau , Kendall Goode , and Becca Carey — establish that Nubia was already operating as a whiz for the Amazons long before Diana would officially become Wonder Woman and speculation into mankind ’s Earth . Though that was her select mission , it is not the only mission that exist . Diana and Nubia have standardised abilitiesand due to her historic period — and electric potential to be an original Amazon in the group ' chronicle — she would likely have more scrap experience than Diana does . The two have often been portray as equals . They have been clay sister , Amazon sister , and conflict well together . Yet Nubia is much older and could lastly take her rightful place within the Amazon ’s account and futurity . While Diana was the first to wear the Wonder Woman mantle in terms of publishing history , Nubiapreceded her as aWonder Womanin Amazon chronicle in both canon and the Amazons ' newfangled Black Label universe fromDC Comics .

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