Wonder Woman is one of DC’s most important characters, but this towering icon has often been depicted with an inconsistent height. So just how tall is Wonder Woman?
The “wonder” part of Wonder Woman is often the most accentuated part of her character, but that wasn’t always the case. Wonder Woman’s power and presence have fluctuated wildly over the years thanks to a mix of reboots, shifting cultural impact, andchanging creative directions.
Most often, her height is the first thing to change. Wonder Woman was depicted as a woman of average height early on. However, since around the mid-to-late ‘90s, creators began slowly increasing her height.
These days, Wonder Woman is seen as a towering, statuesque warrior, but it was a long road to get there. While her height is now somewhat consistent, fans who previously tried to get a solid answer may have been easily confused.
How tall is Wonder Woman in DC Comics?
For years, Wonder Woman was the somewhat underwhelming 5’ 11”, according to both 1990’s Who’s Who in the DC Universe and 1998’s Wonder Woman Secret Files. However, her height has notoriously fluctuated over the years, and she appears to have gotten a significant height increase following New 52.
Many modern creators have leaned more into the Amazonian aspect of Wonder Woman and designed her to be taller and more muscular. On average, she is depicted as taller thanthe 6’2” Batmanand roughly equivalent in height tothe 6’3” Superman. At the extreme, though, she stands taller than Superman, such as in Darwyn Cooke’s seminal classicDC: The New Frontier.
Ironically,the DCEU’s Wonder Woman actressis closer to her originally depicted height.Gal Gadot is 5’ 10”.She’s just an inch taller than Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman in the classic ‘70s series and stands 5’ 9”.
As of this writing, there’s an announcement for a Wonder Woman in James Gunn’s upcoming DCU, but it may only be a matter of time before the next, possibly taller version of the character is announced.
Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
