Superman, explained · Allies and friends

Wonder Woman.

Friends, allies and a famous 2012 kiss.

Superman and Wonder Woman first appeared together in All-Star Comics #36 (1947) and became allies when the Justice League debuted in 1960. They agreed to stay friends in Action Comics #600 (1988). In the New 52 they kissed in Justice League #12 (2012) and dated for a time, but Lois Lane remains his wife in canon.

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Updated 6 November 2026 · 5 sources

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First seen

All-Star Comics #36.

1947

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The full story.

Superman and Wonder Woman are DC’s two most powerful founding heroes, so fans have always wondered whether they’d make a couple. For most of their history the answer has been no: they’re close friends who respect each other. But for a few years in the 2010s, DC said yes.

When did Superman and Wonder Woman first meet?

Moment	Where	Confidence
Wonder Woman’s own debut	All Star Comics #8 (cover January 1942)	Likely
First appearance together, as Justice Society colleagues	All-Star Comics #36 (1947)	Confirmed
First act as allies, at the Justice League’s debut	The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960)	Likely
Post-Crisis meeting; he tries to kiss her and she turns him down	Legends #6 (1987)	Confirmed

Friends, not a couple

For decades the comics kept them as friends and allies. Alan Moore’s “For the Man Who Has Everything” (Superman Annual #11, 1985) has a near-kiss that both of them call too predictable. After the 1986 reboot, they agreed to stay friends and confidants in Action Comics #600 (1988). In the 2005 crossover Sacrifice, Wonder Woman kills Maxwell Lord to stop him controlling Superman’s mind.

The New 52 romance

In the New 52, with Clark’s marriage to Lois erased, the two finally kissed in Justice League (vol. 2) #12, on sale on 29 August 2012. The kiss made news well beyond comics. The couple then starred in their own series, Superman/Wonder Woman, by Charles Soule and Tony Daniel, which ran for 29 issues from October 2013 to May 2016. DC Rebirth (2016) restored Clark and Lois’s marriage, and Lois Lane remains Superman’s wife in today’s comics: see the Superman family tree.

Kingdom Come

The out-of-continuity Kingdom Come (1996) goes further: it ends with Wonder Woman expecting their child. More stories like it are on Superman versions and Elseworlds.

With Batman, they make up DC’s Trinity: see Superman and Batman and the rest of Superman’s friends and allies.

Era by era.

The same Superman, rewritten for every generation.

Golden Age (1938–1956)

Wonder Woman debuts in All Star Comics #8 (cover January 1942). She and Superman first appear together, purely as colleagues, in All-Star Comics #36 (1947).

Silver Age (1956–1986)

Allies from the Justice League's debut in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960). In Alan Moore's 'For the Man Who Has Everything' (1985) they share a near-kiss that both find too predictable.

Post-Crisis (1986–2011)

They meet again in Legends #6 (1987), where he tries to kiss her and is turned down, then agree to be friends in Action Comics #600 (1988). In Sacrifice (2005) she kills Maxwell Lord to free his mind.

New 52 (2011–2016)

The kiss in Justice League #12 (2012) starts a romance, and the series Superman/Wonder Woman runs from 2013 to 2016.

Out of continuity

Kingdom Come (1996) ends with Wonder Woman expecting their child.

Questions.

Are Superman and Wonder Woman a couple?

Only for a while. In the New 52 comics they kissed in Justice League #12 (2012) and starred in their own series, Superman/Wonder Woman (2013–16). In most other eras they're close friends and allies, and Lois Lane is Superman's wife in today's comics.

When did Superman and Wonder Woman first meet?

They first appeared together in All-Star Comics #36 (1947), working with the Justice Society. They became regular allies when the Justice League debuted in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960). After the 1986 reboot they met again in Legends #6 (1987).

Do Superman and Wonder Woman have a child?

Not in main continuity. In Kingdom Come (1996), an out-of-continuity story by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, the ending reveals that Wonder Woman is expecting their child. Superman's son in today's comics is Jon Kent, with Lois Lane.