By the end of the tale, as punishment for fumbling a planned plot against Wonder Woman, the war god Mars transforms the Duke into the familiar crooked, toothless figure depicted in his earliest Golden Age comic book appearances. In a story taking place on Earth-2 in 1942, the Duke is shown to be a handsome darkhaired demigod in indigo armor. Several years later in 1978’s Wonder Woman #239-240, writer Gerry Conway provides a subtle retcon of the Golden Age Duke of Deception's origin. The Duke as a handsome warrior in Wonder Woman #239 (1978) art by José Delbo. Despite differences in their outward appearances, the wizened Duke in the pullout is established as the same figure as the tuxedoed Duke in the issue’s lead story. Written as if narrated by the Duke himself, the pullout divulges the villain's early clashes with Wonder Woman, establishing an Earth-1 origin story paralleling that of the Golden Age Duke of Earth-2. Wonder Woman #217 includes a two-page pullout reusing frames from several of the Duke of Deception’s Golden Age appearances, all featuring art by Harry G. Still hook-nosed, he was given Mephistophelian facial features, including two-toned hair that swept upward at the temples, creating the effect of devil horns. Starting in Wonder Woman #217, with art by Dick Dillin and Vince Colletta, the Bronze Age Duke appears as a middle-aged white man in a dark tuxedo. Gone was the alien-green skin of the Silver Age. The Bronze Age Duke is captured in Wonder Woman #217 (1975) art by Dick Dillin and Vince Colletta.īy 1975, the Duke’s design was again altered. Conrad and Becky Cloonan confirm this the Duke identifies himself by name as Dolos, as does Wonder Woman, suggesting unchronicled previous interactions in DC's Rebirth-era continuity. In 2022's Wonder Woman #788, writers Michael W. The 2020 feature film Wonder Woman 1984 suggested that the Duke had a specific mythological antecedent, Dolos. For the greater part of his publication history, his specific identity was never established, nor was his precise position within DC Comics’ Greek mythological pantheon. His portrayal evolved into that of a figure autonomous from Ares, frequently confronting Wonder Woman and her allies as an independent antagonist with his own aims of conquest, as well as a background shrouded in mystery. Introduced as a treacherous operative of the war god Mars/Ares in 1942’s Wonder Woman #2, the Duke would rise to become one of Wonder Woman's most persistent foes, appearing regularly in her adventures throughout the Golden, Silver and Bronze Age of Comics. Based on Dolos, the Greek mythological deity of deceit and lies, he is a longstanding recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. The Duke of Deception is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. The Legend of Wonder Woman Duke of Deception was a powerful necromancer.Ability to possess sentient beings (similar to the DC Comics characters Deadman and Jericho).Mastery of manipulation and deceitful strategy.Thomas Byde ( The Legend of Wonder Woman) The Duke of Deception in Wonder Woman #788, August 2022 illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino.
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