Queen Clea

Queen Clea
Queen Clea as depicted in Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Guide to the Amazon Princess (November 2003). Art by Phil Jimenez.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Wonder Woman (1st series) #8 (Spring 1944)
Created by	William Moulton Marston
In-story information
Alter ego	Clea
Species	Atlantean
Place of origin	Atlantis
Team affiliations	Villainy Inc. the Society
Abilities	Can survive under deep water pressure, durable skin, can breathe air and water, super strength, uses the Trident of Poseidon.

Queen Clea is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. The ruthless dictator of Venturia, a remote kingdom on the sunken continent of Atlantis, she first appeared in 1944's Wonder Woman #8, written by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston and illustrated by Harry G. Peter. After several clashes with Wonder Woman, she became a member of Villainy Inc., a team consisting of several of Wonder Woman's Golden Age foes, including the Cheetah, Giganta, and Doctor Poison. She appeared periodically during Wonder Woman's Silver and Bronze Age adventures, and would be re-introduced during DC Comics' Post-Crisis era as the leader of Villainy Inc.^[1]