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Formerly: Wonder Girl, Darkstar
Alias: Donna Troy |
Titans Member
Joined: Brave and the Bold #60 [1965] |
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| Troia Quick Bio: Infant Donna Troy was rescued from a fire and raised by the Titans of Myth, who gifted her with great powers. At age 13, Donna was adopted by the Amazons and became Wonder Girl in honor of her sister, Wonder Woman. Donna later embraced her true Titanic heritage and became the heroine known as Troia. |
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THE MANY FACES OF DONNA TROY
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Donna Troy: A Unique Soul In The Universe
Donna remembers one
of her lives in from
DC SPECIAL: THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #4 [2005] |
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Donna Troy was a unique and special soul in all the universe. Throughout the multiverse, Donna - like many others - lived alternate lives on different parallel earths. On Earth-1, she was born to Dorothy Hinkley, saved by Wonder Woman from the burning building, and raised by Hippolyta on Paradise Island. On Earth-2, she was saved by a fireman and raised in Kanigher Orphanage. The Donna Troy of Earth-7 was saved by the Anti-Monitor and turned into Dark Angel, the Harbinger of Death.
Magala's ancient secret - and the truth behind Donna Troy - is revealed at last in
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The Crisis On Infinite Earths came and collapsed the universe - merging thousands of alternate worlds into one single earth. But while most souls were formed into a single existence after the great Crisis, Donna's soul proved to be an exception. Instead, the cataclysm attempted to compress Donna's various lives into one existence. Unknown to Donna, she became a living link to the multiverse in this new reality. Dark Angel, however, was the one alternate-Donna that escaped this compression. Instead, she became a wandering spirit of vengeance with a subconscious hatred for Donna, her opposite number.
In this new re-ordered reality, Donna's new compressed lifeline had magical origins on Paradise Island...
Donna Troy's Mystical Origins
| A flashback reveals when Dark Angel kidnapped Donna in WONDER WOMAN #135 [1998] |
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Paradise Island, the fabled home of the Amazons, was a majestic and idyllic place. But something was missing in the life of young Princess Diana (who would later become the super-heroine, Wonder Woman). The only child on Paradise Island, Diana longed for a companion her own age. The Amazon sorceress Magala heard the young Princess' plea. Using her magics, she created a magical double of Diana using a fraction of the young Amazon's soul. This double was actually a reborn Donna Troy. Queen Hippolyta would not look favorably on this, so Diana's new playmate remained a secret for six months.
Meanwhile, the evil sorceress, Dark Angel, came to Paradise Island to exact a horrible revenge on Hippolyta, her most bitter enemy. Unaware of Magala's spell, Dark Angel abducted Diana's doppelganger, who she mistook for the real Diana. Believing this to be Hippolyta's real daughter, Dark Angel placed a horrible curse on the girl. She forced Hippolyta's "daughter" to experience a cascade of multiple lives, each ending in a horrible tragedy. In actuality, these multiple lives simulated Donna's past lives throughout the multiverse.
The effect of these multiple tragedies was an attempt to torture Hippolyta. But since Hippolyta remained unaware of Donna's existence, Dark Angel's spell had another effect. It is said that what does not destroy us makes us stronger. In Donna Troy's case, this was literally so. Reliving each lifeline strengthened Donna's soul. This enabled Donna to escape Dark Angel's curse – and be reborn as an infant destined to become the great hero we know today.
The Titans Of Myth
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Donna was rescued as an infant from Rhea,
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| Donna was later adopted by the Amazons, as seen in NEW TEEN TITANS #38 [1984]. |
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The infant Donna Troy was rescued from a fire by the Titan goddess, Rhea. Long ago,the Titans of Myth and Rhea were exiled from Olympus and settled on a moon they dubbed New Chronus. Through Rhea's wanton acts, the civilization the Titans of Myth built was soon in ruins. Feeling guilty, Rhea sought to replace the dead Titan children with new ones - she would search worlds for unwanted children. These children would be trained and given special abilities. Their destiny was to eventually live as gods on New Chronus. Rhea also new of an ancient prophesy - that one of these twelve children would one day deliver the Titans of Myth from destruction.
New Chronus was rebuilt, and each child was granted special abilities and training. They lived with the Titans of Myth and learned the mysteries of the cosmos. At the age of thirteen, the children were sent back to their respective worlds - to live their adult lives as normal beings and learn humility. The Titans of Myth left young Donna Troy in the tender care of the Amazons, where she was reunited with her "sister," Princess Diana.
| Donna thrills to the exploits of her big sister, as seen in WONDER WOMAN #1 [2005]. |
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Amazons & Teen Titans
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| Donna seeks the Teen Titans - as revealed in flashback in NEW TITANS #50 [1989] |
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Donna was soon adopted by Queen Hippoltya of the Amazons, and became step-sister to Princess Diana. Intrigued by her sister's exploits as Wonder Woman, Donna decided to become a teen hero herself as Wonder Girl.
Wonder Girl joined Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Speedy in battling their mentors, who were under the influence of the evil Antithesis. After this encounter, the five teens decided to remain a team. Donna Troy herself suggested the name Teen Titans - based on memories from her childhood on New Chronus.
Wonder Girl remained a member of the Teen Titans through various changes. Finally, the team disbanded. Donna Troy finished high school, and, after graduation, she moved in with her friend, Sharon Tracy on the West Coast. Donna continued schooling as an Art major, where she concentrated on photography. With some other friends, she opened a small photo studio.
The New Teen Titans
| Raven gathers the team in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980]. |
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Shortly thereafter, the mysterious Raven formed a new group of Teen Titans. By the time the New Teen Titans team was formed, Donna was back in New York and pursuing a career in fashion photography, at which profession she had already made a reputation for herself, despite her youth. She was also sharing a romantic relationship with divorced college professor Terry Long, to whom she had revealed her dual identity, and whom she later married.
| Donna Troy weds Terry Long in TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #50 [1984] |
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Wonder Girl's closest friendships have remained those with her Titans teammates, especially Robin, Lilith (who has a similar life-history), and Starfire. Prior to her marriage, Wonder Girl enlisted the aid of Robin to discover her true name and background. He succeeded, and thus she learned for the first time that she was actually Donna Hinckley, whose mother learned she was dying of cancer and gave Donna up to an orphanage. Donna was then adopted by a couple named Stacey, but when Carl Stacey was killed in an accident, his wife Fay was forced to give Donna up for adoption again. She then became the object of a child-buying ring, and it was members of this criminal operation, posing as her parents, who had died in the building fire that almost claimed the infant Donna. In the course of their investigation, Dick and Donna located Fay Stacey, now remarried as Fay Evans, whose new family has accepted Donna as a long-lost sibling.
| Donna becomes Troia in NEW TITANS #55 [1989]. |
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Becoming Troia
Later, the dying Titan of Myth Phoebe appeared to Wonder Girl, seeking her aid. One of the Titan seeds, Sparta, had gone mad and threatened New Chronus. Wonder Girl and her fellow Titans saved New Chronus, and Donna Troy learned more about her upbringing with the Titans of Myth. In reward for her loyalty and to show their esteem for their chosen daughter, the Titan-gods gave Donna Troy special gifts.
These ornaments and tokens came with special powers and abilities attached to each one. Upon returning to earth, Donna Troy fashioned these gifts into a new uniform - and a new identity - Troia!
Shortly after this adventure, Donna Troy discovered she was pregnant. As her accelerated pregnancy entered its third trimester, a group called the Team Titans emerged from the future. Their mission: kill Donna Troy before she can give birth to the man who, in their future, would become the evil Lord Chaos.
Lord Chaos also emerged, determined to insure his own future. Troia eventually gave birth, and with the help of the New Titans and the Team Titans, she saved her son Robert while defeating Lord Chaos - whose essence was absorbed by the Titans of Myth. Ultimately, Donna Troy decided to give up her Troia identity, and become a normal human. The Titans of Myth granted this wish, and left Donna Troy powerless.
Team Titans & Darkstars
A powerless Donna as den mother to the Team Titans in TEAM TITANS #7 [1993]. |
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Donna Troy and the Team Titans relocated to a farm in New Jersey. Donna tried to live a normal life, and provide a home for the time-lost Team Titans. Fate was not kind. Villains and disasters struck their new home. This led Donna to rethink her decision. She petitioned the Titans of Myth to grant her powers once again. She was rejected. Undaunted, Donna Troy found her new calling as part of a galactic police force known as the Darkstars!
Events in Donna Troy's life soon took a bad turn. Her farm in New Jersey was destroyed. The time crisis known as Zero Hour wiped out all the Team Titans except for Terra and Mirage. Worst of all, it took a toll on her once happy marriage. Terry Long and Donna Troy divorced and Terry was granted sole custody of their young son.
Donna sought a new direction in her life through the Darkstars and the Titans. Soon, she met Kyle Rayner, the new Green Lantern, who helped ease her pain and loneliness. Events led to the break up of the Titans, and shortly after, Donna Troy gave up her Darkstar identity to live the life of a 'normal' woman for awhile.
Tragedy & Triumph
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Dark Angel seeks to spin Donna into another tragic lifeline
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| REUNITED: The five original Titans bond in JLA/TITANS #3 [1999] |
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Then, tragedy struck. Donna was given news that her ex-husband, step-daughter and her infant son died in a horrible car accident. Devastated by the news, she withdrew from Kyle. As Donna's life seemed at the lowest ebb, Dark Angel emerged and erased her from the minds and hearts of everyone she knew!
Queen Hippolyta, Wonder Woman and Flash were able to rescue Donna from a cascade of doomed lives and defeat Dark Angel. Indeed, it was Donna's touch that defeated the wicked sorceress. With Wonder Woman's magic lasso powering Wally West's memories, the two heroes made Donna Troy's erased lifeline a living truth ... in effect, restoring Donna Troy as the woman they had known.
After this ordeal, a re-powered Donna Troy resumed her costumed identity as Troia.
Troia Reborn
Soon after, a galactic threat came to earth, reuniting former members of the Titans. The Titans gathered together to save their former member, Victor Stone, from alien influence. They came into conflict with their mentors and friends in the JLA, but were eventually able to come to a truce and save Stone while preserving the safety of the planet. The original five Titans then decided to re-form the team.
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Donna explains her latest identity crisis in TITANS #15-16 [2000] |
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| Donna is restored in TITANS #25 [2000] |
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Troia went through an identity crisis upon rejoining the team. She wondered if she had been fully restored upon her 'rebirth' after the defeat of Dark Angel. Her memories still vague and incomplete, Donna briefly rekindled a romantic relationship with fellow Titan, Arsenal.
Dark Angel seized the opportunity presented by Troia's identity crisis, vowing to destroy every incarnation of Donna Troy in every timeline. With the help of the Titans' children from an alternate timeline, the Titans were able to prevent Dark Angel's mad scheme and trap her in Nightstar's fortress. Upon Dark Angel's defeat, Donna Troy was fully restored with all her previous memories. She resumed her life with renewed confidence and vigor.
Shortly afterward, both the Titans and Young Justice were attacked by a mysterious cybernetic girl from the future - who unwittingly unleashed an army of Superman androids. The attack resulted in the death of Donna Troy. At Troia's funeral, a grief-stricken Nightwing disbanded the Titans. Unknown to her friends, Donna Troy had been reborn on a desolate world - her unique soul once again escaping annihilation.
The Return of Donna Troy
When Troia was reborn, the Titans of Myth realized an old prophecy had been fulfilled. Rhea foretold of a special child that would one day save the twelve Titans from destruction. Upon Donna's rebirth, the Titans of Myth - knowing Donna was that chosen child - called her back to New Chronus. There, she became Goddess of the Moon with false memories as the wife of the Titan, Coeus.
Donna Troy - protector of New Chronus - from
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When the Teen Titans and the Outsiders located their former colleague, Troia was awakened from their spell. It was at this time that Donna learned she was a unique soul - a compression of all her various lives throughout the alternate worlds across time and space. This knowledge prompted Donna to remember each unique life throughout the multiverse. Then, the Titan Hyperion revealed the nexus point to what was once the multiverse - a gateway to all creation - to which Donna Troy alone could navigate. Sensing the impending doom of a second Crisis, the Titans of Myth implored Donna to open a safe passage to another reality. Donna complied but fearing the Mythic Titans' power lust, she opened a doorway to Tartarus where they would be trapped for eternity.
With New Chronus now barren, Donna Troy has elected to become the sentinel of the floating mythical world. Now keeper of Harbinger's history orb of the entire multiverse, Donna Troy is a living focal point of the entire cosmos.
Troia possesses enhanced amazon level strength and durability. She can also fly and has been trained to be a fierce warrior on New Chronus as well as sparring with the Amazons. Like her sister Diana, Donna has a natural affinity to animals and shares a psychic bond with her sister as well. Donna, like her sister, is also an embodiment of truth.
DC Universe Role-Playing Games: Sourcebooks and Manuals [ West End Games], DC Secret Files, supplemented by titanstower.com
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Donna as Wonder Girl
Brave & The Bold #60 [1965]: The Teen Titans have been formally organized and named since the events of The Brave and the Bold #54. Now organized as the Teen Titans, Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl respond to a call for help from the teenagers of Midville. With the aid of the professor and the Midville teenagers, the Teen Titans are able to subdue the Separated Man. First 'Donna Troy' Wonder Girl. First official appearance of the Teen Titans.
Teen Titans #1 [1966]: The Teen Titans join the Peace Corps in order to help volunteer workers in the South American country of Xochatan who are being menaced by a giant robot which the native believe to be an ancient deity come to life.
Teen Titans #22 [1969]: Second story: The origin of Wonder Girl. Wonder Girl's origin revealed in part; full origin revealed in New Teen Titans #38; real name, Donna, revealed; adopts secret identity as Donna Troy, and gets new costume and hairstyle in this story. Sharon Tracy's first appearance; becomes Donna Troy's roommate.
Teen Titans #53 [1978]: The origin of the Teen Titans is revealed in flashback as an Untold Tale from the Teen Titans Casebook: the story of how Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Wonder Girl, and Speedy met and formally organized and named the Teen Titans team, between the events of The Brave and the Bold #54 and 60.
New Teen Titans #1 [1980]: After invading his dreams, the mysterious empath Raven incites Dick Grayson to form the New Teen Titans for the eventual purpose of defeating her demonic father, Trigon; Kid Flash joins only after Raven uses her powers to make him fall in love with her; Raven, Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Changeling (formerly Beast Boy) and Victor "Cyborg" Stone unite to save Princess Koriand'r (soon to be known as Starfire) from Gordanian slavers.
New Teen Titans #8 [1981]: Classic "Day in the Life" issue. Between cases, the Teen Titans experience several pertinent Incidents in their civilian identities. When Starfire meets Donna (Wonder Girl) Troy for lunch, she also meets Donna's boyfriend, Terry Long, and gets a job as a fashion model at the agency for which Donna is a photographer. First appearance of Terry Long.
New Teen Titans #38 [1984]: Dick Grayson works to help Donna Troy discover the truth about her past; Donna meets Elmira Cassiday - the woman who ran the orphanage where she once temporarily resided - and learns that her real mother, Dorothy Hinckley, left her with Elmira because she was dying; Donna was adopted by Carl and Fay Stacey, but when Carl died in a work-related accident, Fay also had to give up Donna, who was given to a child-selling operation; Two people who were posing as Donna's new parents died in the fire that Donna remembers; Donna is reconciled with her adopted mother, Fay Stacey Evans, and then visits the grave of her real mother. First appearances of Elmira Cassiday, Dorothy Hinckley, Carl and Fay Stacey, Fay, Hank, Cindy and Jerry Evans.
Tales of the Teen Titans #49 [1984]: While the Titans prepare for the wedding of Donna Troy and Terry Long, Dr. Light attacks Central City, only to be stopped by Wally West and Frances Kane in their public identities.
Tales of the Teen Titans #50 [1985]: Donna Troy and Terry Long are married on the Dayton Estate.
Donna as Troia
New Titans #50-55 [1989]: "Who Is Wonder Girl?" the post-Crisis origin of Donna Troy. The Titans of Myth return to Earth to collect Wonder Girl so that she might help the gods defeat Sparta, a renegade Titan. Wonder Girl learns that she was raised by the Titans of Myth, is given new powers, and takes on the code name Troia. First appearance of Donna as Troia in issue #55.
Secret Origins Annual #3 [1989]: Dick Grayson's dreams are invaded by the Antithesis, who seeks to break Dick's spirit so that he will remain in Limbo; Dick survives with the help of old and new Titans alike. The Special gives a post-Crisis history of the Titans, including some revamps and revisions. Includes: First Appearance of Flame-Bird (Post-Crisis ret-con of Bat-Girl); First Appearance of Herald (Post Crisis ret-con of Hornblower and Guardian); First Appearance of Golden Eagle's new costume; Includes Who's Who entries for Flamebird, Golden Eagle, Bumblebee, The Herald, Antithesis, and Gargoyle.
Wonder Woman (second series) #47-48 [1990]: Donna Troy's dream's lead her to Greece - where she meets Wonder Woman at last. But a more immediate concern is Circe's magics, which are transforming people into were-beasts.
Total Chaos: New Titans #90-92, Team Titans #1-3, Deathstroke #14-16 [1992]: The Team Titans have been sent to the past to kill the pregnant Troia before she gives birth to her son, who could become a god-powered dictator named Lord Chaos in the future. The Team is defeated, and Troia, having lost her powers, gives birth to a normal baby boy. Mirage of the Team Titans kidnaps Starfire and impersonates her so that she can date Nightwing. Birth of Robert Troy Long.
Team Titans #21 [1994]: Dozens of Team Titans are stranded in the past and ponder their futures. Donna Troy petitions the Titans of Myth to grant her powers again, but they reject her. Donna searches to reunite with Terry, only to find he has left her and is living with his ex-wife, Marcia. This issue guest stars Wonder Woman. Chronologically, Titans #25 [2001] follows up on these events with a flashback sequence wherein Terry asks Donna for a divorce.
Donna as Darkstar
Darkstars #22-23 [1994]: Donna Troy finds her new calling - as part of a galactic police force - she becomes a Darkstar! Donna actually becomes a Darkstar in Darkstars #23. Donna serves as a Darkstar in Darkstars #23-38.
Green Lantern #58, 59, 70 [1994-1995]
Green Lantern's Titans' membership: Green Lantern #57-70
Green Lantern #58: Fellow Titan Donna Troy helps Kyle set up his new apartment
Green Lantern #59: Impulse and Arsenal chide him for missing a training session; Kyle & Donna share a kiss
Green Lantern #70: Kyle and Donna break up the first time
New Titans #127-130 [1995]: Damage quits the team, this time for good. Mirage goes into labor and reveals she had been concealing her pregnancy. After Changeling escapes from STAR Labs, the team is reunited with Victor Stone, now a computer form known as Cyberion. The Titans aid Starfire, who is danger from evil Raven (now resurrected once more). Evil Raven is trying to destroy her good self (which lay dormant in the body of Starfire). To ferret out Starfire, evil Raven incites a conflict in the Vegan star system. Tamaran is destroyed, killing many inhabitants including Starfire's parents. A general in the Tamaranean fleet named Ph'yzzon aids the Titans and reveals he and Starfire are married. The Titans are able to destroy evil Raven utterly, and restore good Raven into a new spiritual golden body. Starfire decides to rebuild her culture on a new planet; many Tamaraneans were off-world during the explosion – enough to settle on a new planet dubbed New Tamaran. Changeling, a reformed Raven, and Minion stay with Cyberion, while Darkstar, Green Lantern, and the others return to Earth. Mirage has her baby.
Green Lantern #73-75 [1996]: Donna runs into Green Lantern [last page of Green Lantern #73]. A conflict on the planet Rann involving Darkseid's son Grayven has erupted. With Darkstar ranks were severely depleted, Donna reluctantly asks Kyle for help. Grayven cuts a swath of destruction that decimates the Darkstar forces, destroying most of their super-powered uniforms. John Stewart is crippled in the conflict, and Donna Troy opts to abandon her Darkstar uniform and live a normal life for awhile.
Donna Becomes Troia Again
Wonder Woman #131-136 [1998]: Donna Troy is erased from existence by the evil Dark Angel. As Flash and Wonder Woman race to restore the Donna Troy they knew, Donna's true origin is revealed: Magala created a mystical twin as a playmate for Princess Diana; Dark Angel abducted the twin and cursed her to live multiple tragic lives, one of which as Donna Troy [Wonder Girl]. Donna defeats Dark Angel and is restored through Flash's memories and Wonder Woman's lasso of truth. First appearance of Dark Angel in issue #131. Origins of Donna Troy and Dark Angel revealed in this story.
Girlfrenzy: Donna Troy [June 1998]: Written and drawn by Phil Jimenez, this Donna Troy one-shot deals with racism. Donna Troy reflects back on a past adventure as Troia; She teams up with Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman to confront the fanatical Red Panzer.
JLA/Titans: the Technis Imperative #1-3 [December 1998 to February 1999]: Former Titan Vic Stone threatened to carry out his Technis Imperative and turn the earth's moon into a new Technis world. The JLA and Titans first clashed, then united to save the earth and Vic Stone. The mini series was designed as a primer to restart the Titans series with the five original members (Nightwing, Troia, Flash, Arsenal and Tempest) as the core. Donna has a coronation ceremony, making her a full-fledged Amazon, in issue #1. Decides to use the name Troia again in issue #3.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: Following close on the heels of the events in the JLA/TITANS miniseries, the original Titans decide to set up shop, rebuilding their headquarters (a new Titans Tower) and enlisting a second, non-core group of Titans to help them. And the entire, 10-member roster gets a workout when the team is attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.!
Titans #23-25 [2000-2001]: The "Who's Troia?" trilogy. The evil Dark Angel is erasing Donna from existence throughout Hypertime. But how can Donna save herself, when none of her teammates recognize her? It's up to Nightstar, Kid Flash, the Red Hood and the rest of the sons and daughters of the Titans save Troia from being erased from existence forever. The Titans are joined by the Titanic team from The Kingdom -- traveling through different points in Donna's history before the evil Dark Angel can erase them. The Titans are ultimately successful, as Dark Angel is defeated and Troia is restored at last! Marv Wolfman and George Pérez create a 6-page segment in issue #25.
Wonder Woman Secret Files #2 [1999]: Featuring "Who is Troia", a 6-page story by Devin Grayson and Phil Jimenez. This is the definitive Donna origin story. Donna's coronation ceremony as an Amazon is shown.
The Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1-3 [2003]: The fate of two teams is decided in this thrilling 3-issue miniseries! A mysterious conglomerate offers to sponsor the Titans and Young Justice, but will either team take the offer? Before they can decide, Indigo, a mysterious, cyborg girl from the future, attacks and seriously wounds several of the two teams' members... perhaps fatally! Death of Lilith in issue #2. Apparent Death of Troia in issue #3.
DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1-4 [2005]: Donna Troy has reemerged among the Titans of Myth as Troia, Goddess of the Moon. But memories of a different life haunt her as she leads the Titans of Myth in the final battle of a long campaign of interplanetary conquest, gathering weapons, warriors, and worshippers to fulfill a mission she has begun to doubt. It will take the combined might of the Outsiders and the Teen Titans to solve this cosmic mystery and reveal Troia's true destiny to her: a cosmic hero destined to unite legions against a threat to the entire universe!
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Wonder Girl [Pre-Crisis]
| Donna's Pre-Crisis origin is retold in NEW TEEN TITANS #1 [1980] |
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The past life of Wonder Girl has long been shrouded in mystery. Indeed, she was with the Teen Titans for quite some time before they learned her true origin. Introducing herself to Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Speedy at their first meeting as Wonder Woman's younger sister, and wearing a costume patterned after that supposedly worn by the adult Amazon in her adolescence, she was accepted by her teammates as a member of the Amazon race of Paradise Island, whose queen was Hippolyta, Wonder Woman's mother. Robin, at least, may have known more about Wonder Girl than he let on at the time, since it has been implied that the two had met, however briefly, previous to the formation of the Titans.
With Speedy's assumption of full-time membership, however, he and Wonder Girl began dating regularly, and it became harder for her to keep secrets from her fellow members. After a series of recurring fainting spells and losses of strength, Wonder Girl revealed that she was actually an American-born child whom Wonder Woman had once rescued from a burning building. No identification was found on the bodies of the man and woman who perished in the apartment in which she was found, and the apartment itself was supposedly unrented. Without the slightest clue to her parentage or identity, Wonder Woman took the foundling home with her to Paradise Island, where she was raised as an Amazon and Princess Diana's adopted sister.
 To make her the equal of her fellow inhabitants, all of whom possess super-human skills, the child, now named Donna, was given powers similar to those of Wonder Woman by a modification of the Amazons' life-saving Purple Healing Ray. While Wonder Girl is not as strong as Wonder Woman, she apparently possesses the power of unaided flight which her sister lacks.
Upon journeying to man's world, Wonder Girl was left with no place to stay, and began secretly making her home in Titan Lair between meetings. Her dizzy spells were soon traced to a malfunction in the Purple Ray which had caused it to drain her powers when used. The male Titans quickly resolved her dilemma by setting her up in a civilian identity under the name Donna Troy, and finding her a roommate in a Greenwich Village apartment, one Sharon Tracy. To celebrate, Wonder Girl redesigned her hairdo and costume. Since the young super-heroine has never worn either a mask as Wonder Girl or a disguise as Donna Troy, it is surprising how few people have managed to connect her two identities thus far.
Wonder Girl has remained a constant member through all three incarnations of the Teen Titans.
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Creators on Donna Troy
 The character of Wonder Girl, Donna Troy Hinckley, has been given a new lease on life by Wolfman and Pérez, a feat no less miraculous than the salvation of Dick Grayson. Before this series, Wonder Girl was always rendered as a super-strong airhead, an Amazonian valley girl, more a cheerleader and a preppie than a woman. The first thing done was to imbue Wonder Girl with a sense of character and dignity worthy of a martial race whose main faith is in the Goddesses of Love and Wisdom. The effort was a successful one, resulting in a being of knowledge, sensitivity, grace and beauty who has become the anchor of the Titans' might.
Nick Cardy:
Series artist Nick Candy admits that he was not above playing a few favorites as he designed the book. "I had drawn the Aquaman book for a while" he chuckles, ‘so I had a soft spot in my heart for Aqualad and I would always give him a boost by placing him as one of the strangest elements on the page. And I've always liked drawing pretty girls, so I paid special attention to Wonder Girl."
George Pérez:
"Wonder Girl? My favorite. My favorite character, as far as person I would love to meet the most."
"And Wonder Girl originally was Marie Osmond. (Laughter.) And then I kind of gave her a much more stately face as opposed to a wholesome all-American face as the years went on. But originally she was Marie Osmond. And that was upon Marv's suggestion."
Marv Wolfman:
"I believed the Titans themselves needed to be emotionally at odds with each other even while they needed to be friends. To facilitate this I set up two theoretical triangles, one for the male characters, one for the female. For example, put Wonder Girl at the top of the women's triangle. Donna Troy came from an Amazon race who believed not only in peace, but were also warriors. On one corner of the triangle put Raven, whose interdimensional society were extreme pacifists who would never fight, not even to save their lives. On the other corner put in Starfire, who comes from a pure warrior culture. Three sides of the same coin, so to speak, with enough in common they could be friends, but with enough differences that would keep them at odds. This fundamental conflict, one hoped, would create good stories."
"Also take a look at them emotionally: Raven was shy and introverted and found it difficult to confide in others. Starfire was outgoing and pure, lusty emotion. Wonder Girl, once again, was directly in the middle."
"The [John] Byrne revisions were ludicrous. The best origin was in Who Is Donna Troy, the story George and I did which incorporated the original story I did way back in the original Titans #22. It should have been left alone."
Devin Grayson:
"Donna (like us) is dealing with sorting through the meaning of her new origin. John Byrne's amended origin for her has confused a lot of fans, so it seemed only natural to me that she would be confused, too. Her role in the Titans gives her a chance to sort through all the new information she has about herself among good friends. Although things may get worse before they get better, I do promise that my final intention is to eventually restore Donna to the happiness and glory we all know she so richly deserves."
Jay Faerber:
" I like how Troia is the 'den mother' of this group, and the scene in #13 where she finally loses her patience with being everyone's confidante is probably one of my all-time favorites. Gotta give myself a little pat on the back for that one. I was a big booster of the Donna/Kyle relationship back when she was a regular in Green Lantern but that's behind us now. "
"Donna is, and always will be, the Titans' den mother. She's selfless to a fault -- always thinking of others before herself. Dick is her best friend, period, and she's got a special bond with Roy (and Lian!), as well. She wishes she were closer to Jesse, but can tell that they'll probably never be best friends. She has a tendency to mother Argent, which Argent doesn't always appreciate. And she and Garth have something in common -- something they never really talk about: they've both lost loves. Donna lost Terry, and Garth lost Tula, so it's an unspoken sort of bond, but it's there, and it's powerful."
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