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Doris Zuel is the giantess Giganta, a genius scientist and thief with the ability to increase her size to hundreds of feet in seconds. Her criminal activities have made her a regular foe of Wonder Woman.
History
Origin
As a child, Doris Zuel was bullied because of a rare blood disease. When she got older, she tried to cure herself with a radical procedure that gave her the power to change her size.[1]
Trinity War
Doris Zuel was among the many supervillains to join the Secret Society. She assisted the Vandal Savage and Signalman into tracking Pandora. When the three villains attacked Pandora, Pandora successfully subdued Giganta. After her first encounter with Pandora, Giganta returned for revenge. While facing Pandora, Pandora looked into Giganta's soul and learned of her past.[1]
Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
Giganta was recruited by agents of S.H.A.D.E. to serve as a supernormal asset, fighting vampires and other monsters. She was tempted by the offer of a pardon for her crimes almost as much for the chance to kill things.[2]
Rebirth
Some years later Giganta returned to her criminal ways and performed a series of museum robberies, stealing New Gods' artefacts for a benefactor unknown to her. She was eventually stopped by Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor and detained by A.R.G.U.S..[3] She would make deals with A.R.G.U.S. where she would lend them her aid in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. On one such occasion she was requested by Wonder Woman to help hunt titans in Colorado. While reluctant to help her former enemy, Giganta teamed up with Wonder Woman and manged to stop the titan attacks when they found out they were the result of an Amazonian sword which was recovered by a mortal bystander.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Size Alteration: Ability to increase her size to several hundred feet in seconds.
- Superhuman Strength: Above average in normal form, superhuman when gigantic.
- Superhuman Durability: Her durability is superhuman when in gigantic form.
- Sonic Cry: In gigantic size, Giganta possesses a rumbling voice that, when shouting, is capable of causing a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun opponents or objects, to the point of shattering glass and damage buildings.[5]
Abilities
- Genius Level Intellect: Dr. Zuel is a brilliant scientist.[1]
- Thievery[6]
Notes
- Giganta was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, first appearing in Wonder Woman #9. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Giganta first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Swamp Thing (Volume 5) #13 by Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette.
Related
- 67 Appearances of Doris Zuel (Prime Earth)
- 18 Images featuring Doris Zuel (Prime Earth)
- 3 Quotations by or about Doris Zuel (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Doris Zuel (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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 Secret Society of Super-Villains member |
 Suicide Squad member |
