| Helena Sandsmark | |
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 Helena Sandsmark as depicted inTeen Titans Vol 5 #3 (December, 2014). Art byKenneth Rocafort | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
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| Species | Human |
| Supporting character of | Wonder Woman Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) |
Professor Helena Sandsmark is aDC Comics character created by writer/artistJohn Byrne for theWonder Woman comic book series, first appearing inWonder Woman (vol. 2) #105. The mother of the second incarnation ofWonder Girl, Cassandra Sandsmark and a distinguished academic in the field of archaeology, Helena is also close friends with her daughter's mentorWonder Woman.[1]
Helena and her daughterCassie/Wonder Girl are introduced into the DC Universe following theZero Hour: Crisis in Time! storyline.
Helena is an archaeologist, a student ofJulia Kapatelis, and the curator of the Gateway City Museum. She conceives Cassie following an affair withZeus, and also has a brief relationship withJason Blood.[2]
Zeus later grants Cassie powers, but gives Helena the ability to deactivate them. When Diana leaves Gateway City, Helena makes amends with Cassie and gives her blessing to continue as Wonder Girl.
InAmazons Attack!, Wonder Girl andSupergirl attempt to negotiate an end to the war between theAmazons and the United States, but inadvertently make things worse when the president of the United States is killed. Helena is deemed a collaborator by the US government and sent to an internment camp, leading Cassie to mount an attempted rescue. At her mother's insistence that the situation be settled peacefully, Wonder Girl finally departed.
In the war's wake, Wonder Girl and her mother are viewed with a wary eye. Leaving the Gateway Museum, Helena takes a sabbatical in Greece and uses the Gauntlet of Atlas and Sandals of Hermes to keep her safe. They prove invaluable when theFemale Furies andHercules abduct her. When the latter attacks Wonder Girl, Helena rescues her. Helena also reunites with her old friendAristides Demetrios.
Helena later joins fellow archeologists Vijay and Rani Singh for a dig inMohenjo-daro. When Vijay and Rani disappear, Helena calls theTeen Titans for help. They are attacked by the Hindu god Rankor beforeSolstice drives them off.
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Cassie Sandsmark is Zeus' granddaughter rather than his daughter. Her father Lennox Sandsmark, Wonder Woman's half-brother and Zeus' son, leaves the family when Cassie is four, leaving Helena to raise her alone.[3][4][5]
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