These two alternate accounts found reconciliation in 1955’s Wonder Woman #80, where Diana tells a story set during her preparation to leave Paradise Island. After all, Golden Age appearances under the tenure of her creator, real world inventor William Moulton Marston, often established her as a skilled inventor and engineer in her own right.
Much later, 1981’s DC Comics Presents #41 explains the odd depiction of Wonder Woman seated in the silhouette of a plane: by illustrating that these visual aids are only present for the reader’s convenience, and that in-fiction the plane and occupants alike are rendered completely transparent.Įarly appearances of the jet provide two explanations of its origin: one as a gift from her patron Aphrodite and the other claiming that Diana built the craft herself. But most importantly, and yet often overlooked today, was the jet’s ability to emit a rainbow beam which could penetrate the mists around Themyscira-otherwise making it virtually impossible to access. In addition to allowing silent, supersonic flight, the jet also allowed Diana to comfortably seat passengers with her for long journeys (such as Steve Trevor, on its maiden voyage). These days, you need more of an angle than just jumping without coming down.) When Diana made her debut in 1941’s All-Star Comics #8, the Invisible Jet was already right there with her, ready to take her away from her home island of Themyscira and into man’s world. (This is why heroes like Hawkman could make a whole career out of simply being able to fly on their own. In fact, most airborne heroes today only had flight added to their de rigueur list of superpowers over time. But hey, isn’t Wonder Woman able to fly on her own? What does she even need a plane for? And where in the world did she get such a thing? Let’s find the answers together in this special investigation.įirst of all, it’s worth noting that for most of her history, Wonder Woman WASN’T able to fly. Interestingly, Jenkins' comments might discredit the aforementioned set footage, which seemed to show a version of Invisible Jet faithful to the comic books, whereas the director hints at a modern update.For Wonder Woman fans of a certain age who grew up on a balanced diet of Lynda Carter and Super Friends, it’s an image you can’t help but conjure: the Amazon Princess seated in flight, hurtling through skies of repeating clouds as she manipulates the wheel and levers of an invisible console to keep the barest outline of a plane afloat. Since Jenkins evidently has ideas about how an Invisible Jet should work, it would be surprising if the plane was absent from the trilogy entirely.
Whether Wonder Woman 1984 is the place for that to happen isn't currently known, but the director has expressed interest in rounding off her Wonder Woman run with a third film. Acknowledging that the Invisible Jet was something fans had been asking for, Jenkins stated that the plane's traditional depiction wouldn't work in modern film, and she would only ever introduce this element of the comics if the Invisible Jet concept could be altered and modernized to fit seamlessly in her Wonder Woman.Ĭlearly, Jenkins has considered how to execute the Invisible Jet in her Wonder Woman movies without the scene coming across laughable. The director stopped short of explicitly confirming whether or not the Invisible Jet would play a part in Wonder Woman 1984, but Jenkins did explain her stance on the vehicle and its inherent silliness. When Screen Rant interviewed Patty Jenkins last month, the Invisible Jet was, naturally, a big topic of conversation. Without the benefit of CGI, it's not clear what this scene might look like finished, but it's hard to imagine anything other than Diana inside her Invisible Jet. Leaked set footage from July 2018 showed a floating Gal Gadot piloting thin air. Nevertheless, there is evidence to suggest Diana will somehow get her hands on a transparent ride in Wonder Woman 1984. For the women of Themyscria to build a technologically advanced aircraft would feel jarring, ruling out the Invisible Jet's comic book origin story.
Furthermore, the DCEU's Amazonians lean heavily into ancient Greek mythology. In the DC comics, the Invisible Jet was undetectable using RADAR, which might suggest the plane in the trailer is regular one - boring and entirely visible. During this scene, Diana makes a comment about RADAR, which Steve is obviously unfamiliar with. Both Wonder Woman 1984 trailers have shown Diana and Steve Trevor in a cockpit, but the exterior of the plane remains unseen, leading to speculation that the duo are taking a ride in the Invisible Jet.
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