Invisible Plane
The Invisible Plane is an aircraft that features in DC Comics.
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History
Pre-Crisis
The Invisible Plane
The craft was an invisible, propeller-driven airplane crafted by the advanced Amazonian society as Wonder Woman could not fly under her own power. Wonder Woman utilized the plane to transport the wounded American soldier Steve Trevor from Paradise Island back to Man's World, specifically Washington D.C., where he required medical attention unavailable to the Amazons. She telepathically summoned the craft with her tiara and was shown storing it in an abandoned barn near the city. The plane was used for fast, long-distance transport, and during these early adventures, she often used a rope ladder to enter and exit it while it hovered or swooped by the War Department. It served as her primary means of navigating the skies and later even outer space, allowing her to operate in a hostile, male-dominated world with an invisible means of transport. (Sensation Comics v1 #1) Wonder Woman again utilized the invisible craft to travel quickly from her hidden barn base near Washington D.C. to different locations as she pursued a new villain, the Nazi operative calling himself Doctor Poison. She used the plane for high-speed reconnaissance and to reach a secret Nazi mansion where Doctor Poison was holding numerous military officials captive and experimenting on them with a truth serum called "Reverso". The plane's stealth capabilities were paramount; its invisibility allowed her to fly undetected by enemy forces and surveillance, enabling her to bypass conventional defenses. Crucially, the aircraft facilitated her ability to transport a team, in this case, her allies Etta Candy and the Holliday College Girls, to the location of the mansion without being seen. Thus, the jet enabled the entire rescue mission, allowing Wonder Woman to infiltrate the enemy's location, defeat Doctor Poison, and rescue the captives, all under the cover of invisibility. (Sensation Comics v1 #2)
The Invisible Plane was utilized by Wonder Woman as she responded to a "Summons to Paradise" from her mother, Queen Hippolyta. After returning to Paradise Island to receive her Magic Lasso, Diana learned via the Magic Sphere that Paula von Gunther had escaped and was aboard the S.S. Gigantic, which had mysteriously vanished at sea. Wonder Woman subsequently reunited with Steve Trevor, and the two flew the aircraft to the ship's last known position. Upon arrival, they discovered a Nazi U-boat actively attacking the vessel. The plane served as a crucial aerial platform from which Wonder Woman launched her counter-attack, successfully thwarting the Nazi's efforts and rescuing Colonel Darnell from the imperiled ship. (Sensation Comics v1 #6) It was later a strategic asset in Diana’s pursuit of a ring of Nazi spies who had successfully infiltrated the U.S. military. After Wonder Woman discovered a plot involving stolen military secrets, she utilized the plane's silent propulsion to soar undetected over the American coastline, eventually tracking the saboteurs to a hidden base. Despite the lack of onboard weaponry in these early iterations, the plane’s speed allowed Diana to intercept a getaway vessel before it could reach international waters. She expertly landed the invisible craft on a remote stretch of beach, leaping from the cockpit to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Once the threat was neutralized and the spies were apprehended, the Amazon Princess relied on the plane’s unique cloaking properties to hide it in plain sight, ensuring her secret identity remained secure while she transitioned back into her role as Diana Prince. (Sensation Comics v1 #8)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
A.R.G.U.S. was responsible for creating a heavily armed aircraft to serve as a mobile command center for the newly formed Justice League of America. Steve Trevor was responsible for piloting it where he reveals that the aircraft had a cloaking device and he referred to the vehicle as an Invisible Jet.
Overview
Notes
- The Invisible Plane was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter where it made its first appearance in Sensation Comics v1 #1 (January, 1942).
In other media
Television
- In Super Friends, the Invisible Plane appeared in the setting of the animated television series.
Film
- In Wonder Woman, the Invisible Plane appeared in the setting of the 2009 animated film. An invisible plane arrives to transport Diana and Steve Trevor to the outside world after he crashed on Paradise Island. No origins were given to the vehicle though its hull configuration of the plane was modeled after Trevor's destroyed fighter craft with this version of the airplane being a stealth fighter that is capable of firing invisible missiles.
- In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a fighter jet appeared in the setting of the 2010 animated film. This craft was owned by the evil Owlman of Earth-3 who uses it against the Justice League that arrive on the parallel Earth dominated by the Crime Syndicate. The jet made use of a Chameleon Circuit providing it with a cloaking effect when Owlman attacks Wonder Woman only for her to defeat him and throw the villain of the plane. Diana later takes the craft as a trophy and uses it to rescue her fellow heroes though the cloaking device shorts out leaving the craft in a permanent invisible state.
Appearances
- Sensation Comics v1: (1942)
- Wonder Woman v1:
- Wonder Woman v2:
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