I Ching (comics)

I Ching
I Ching
	I Ching from Wonder Woman #180,; artist Mike Sekowsky.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Wonder Woman #179 (November 1968)
Created by	Denny O'Neil (writer); Mike Sekowsky (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	I Ching
Team affiliations	Justice League of China
Supporting character of	Wonder Woman; Super-Man
Abilities	Martial artist; Mystic; Living embodiment of yin and yang

I Ching (often spelled I-Ching) is a fictional, blind martial artist published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Wonder Woman #179 (November 1968), and was created by Denny O'Neil and Mike Sekowsky. The character was created to further the editorial plans to reboot Wonder Woman's premise and characters.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

*I Ching trains Diana Prince in Wonder Woman #179.*

I Ching is the last surviving member of an ancient sect who were killed by Doctor Cyber's agents.^[2] He becomes Wonder Woman's mentor after she gives up her powers to remain on Earth rather than accompany the Amazons in traveling to another dimension to restore their magic.

in Wonder Woman #204 (1973), I Ching is killed by an unidentified sniper.^[3]

Post-Crisis/"One Year Later"

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, I Ching is resurrected, becomes an ally of Batman, and tutors Kong Kenan, the Super-Man of China. He is additionally revealed to have a villainous twin brother named All-Yang, with the two embodying yin and yang.

References

^ Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-1605490557.
^ Jimenez, Phil; Wells, John (2010). The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0345501073.
^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.

External links

Superman - The Sandman Saga
The Diana Prince Era (Fanzing.com) Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
The Unofficial I Ching Chronology

[1] Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-1605490557.

[2] Jimenez, Phil; Wells, John (2010). The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0345501073.

[3] Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.

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