Top 10 DC Comics Characters Who Got Pregnant
Comic books usually have our favorite superheroes face insurmountable odds against the villains. They also often touch on different subjects throughout, giving characters more depth and developing stories, such as love, grief, death, and in this case pregnancy. Yes, sometimes our favorite superheroines become pregnant in one of their many comic book storylines, and sometimes it's a heartwarming story, or it makes you wonder what the writers were thinking. Let's look on the DC Comics side of the comics world and see which DC characters, both heroes and villains, became pregnant.
Catwoman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.Catwoman has been featured in many media adaptations related to Batman. Actresses Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt introduced her to... read more
Catwoman has had a few pregnancies across the different continuities and universes in DC Comics. The most well-known and popular time she was pregnant, however, was with Batman's baby, which is not surprising considering the two have always been off and on with each other.
In this storyline, the Cat and the Bat are married and are having a baby girl named Helena.
Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazon people. In her homeland, the island nation... read more Wonder Woman has had many love interests over the years, both in comics and on TV. Superman, obviously, is her strongest flame, as the two have conceived a child together in multiple storylines and universes.
Other lovers who made the Amazonian pregnant (again, in different storylines and universes) are Steve Trevor and Batman.
Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) has been pregnant in a few different continuities and timelines. In one of those comics, she and Dick Grayson end up together and have a son.
There is also another alternate reality in which Barbara becomes pregnant with Bruce Wayne/Batman's child while Dick Grayson is away for a few weeks. This completely destroys Dick and Barbara's relationship. This pregnancy doesn't come to full term, however, as Barbara suffers a miscarriage due to the strains of crime fighting and its effects on her body.
Harley Quinn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as a sidekick of the Joker. We don't actually see Harley Quinn being pregnant in the comics, but there are two moments that make it clear she was pregnant at one point. In Injustice: Year Two Issue 7, Black Canary fights Harley Quinn and stops fighting to vomit, revealing to Harley that she is pregnant. Feeling compassion for Black Canary, Harley reveals that she knows what it's like to be pregnant. She says she went away from the Joker for nine months because she was pregnant with his child and didn't want to bother him (and probably to protect the baby, whom she gave to her sister to care for).
Additionally, in the animated movie Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Harley Quinn is now a grandmother, having two granddaughters who are twins.
Black Canary is a fictional superheroine in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character debuted in Flash Comics #86. Black Canary was pregnant a few different times in the comics, one time when she was in a relationship with Green Arrow. Also, in Injustice: Year Two Issue 7, she is in a fight with Harley Quinn, which stops pretty quickly as Harley refuses to fight Black Canary due to her being pregnant, which became obvious after she started puking.
In Injustice 2 Issue #42, Killer Croc and Orca are a married couple. In the comic, Orca walks into a room where Croc and a few others are eating and just announces that she's pregnant, after which everyone in the room starts staring at Croc.
In Earth 3, a universe in which all DC heroes are villains, Superwoman is in a dysfunctional relationship with her teammate from the Crime Syndicate, Ultraman. However, she is also having an affair with another teammate named Owlman while simultaneously involved with Alexander Luthor, the greatest enemy of the Crime Syndicate and a hero of Earth 3.
It is soon revealed that Superwoman is pregnant and tells all of her lovers they are the father of the child. This was part of a plan to free Mazahs, the real father, who was held prisoner by the Syndicate.
In Robin #58, Stephanie reveals to Robin that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child, the two having broken up weeks before. She decides the best option is to give the child up for adoption as Gotham isn't a safe place.
Talia al Ghul is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. Talia is the daughter of Ra's al Ghul, the leader of the League of Assassins. In Batman: Son of the Demon, Talia gives birth to a child whose father is none other than Batman. The child was named Damian Wayne.
Power Girl, also known as Kara and Karen Starr, is a fictional DC Comics superheroine, making her first appearance in All Star Comics #58. Power Girl immaculately became pregnant after she came into contact with her grandfather, who is an Atlantean sorcerer. The pregnancy was explained as a gift so that a baby could be born capable of defeating an Atlantean demon.
This story, however, was not explored further after the birth of the baby, which is not surprising considering the writers' track record with Power Girl.
Lady Shiva is a fictional supervillainess and antiheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Lady Shiva had a child with her lover David Cain, although that happened after their falling out when she discovered Cain was the one who murdered her sister. She hunted him down, only to be lured into an ambush by Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins, of which Cain was a member.
Cain spared her life, and in exchange, she agreed to bear Cain a child and leave it for him to raise. The child, Cassandra Cain, was to be Ra's al Ghul's "One Who Is All," a perfected bodyguard.
