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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comic book might be a hot seller among
progressive collectors, but DC Comics isn't happy that Devil's Due, the
comics' publisher, depicted the Democratic Socialist Rep as the real
"Wonder Woman" on one of the comic books' variant covers.

AOC stars in Devil's Due's, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & The Freedom
Force: New Party, Who Dis?" where she takes Washington, D.C. by storm, transforming the government into a progressive utopia and battling
conservative arch-enemies like President Donald Trump and the National
Rifle Association.

According to a release from Devil's Due:

"It's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the 'Freshmen Force' (of
Congress) vs. the establishment in this all-new special!
Comic creators converge to celebrate the election of the most
diverse group of freshman Representatives in history, and
spare no-one in this satire that takes aim at Washington.
From the house that brought you Barack the Barbarian!
Featuring comics from various artists and bonus activities
and games."

The book retails for around $5 (though at a recent comic book
convention, your fair reporter found them at the low, low price of 4
for $10).

"New Party, Who Dis?" is supposed to be the first release in a series,
and to promote the series' launch, Devil's Due commissioned a handful
of variant covers, including one depicting AOC dressed in a Wonder
Woman-eque costume, posing for an iconic portrait similar to the one
Gal Gadot posed for ahead of the "Wonder Woman" movie premiere.

The cover played right into the progressive perception that Alexandria
Ocasio Cortez is the epitome of a female warrior, but DC Comics, which publishes the actual Wonder Woman series, wasn't too happy to see
someone else in a version of the Amazon's iconic costume.

"The cover in question was the NY Collector Cave retailer exclusive
cover by artist Carla Cohen, which as you can see below does bear a
strong resemblance to DC's Wonder Woman. Ocasio-Cortez has an A symbol
where the typical W would go, but it's not hard to make the leap to
Diana of Themyscira," Comicbook.com reports.

In fact, the A in place of the W is about the only visible change.

Thanks to capitalism -- something the Congresswoman in question
regularly derides -- the threat of a DC Comics lawsuit has turned the AOC/Wonder Woman book from a novelty into a collector's item.

"The print run was already going to be small at 250 copies, but once DC
sent their cease-and-desist notice that will now even be smaller, as DC requested the covers not be distributed, but recalled, returned, or
destroyed," they continued.

Some of the comic books with the special "Wonder Woman" variant covers
were sold -- the comic went on sale last Tuesday -- so there are a few available. The rest will have to stay warehoused at Devil's Due
headquarters. If you were lucky enough to snag an AOC/Wonder Woman
variant cover, you might be able to sell it at a profit. They're going
between $30 and $70 on eBay.

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