Some might have found the premise of the film Wonder Woman 1984 a bit far-fetched but the weirdness of the DC feature pales in comparison to some of the Amazonian warrior's comic storylines. For starters, the original comic-run by the character's creator William Marston is filled with elements that didn't age well, owing to the stereotypical and sexist notions of the time.
Over the years, even though the character has gone through a mature transition, often leading and inspiring her fellow members in the Justice League, some of her arcs have been extremely bizarre or wildly unexpected, to say the least.
Babies Humiliate Wonder Woman - Sensation Comics #31
In The Grown-Down Land segment of Sensation Comics Vol. 1 #31, Wonder Woman encounters a group of children who run away from their careless parents. Eventually, they all are found in a trance-like state and for some reason, Wonder Woman joins in the nap. This teleports her to the "Grown Down Land," a dream world that's dominated by the children, immediately imprisoning the superheroine for her being an adult.
The kids then go on to humiliate her by tying her up with her own lasso, spanking her, and making her do circus tricks! Finally, when she comes back to the real world, Diana learns from her experience and makes the parents understand empathy while dealing with their children.
Wonder Woman Becomes A Human Weapon - Wonder Woman #125
At one point, Diana Prince was employed at the United Nations while Morgan Tracy functioned as the chief of security at the organization. In Tracy's limited appearances, the world was always under some sort of nuclear threat and his debut was no exception. In Wonder Woman #125, Doctor Domino wishes to extract some top secret information from Tracy and in a blackmailing attempt, ties up Wonder Woman to a missile headed out to destroy New York.
The issue also features her "Invisible Plane" that has now been updated to an integral vehicle in Wonder Woman's canon but back then, in 1973, the plane and its concept were laughable.
A Gorilla Plays Baseball - Wonder Woman #78
Wonder Woman has had a weird fascination with gorillas as she encounters these apes every now and then, often in hilarious situations. In one of Volume 1's oldest one-shot stories, she wishes to save a school from shutting down and somehow the only way to help the school is to defeat a baseball team.
She then forms a team with no one else but a circus gorilla called Andy. After teaching Andy all the tricks of the game, both of them handle the pitching, batting, and fielding on their side. And just like that, the two end up defeating their opponent team!
Superman Kills Wonder Woman- Superman/Batman #16
The Absolute Power storyline of Batman/Superman found the two superheroes existing in an alternate reality in which they're brainwashed to slay any hero who comes their way (in order to serve three members of the Legion of Super-Villains from the 31st century).
This eventually leads to a duel between Wonder Woman and Batman only for the former to stab the Dark Knight to death. Infuriated over his friend's death, the Kryptonian loses his cool and brutally kills Wonder Woman with her chief weapon, the golden lasso of truth. The graphic scene was definitely a dark moment for the series, coming off as a sudden death.
The Nazi Milk Conspiracy- Sensation Comics #7
In the DC universe, the Nazis once planned to take over America...through overpriced milk! A conspiracy devised by Baronness Paula von Gunther, the Nazi plot involves running the so-called "International Milk Company" that plans to make milk unaffordable for working-class American populations, leading up to the malnourishment and death of their children.
As it turns out, the Baronness explains the long-term implications on how her plan would lead to weakened Americans who would be controlled by stronger German youths in the course of twenty years. Wonder Woman easily overpowers the villain in combat but before that, she even leads a parade against the "milk racket."
Wonder Woman Turns Into A Gorilla- Wonder Woman #170
In the JLA storyline Gorilla Warfare, the entirety of the team turns into gorillas due to one of Gorilla Grodd's sinister plans. But even before that, Wonder Woman had already made such a transition.
When a horde of "gorillas from outer space" reaches Paradise Island, they wish to find themselves a human queen whom they would turn into a space-gorilla like them. They end up finding and turning Wonder Woman into a gorilla.
Matrimonial Fights- Wonder Woman #125
In the 1960s, one storyline that clearly didn't age well was Battle Prize that initially begins with Steve Trevor and Manno the Mer-Man feuding over marrying Wonder Woman (with the heroine given little to no space to put forward her own choice).
And if that wasn't enough, an extraterrestrial amoebic creature appears in the guise of the knight Sir Galahad and takes her away with similar matrimonial intentions. Trevor and Manno rescue Wonder Woman from the clutches of "Amoeba-Man" and still continue with their marriage contest. Meanwhile, Amoeba-Man never showed up in any other DC story ever.
Wonder Woman Kills Superman- Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Wonder Woman- War Of The Gods #1
Despite Superman's colossal strength, he can be vulnerable to magic on a few occasions. In a recent Dark Multiverse spin on the classic Wonder Woman storyline War of the Gods, Hecate takes control over the Amazonian compelling her to turn feral towards her peers at Justice League.
With bloodlust and the dark energy flowing through her, she murders the Martian Manhunter as he tried to exert telepathic control over her. Stunned by this act of violence, Superman attempts to stop her only for her to rip out of his heart in a split-second. Superman's terrified look is enough to summarize the brutality of the scene.
The Monster Prince- Wonder Woman #155
Rejecting the advances of suitors like Birdman and Mer-Man, Wonder Woman decides to marry a "Monster Prince" for undisclosed reasons. Known as Mister Monster, the prince appears as a green-colored creature with an enlarged head and goblin-like ears.
Her wedding guests judge Wonder Woman's choice but the latter clarifies that Mister Monster turns into a handsome creature when he does good deeds. But the question arises. Why was the Monster looking monstrous then during the wedding? Anyway, he gets cold feet towards the end and desires to live in solitude!
Egg Fu's Debut- Wonder Woman #157
Egg Fu is somehow still present in a few DC storylines even though the character has clearly not aged well, given the Asian stereotypes he evokes. In Wonder Woman #157, Egg Fu was introduced as an egg-shaped Chinese Communist agent who uses his long mustache as a whip of sorts.
Initially, Egg Fu captures Steve Trevor and turns him into a human bomb, incorporating explosive matter in his body. The bomb is intended to destroy American fleets but Wonder Woman steps in, leading up to her and Steve's death! The Queen of Hippolyta however brings them back to life using beam-based technology in Paradise Island. The explosive matter is later removed through anti-matter. To put it in a nutshell, this particular was as ridiculous as its premise.