As a member of DC's trinity, Wonder Woman is one of the most prominent superheroes in the DC universe. Over the course of her superhero career, she's battled monsters, fought the Justice League, and saved the world more times than she could count. With such a storied superhero career it's easy to forget that Wonder Woman is actually one of the most down to earth and compassionate heroes on the Justice League roster. The contrast between Wonder Woman's battles with supervillains and her attempts to integrate into a "Man's World" can sometimes be a source of comedy, but it can also lead to some of the oddest stories in comic books. Like the time she quit being a space pirate to work at a fast-food restaurant.
In the aftermath of their 1985 crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC comics set out to revamp their most iconic characters for the modern age. While Superman and Batman received now-classic rebooted origin stories by John Byrne and Frank Miller respectively, Wonder Woman was rebooted by legendary artist George Perez. And while his run was just as solid as the works of Byrne and Miller, Perez faced a unique problem with writing the modern version of Wonder Woman as her pre-crisis origins were directly tied to World War 2. Perez had to reinvent Princess Diana as only recently entered "Man's World" and thus post-crisis Wonder Woman stories typically presented her as someone trying to better understand and connect with the experiences of ordinary people. Writer William Messner-Loebs understood this perfectly, which is why one of the smartest things he did after taking over Wonder Woman from Perez was to have the Amazon Princess go from exploring outer space to working minimum wage.
Messner-Loebs first began writing Wonder Woman in 1992 with Wonder Woman #63. One of the earliest story arcs he wrote for was a five-issue storyline beginning in Wonder Woman #66 where she is captured by a group of space pirates and leads a slave rebellion to return to earth. This was likely a deliberate attempt by Messner-Loebs to move away from the fantasy and mythology-inspired stories that Perez was writing, and surprisingly, it worked. Wonder Woman's career as a space pirate would have to come to an end eventually however and she soon returned to Earth, but not before confronting the leader of the slave empire and forcing her captives to abandon the slave trade.
But when she returned to earth in Wonder Woman #71, Diana found herself shocked by how much had changed during her brief absence from the planet. Because of this, she decides that she needs to reconnect with the human race by getting a job in Wonder Woman #73. Unfortunately for her leading a slave rebellion in outer space doesn't count on your resume, so the only place that was willing to hire her was a fast-food chain called Taco Whiz.
Going from superhero to space pirate to cashier at a taco restaurant sounds humiliating, but Diana never treated it like a burden. Wonder Woman never belittles others or looks down on her minimum wage coworkers so she ends up not only enjoying her job but using it as an opportunity to befriend her coworkers and learn about the melting pot of America. Eventually, other members of the Justice League even start to visit her there! Wonder Woman's brief stint as a fast-food employee-only lasted for a few issues but it helped to showcase her humility and compassion as a person, and why Wonder Woman is actually the most down-to-earth superhero of them all.