Mike Schorr

Mike Schorr
Mike Schorr cradles a fallen Wonder Woman.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Wonder Woman #101 (Vol. 2) September 1995
Created by	John Byrne
In-story information
Full name	Mike Schorr
Supporting character of	Wonder Woman

Mike Schorr is a fictional character created by John Byrne who appeared in adventures of the DC Comics superheroine Wonder Woman as an officer with the Gateway City Police Department and a friend to Wonder Woman.

Character history

Detective Mike Schorr, a young but highly decorated lawman and head of the Gateway City Police Department's Special Weapons Division, became Wonder Woman's most trusted ally and companion, during her residence in the fictional Gateway City.

Wonder Woman (Princess Diana of the Amazons) encountered Schorr shortly after arriving in Gateway City when both were investigating a series of daring crime sprees featuring incredibly advanced technology. They discovered that the technology was being funneled to criminals by agents of Darkseid, who lured them into a trap in order to probe Diana for secrets of the Olympian gods. When Darkseid invaded Wonder Woman's mystical island homeland, Themyscira, Detective Schorr fought bravely beside her. Darkseid is repelled but not before causing the deaths of more than a thousand Amazons. Wonder Woman breaks down in Schorr's arms. The detectives actions earn him the respect of the surviving Amazons.

Obsessed with the conquest of all Amazons and the enslavement of Wonder Woman, Hercules, disguised as Gateway City strongman, Harold Campion, used a mind-control drug to compel her to fall in love with him. Though Hercules's plot failed, and he was exiled to Mount Olympus, the drug nullified Wonder Woman's romantic feelings for Detective Schorr, and the pair continued as good friends.

When Diana was slain by the demon Neron, Mike found new allies in her mother, Queen Hippolyta, and fellow Amazon, Artemis, with whom he enjoyed a flirtatious chemistry. Through their combined efforts, Wonder Woman was eventually resurrected, but, his feelings for her never resurfaced.

Though Wonder Woman eventually relocated to Washington, D.C., Detective Schorr continues to fight crime in Gateway City, the current residence of Wonder Girl.

See also

• List of Wonder Woman supporting characters

References

• Beatty, Scott (2009). Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Guide To The Amazon Princess. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 0-7894-9616-X.