DC Direct Wonder Woman #600 Statue Review

Street Date: 2011-06-29
MSRP: $125
Price I Paid: $135
Edition Size: 7000
Statue Scale: 1/8

Designed by Alex Garner
Sculpted by Adam Hughes

I've wanted to add a Wonder Woman with long pants statue to my collection for quite some time.  I even considered making my own variant using one of the New 52 statues (Cover Girls Wave 2, Cover Girls Wave 3, DC Icons) that DC Collectibles has released.  However, recently, I got the Wonder Woman #600 statue, and it fills the "gap" in my collection just fine.

New 52 Wonder Woman statues

Even though it's called the #600 statue, it's actually based on a cover for Issue #601.  This statue is not officially part of the Adam Hughes Cover Girls wave, but it was sculpted by Jack Mathews during the same time frame.  (Mathews sculpted all of the Hughes Cover Girls.)  This is a 1/8-scale statue, the same as the Waves 1 - 3 Cover Girls.  Furthermore, the product box advertises the Cover Girls line.

This statue is an interesting case study because the final production piece has eyes that are noticeably different from the prototype's eyes.  On the proto, the eyes are looking straight ahead, whereas on the production piece, the eyes are looking upwards.  I admit that the eyes once bothered me, but I got used to them as I looked at eBay listings during the past few years.

Prototype

Even though the Edition Size of 7000 is larger than DC's recent 5200/5000 numbers, this statue usually sells for double its MSRP on the secondary market.  I know most people consider Wonder Woman's exposed thighs to be part of her "appearance", but surely she gets cold like the rest of us from time to time?  :)  Judging by how much this statue has appreciated in value, I assume that other collectors feel the same way as I do.

The statue comes in one piece, no assembly required.  I felt some "give" when I lifted the statue out of the Styrofoam brick, so I suggest handling the statue by the base to minimize any potential rocking motions that might separate the feet from the Greek ruins.  Mathews included some nice detailing on the base, such as "carvings" that might appear on ancient Greek buildings.  The jacket and corset have lots of sculpted detail as well.  I measured Wonder Woman from the bottom of her right ankle to the top of her head; she appears to be between 8.5- and 8.75-inches tall, which would make her 5'8" to 5'10" "in real life".