Being a superhero is a tough job. When the heroes aren't busy dealing with alien invasions or galactic threats, they're dealing with their own rogues galleries or trying to hold down jobs. It's the kind of life that leaves little time for a family, but a few heroes have made it work.
There aren't that many super moms in comics, and the ones that do exist tend to have it extra rough. While Sue Storm has been able to split her time between her kids and her work as the Invisible Woman, she has the rest of the Fantastic Four and their millions of dollars to help. Some super-tots are featured so rarely you may not even know they exist. Or, in some tragic circumstances, the super moms may have lost their kids.
10 The First Wonder Woman Is The Grandma Of Dream
With Dark Nights: Death Metal, DC Comics brought back the endless Multiverse - now known as the Omniverse - and with it came the original Earths that were destroyed in Crisis on Infinite Earths. That means that the original Wonder Woman from Earth-Two is out there waiting to make her comeback.
In those original Earth-Two stories, Wonder Woman had married Steve Trevor and together they had a daughter named Hippolyta Trevor-Hall who went on to become a member of Infinity Inc. as Fury. In the post-Crisis reality, Fury continued to appear but with a new origin and had her own child with Hector Hall. That child, Daniel, would later become the new Lord of the Dreaming after Morpheus was killed.
9 Before She Was Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers Had A Problematic Birth
As Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers has become one of Marvel's biggest heroes, but her path to taking on the mantle was a long one that includes some stories everyone wants to forget, including the time she suddenly became pregnant and gave birth in just a few days.
In a story running through Avengers issues #197 to #200, Carol finds herself suddenly pregnant and giving birth to a son who ages at an accelerated pace. Carol soon learns that her child, Marcus, is actually an ancient being who impregnated her against her will so she would help him be reborn. The story was derided at the time and is never mentioned in the comics today.
8 Batwoman Gave Birth To Batman Jr.
While Batwoman is best known as Batman's cousin these days, when Kate Kane was first introduced in the comics, she was actually a Gotham socialite who became a crimefighter to try and get Batman to fall in love with her. While that plan didn't work out for the Earth-Two Kate Kane, it did work for the Earth-154 Kate Kane.
On that Earth, Kate and Bruce married and had a child, Bruce Wayne Jr. When little Bruce was old enough, he became Batman Jr. and became friends with Superman Jr. forming the first version of the Super Sons.
7 Catwoman Gave Up Her Daughter
Starting with Catwoman #53, writer Will Pfeifer and artist David Lopez started a nineteen-issue story where Selina Kyle found herself pregnant after sleeping with Slam Bradley Jr. The story happened during DC's One Year Later event, which meant that readers didn't have to deal with Selina being pregnant for too long - between issues she went from finding out to giving birth.
Sadly, Selina found that her lifestyle wasn't fitting for a child and after contacting Batman for help, she gave up her daughter - who she named Helena - for adoption. Helena - at least this version of her - has never been heard from again.
6 Tigra Had A Kid With A Fake Hank Pym
A major Marvel character in the 1980s and part of the 1990s, Tigra has become less visible since her days as a member of the West Coast Avengers. With so few appearances over the last few decades, it's easy to miss that she had a child named William Nelson.
William was conceived by Tigra and a Skrull agent posing as Hank Pym. Shortly after he was born, Tigra handed William over to the Cat People who gave her her powers for safekeeping. William has made a few appearances in the comics and has been accepted by the Pyms as part of their family.
5 Wasp Has A Lot Of Step-Children
A founding member of the Avengers and the best-dressed superhero in the Marvel Universe, the Wasp may not be anyone's biological mother, but she has become the stepmom for quite a few heroes and villains. Most notably, Ultron, who was created by Wasp's ex-husband Hank Pym, considers the shrinking hero to be his mom.
Along with the evil robot, Janet Van Dyne is the stepmother to Nadia Van Dyne and the mother-in-law to Jocasta and Alkhema. Wasp is also the "grandmother" of Vision and the "granddaughter-in-law" of Scarlet Witch. All of this must make for an incredibly awkward Thanksgiving.
4 Loki's Kid Is Odin's Pet
Legend says that the greatest of all horses is Sleipner, the eight-legged horse of Odin. It was once believed that Sleipner was created by Thor when he used Asgardian magic to combine eight dead horses into one, but that is not the actual origin of Odin's favorite steed.
In truth, Sleipner is the child of Loki, who took on the form of a white mare to lure away Svadilfari, the horse of a Frost Giant. Sometime after tricking the Frost Giant's horse, Loki gave birth to Sleipner, making him a mommy.
3 Donna Troy's Tragic Family
The founding members of the Teen Titans have all suffered horrific family tragedies, but none more so than Donna Troy. While a member of the Titans, Donna married Terry Long and became the stepmother to Terry's daughter Jennifer. Not long after the marriage, Donna gave birth to Robert and the family was seemingly complete.
Sadly, Donna and Terry's marriage soured and the two divorced and Terry was granted custody of the children because of Donna's dangerous lifestyle as a hero. Soon after the divorce, Terry, Jennifer, and Robert all died in a horrific car crash.
2 Power Girl's Kid Is As Confusing As Her Past
It can be argued that no character in comics has a more confusing history than Power Girl. Originally from Earth-Two, Kara was placed in a ship and sent to Earth just before Krypton exploded, much like Superman. After Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was revealed that Kara wasn't Kryptonian at all, but the descendant of the Atlantean sorcerer Arion. Then it was revealed that Kara actually is Kryptonian and a remnant of the original Earth-Two.
It was while Kara was an Atlantean that she became magically pregnant by the hand of her grandfather Arion and gave birth to Equinox. Realizing that having Power Girl give birth to her grandfather's son was creepy, DC decided to just ignore the whole thing and never bring it up again.
1 Clea Had Dr. Strange's Daughter And Hid Her In New Orleans
It can be easy to forget that Doctor Strange and Clea are married. The Sorceror Supreme and Clea, the niece of the dreaded Dormammu, tied the knot shortly after Clea took the throne of the Dark Dimension, and apparently, they had a daughter.
Sofia Strange has only made one appearance in the comics, showing up in Epic Anthology #1 as a sorceress living in New Orleans with her nanny, Aunt Vesper. Jason Henderson and Greg Scott, who created Sofia, planned to later reveal that after giving birth, Clea hid Sofia on Earth to protect her from Dormammu, but the series was not continued past the first issue.
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