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She's the Amazonian superhero who changed the world when she first emerged in late 1941. Shirking the passive portrayal of women as typists, librarians, or young girls in love (at least most of the time), she was a butt-kicking, take-charge champion of justice who very quickly became a star and holds her place next to the likes of Superman and Batman as one of the longest running superhero characters of all time. This month marks the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman, so mental_floss asked DC Comics to dig deep into her history for some fascinating facts about the warrior goddess who deflects bullets with her gauntlets, wields the golden Lasso of Truth, and fights all manner of man and beast in her globe-spanning adventures. The woman who left her Amazonian home on Paradise Island to look after military officer Steve Trevor and aid him in his fight against the Nazis has grown through some amazing adventures since then.
1. SHE WAS AN INSTANT SENSATION.
When Wonder Woman debuted in All-Star Comics #8 (dated December 1941, released in October 1941), she took the comics world by storm. But her then-publisher All-American Publications knew that they had something great. Her next appearance followed just a few weeks later in Sensation Comics #1 (dated January 1942), and she was one of the first superhero characters to get her own book, in the summer of 1942. "Superman was first, Batman was second, and Wonder Woman did it in less than a year from the moment she was first created," DC Comics archivist and librarian Benjamin LeClear tells mental_floss. "It's just mind-boggling." She initially had psychic powers like telepathy and astral projection, and she became invulnerable to electric shocks.
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4 comments:
I looked at the original article and was fascinated to learn about the Wonder Woman / Gloria Steinem connection!
Wonder Woman's creator was William Moulton Marston, a Harvard-educated psychologist
Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world. Marston believed that submission to "loving authority" was the key to overcoming mankind's violent urges, and that strong, self-realized women were the hope for a better future.
plenty more - http://goodstuffsworld.blogspot.com/2012/10/bonding-with-wonder-woman_10.html
I wish I could comment on your site but it just won't let me. I will for sure check out that link.
Marston had the right idea all along. I am a big fan of him and his life story. How he lived with two women and was very unconventional in the way he raised his/their children. It's many of the reason I am a huge Wonder Woman fan.
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