In the decades that followed, Wonder Woman fellīackward as American women began to step forward. When they debuted in the 1940s, Wonder Woman comicsĪdvocated female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy herĪdventures were also colored by bondage imagery and hidden lesbian leanings. But this close look at her history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman. W Wonder Woman is a beloved icon of female strength in a Ith her golden lasso and her bullet-deflecting bracelets, Trina Robbins, author of Pretty in Ink: North And it’s all told with a dollop of humor!” magazine, and Lynda Carter’s unforgettable portrayal Our favorite Amazon’s saga becomes upbeat again with the 1970s advent of Gloria SteinemĪnd Ms.
Through her dismal Silver Age years as a lovesick romanceĬomic character, and worse yet, when she lost her costumeĪnd powers in the late 1960s. Never occurred to us: from her mythic Golden Age origins We’ve never asked about Wonder Woman because it simply “I’ve never seen more information about Wonder Woman than ComiCs/Literary CritiCism/PoPuLar CuLture
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