Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. ' Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. In a 1943 issue of The American Scholar, Marston wrote:

Marston's experience with polygraphs convinced him that women were more honest and reliable than men, and could work more efficiently. Marston was also the creator of a systolic blood-pressure measuring apparatus, which was crucial to the development of the polygraph (lie detector). Marston's pseudonym, Charles Moulton, combined his own and Gaines' middle names. In creating Wonder Woman, Marston was also inspired by Olive Byrne, who lived with the couple in a polygamous/polyamorous relationship. Given the go-ahead, Marston developed Wonder Woman with his wife, Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, who Marston believed to be a model of that era's unconventional, liberated woman. He introduced the idea to Max Gaines, cofounder (along with Jack Liebowitz) of All-American Publications. Judging that the DC line was dominated by superpowered male characters such as the Green Lantern, Batman and its flagship character, Superman, Marston decided to create a superheroine to serve as a female role model of sorts. In 1940, William Moulton Marston was an educational consultant for Detective Comics Inc (now DC Comics). Plans for a motion picture adaptation are also underway. In addition to comic books, the character was featured in the popular 1975 to 1979 television adaptation starring Lynda Carter, as well as the Super Friends and Justice League animated series.

Marston designed Wonder Woman to reflect his conception of an empowered independent female character, with several subsequent writers also working this idea into the character. For several years she was described in the splash page of each story, as 'beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, swifter than Mercury, and stronger than Hercules.' The Amazon ambassador to the larger world, Diana was awarded several gifts by the Olympian gods, including the Lasso of Truth (created from the Golden Girdle of Gaea) and indestructible bracelets/gauntlets (formed from the shield Aegis). In most adaptations, Wonder Woman is Princess Diana of the Amazon warrior tribe, based on Greek mythology, 'Diana' being the Roman name for the Greek goddess Artemis on whom the character is based. She is among the first - and most famous - comic book superheroines, and is written as a founding member of the Justice League.ĪVENGERS INVADERS #1 - WITH ORIGINAL ART BY STEVE SADOWSKI!!! Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (Dec. Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston.

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