Little Known Facts About Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman has been apart of American culture for as long as Superman and Batman and she is considered part of the “Big Three” and they are Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman and also a founding member of the Justice League. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston, the creator of the Polygraph or Lie Detector. It has also been said that it was his wife that gave him the idea for such a device. And this is the inspiration for the Lasso of Truth.

Through out the years Wonder Woman has gone through a lot of changes, more so than most superheroes. In the 70s she gave up her powers to stay in “Man’s World” .She also donned a white jumpsuit and learned Martial Arts under the instructor I Ching. Subsequently she became like a globe trotting spy not unlike Emma Peel. Now living a life as a mortal she ran a boutique while fighting such villains as Catwoman and a Hippy Gang called “THEM!” This period in the life of Wonder Woman is noted as being called the “I Ching era. This time period also spawned a TV Movie. Not staring Lynda Carter it stared Cathy Lee Crosby as a blond super-spy globetrotting around the world. She wore a mixture of various Wonder Woman costumes but never looking like any of her costumes. Currently in the Wonder Woman books she is a spy wearing a modern version of the white jumpsuit (in this state she is mortal) she can then do the Lynda Carter “spin” to become wonder Woman.

In the 1960s Wonder Woman stared to gain more powers like Superman. Being able to perform feats that at one point would have been impossible she had Super-breath transforming water in to snow, mental telepathy also being able to project images, microscopic vision, being able to put someone to sleep by a simple touch on the forehead, and being able to vibrate into another dimension. There are others that are listed in the book known as Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes,Paradise Island) and breathes life into her by the gods. Subsequently her abilities are gifts from the gods themselves. “Beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and stronger than Hercules “

Wonder Woman has a number of weapons at her disposal. They range from regular weapons such as swords and axes to the more recognizable Lasso Of Truth and indestructible bracelets. Both the Bracelets and the Lasso are indestructible. The bracelets where forged by Hephaestus from the Aegis Shield of Zeus. The Lasso was created from the Golden Girdle of Gaea and is also unbreakable. It can hold anyone from Gods to Superman himself. Wonder Woman has also used her tiara as a weapon hurling it at such speeds it can cut through must objects with its razor edge. It has even cut Superman’s neck in a battle they had recently.

Wonder Woman, Princess Diana, Diana Prince…these are the names she has gone by. If you ever find yourself in a store pick up a copy of Wonder Woman. It has been a joy to read and explore her mythos. With the upcoming JLA movie and a spin-off just for her soon after that (I hope) it will be a good time to be a wonder Woman fan. Volume Two (1976). After 1985 her origin was rebooted. She was molded from clay on Themyscira (