68 Facts About Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a superheroine created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston, and artist Harry G Peter.

Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since.

Wonder Woman's possesses an arsenal of magical items, including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in older stories, a range of devices based on Amazon technology.

Wonder Woman's character was created during World War II; the character in the story was initially depicted fighting Axis forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains, although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology.

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Many stories depicted Wonder Woman freeing herself from bondage, which counterpointed the "damsels in distress" trope that was common in comics during the 1940s.

Wonder Woman has regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society and Justice League .

Wonder Woman has been featured in various media from radio to television and film, and appears in merchandise sold around the world, such as apparel, toys, dolls, jewelry, and video games.

Wonder Woman has been depicted in both film and television by Cathy Lee Crosby, Lynda Carter, and in the DC Extended Universe films by Gal Gadot.

Marston designed Wonder Woman to be an allegory for the ideal love leader; the kind of woman who he believed should run society.

Wonder Woman described bondage and submission as a "respectable and noble practice".

Marston wrote in a weakness for Wonder Woman, which was attached to a fictional stipulation that he dubbed "Aphrodite's Law", that made the chaining of her "Bracelets of Submission" together by a man take away her Amazonian super strength.

Wonder Woman begins using the alias Diana Prince and opens a mod boutique.

Wonder Woman's acquires a Chinese mentor named I Ching, who teaches Diana martial arts and weapons skills.

Wonder Woman appears in DC Rebirth with a revised look, which includes a red cape and light armor fittings.

Later occupations Wonder Woman performed as Prince included translator at the United Nations, Air Force captain and ambassador, and in the '70s TV series, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman used Prince to serve as an agent of the Inter-Agency Defense Command.

Wonder Woman's started to work as an army nurse and later as an Air Force secretary.

Wonder Woman was broadcast worldwide killing a villain named Maxwell Lord, as he was mind controlling Superman into killing Batman.

When Wonder Woman caught him in her lasso, demanding to know how to stop Superman, Maxwell revealed that the only way to stop him was to kill Lord, so as a last resort Diana snapped his neck.

Wonder Woman's serves as a symbol of integrity and humanity, so that the world of men would know what it means to be an Amazon.

Wonder Woman referred to her trait of feeling compassion as both her strength and weakness.

John Byrne, the writer that introduced the concept of Hippolyta as the first Wonder Woman, has explained his intentions in a post in his message board:.

Wonder Woman's then is awarded a special uniform made by her mother for her new role as Wonder Woman and safely returns Steve Trevor to his home country.

Wonder Woman then took part in a variety of adventures, mostly side by side with Trevor.

Wonder Woman's ran a mod-boutique as a business and dressed in a series of jumpsuits while fighting crime.

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Wonder Woman was now an emissary and ambassador from Themyscira to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to the outside world.

Later, Wonder Woman is brought back to life and together with Donna Troy, battles Circe and ultimately defeats her.

The Olympian Gods granted Diana divinity and the role of the Goddess of Truth who started to reside in Olympus; her mother Hippolyta then assumed the role of Wonder Woman and wore her own different incarnation of the costume.

Wonder Woman's immediately returned to her duties as Wonder Woman, but ran into conflicts with her mother over her true place and role as Hippolyta seemed accustomed to her life in America.

Wonder Woman tried to stop Superman, Lord made Superman see her as his enemy Doomsday trying to kill Lois Lane.

Wonder Woman's actions put her at odds with Batman and Superman, as they saw Wonder Woman as a cold-blooded killer, despite the fact that she saved their lives.

Diana has no memories of her prior adventures as Wonder Woman, recollecting her memories in bits and pieces and receiving different abilities and resources during the progression of her adventure.

Wonder Woman's killer, the First Born, the eldest progeny of Zeus, would become Wonder Woman's first major super-villain of the New 52.

Wonder Woman receives the power of flight by one of Hermes' feathers piercing her thigh and Zola's baby is stolen by Hermes at the end and given to Demeter.

Later in the series, Wonder Woman is forced to kill War during a conflict with her evil half-brother, Zeus' son First Born, and herself becomes the God of War.

Wonder Woman pleads with Athena not to allow the Zola personality, whom she has grown to love as a friend, die with Athena's awakening.

Wonder Woman appears as one of the lead characters in the Justice League title written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee that was launched in 2011 as part of The New 52.

Wonder Woman comes out of hiding to address the United Nations, hoping to defuse the metahuman arms race.

The Golden Age Wonder Woman had education in advanced arts and sciences as well as psychology, emotions, and emotional intelligence, as did her Amazon sisters.

Golden Age Wonder Woman had strength that was comparable to the Golden Age Superman.

Wonder Woman's had an array of mental and psychic abilities, as corresponding to Marston's interest in parapsychology and metaphysics.

Wonder Woman first became immune to electric shocks after having her spirit stripped from her atoms by Dr Psycho's Electro Atomizer; it was discovered that she was unable to send a mental radio message without her body.

Wonder Woman's is able to astrally project herself into various lands of myth.

Wonder Woman's uses these powers in battle against the goddess Artemis and quickly renders her unconscious with ease with a series of carefully positioned counterattacks.

At the time of her debut, Wonder Woman sported a red top with a golden eagle emblem, a white belt, blue star-spangled subligaculum, and red and golden go-go boots.

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Wonder Woman's wore a series of jumpsuits as her attire; the most popular of these was a white one.

Wonder Woman's wore an outfit similar to her 1970s one, but now with a larger glowing golden belt.

Wonder Woman's wears many accessories such as arm and neck jewelry styled as the "WW" motif.

Shortly thereafter, Wonder Woman is shown being able to summon it with her tiara, have it hover by the War Department, and extend from it a rope ladder with which she could board it.

Wonder Woman's uses the plane to fly into outer space, and frequently transports Etta Candy and the Holliday Girls, Steve Trevor, and others.

Wonder Woman continued to use the Invisible Plane for super speed, outer space, and multi-dimensional transport up until the unpowered era of Diana Prince.

When Wonder Woman resumed superpowered, costumed operations in 1973, she continued to use the jet as before, but did glide on air currents for short distances.

Each sword, marked with a red star, takes shape from a flash of lightning, and when Wonder Woman is done with them, the swords disappear, supposedly, back into her bracelets.

Wonder Woman's invented the ray herself in order to heal Steve Trevor from injuries he sustained when his plane was shot down and he was left adrift in the sea for days.

Wonder Woman's possesses a magical sword forged by Hephaestus that is sharp enough to cut the electrons off an atom.

The tiara allows Wonder Woman to be invulnerable from telepathic attacks, as well as allowing her to telepathically contact people such as the Amazons back on Themyscira using the power of the red star ruby in its center.

Wonder Woman's was able to combine the energy with her lasso to enhance its ability.

Wonder Woman's possessed a Mental Radio that could let her receive messages from those in need.

Wonder Woman's is a friend of Batgirl, Killer Frost, Hawkgirl, Big Barda, Miss Martian, Beast Boy, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and is the best friend of Bumblebee.

Wonder Woman's is an enemy of Cheetah, Lena Luthor, and Giganta.

Wonder Woman was named the 20th greatest comic book character by Empire film magazine.

In May 2011, Wonder Woman placed fifth on IGNs Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.

However, Steinem disapproved of Wonder Woman being out of costume, and the controversial story line never happened.

Original significance of Wonder Woman had the intentions of influencing many women of all ages, displaying the physical and mental strengths, values, and ethical attributes that not only men acquire.

Carolyn Cocca has stated that Wonder Woman possesses a "duality of character" due to the character possessing both feminine and masculine qualities in her physical abilities and attitude, which Cocca felt made her more appealing to a wide audience.

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In 2015, Wonder Woman became the first superhero to officiate a same-sex wedding in a comic series.

Nick Pumphrey stated that Wonder Woman stands as a non-violent beacon of hope and inspiration for women and men.

Wonder Woman is suggested as being queer or bisexual, as she and another Amazon, Io, had reciprocal feelings for each other.