

He and his wife had a third partner, Olive Byrne - unconventional by today's standards, grounds for potential arrest in 1941. Marston also had unconventional views on psychology and sexuality. Marston was also vital in the development of the polygraph ("lie detector") - which may be why Wonder Woman's lasso forces criminals to speak the truth. The character first appeared in All-Star Comics #8 (December, 1941).
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Marston was remarkably free of the era's usual prejudices about and disdain for women, and intentionally designed the character to embody his image of an idealized strong, unconventional and independent woman. Peter, as a deliberate counterpoint to the all-male stable of " Übermenschen" published by DC at the time.

She was created in 1941 by psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (then an educational consultant to DC Comics) and the artist Harry G. Wonder Woman is distinguished by her indestructible bracelets, which deflect bullets, and her enchanted lasso, which compels men to tell the truth and puts animals to sleep. The first prominent female superhero in the history of comic books, and generally considered the greatest of the superheroines, was created in the 1940s. The Princess and Diplomat of Paradise Island/Themyscira.Īs beautiful as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes and stronger than Hercules.
