| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: The Golden Age; 1 The Utopian Alternative; 2 Damsels in Distress; 3 Amazon Princess, Bondage Queen; Interlude 1: Wonder Woman's Extra Features; Part 2: The Silver Age; 4 A Herculean Task; 5 Focus on the Family, or Superman is a Jackass; 6 Conforming to the Code; Photo Gallery; Interlude 2: Letters and Advertisements; Part 3: The Bronze Age; 7 Wonder Woman No More; 8 Doin' it for Themselves; 9 Restoration and Re-Creation; 10 The Mundane Modern Age; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Bibliography |
| Summary |
With her golden lasso and her bullet-deflecting bracelets, Wonder Woman is a beloved icon of female strength in a world of male superheroes. But this close look at her history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was tied up as often as she saved the world. In the 1950s, Wonder Woman begrudgi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)
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Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) |
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Women in literature.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
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Literature and society -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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ART -- Techniques -- Drawing.
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Gender identity in literature
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Literature and society
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Women in literature
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Bandes dessinées.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613749104 |
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1613749104 |
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9781613749128 |
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1613749120 |
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9781613749098 |
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1613749090 |
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