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Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by a psychologist, Charles Moulton. She is a fictional character who is a warrior princess of the Amazonians. At birth Wonder Woman was blessed by gods with superhuman powers. Her powers include flight, superhuman strength, durability and speed as well as incredible intelligence and beauty. She also has special tools she uses to fight such as her lasso of truth, indestructible bracelets and invisible plane. She was originally created for comic books but has appeared in the media in several ways since her creation including cartoons, magazines, cereal boxes, her own television show and movies. She has been very influential since her creation and used as a tool to not only entertain readers but spread patriotism …show more content…

There is a lot of credibility to these arguments and they can easily be explained by the fact that comic books are designed for boys. The truth is Wonder Woman was never really created for girls but she is still deserving of her feminist praise. A relevant and impressive element of her stories is her relationship with Steve Trevor. Steve Trevor is the primary love interest of Wonder Woman and U.S. military intelligence officer in the US Army Air Corps. They formed a close relationship due to Wonder Woman’s several military interventions. Their relationship is interesting because of their inversed damsel in distress interactions where Wonder Woman is constantly coming to Steve Trevor’s …show more content…

They each gave her special gifts: Demeter gave her great strength, Athena gave her wisdom and courage, Artemis gave her a hunter's heart and a communion with animals; Aphrodite gave beauty and a loving heart, Hestia gave her sisterhood with fire and Hermes gave her speed and the power of flight. So Wonder Woman’s story lines started to revolve around her going on missions for the Gods and fighting mythological monsters. Unlike many other superheroes, Wonder Woman maintains her popularity throughout the Silver

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