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Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945
Travel to the World War II front lines with Wonder Woman at your side. With over 35 classic comics from her first 5 years in circulation, Wonder Woman the War Years tells her origin story in the original art.
Warrior princess, leader of the Amazons, and a primary member of "The Big Three" and The Justice League. Wonder Woman is among the most famous heroes of all time. From her introduction in 1941, she has been a shining example of feminism and the strength not just to women across the globe, but to all mankind.
Despite the fact that she's famous now, she had humble beginnings among a slew of other female super heroes that had their inception in the 1940s , but were seen very little after then. Created during World War II to foil Axis plots and defeat Nazis, Wonder Woman still fights to this day for truth, honor, and the little guy. Wonder The War Years (1941-1945) details how she used her super speed, strength, and Golden Lasso of Truth during World War II to bring peace and justice to a turbulent world.
These original stories show Wonder Woman at her best and allow the reader to relive the Golden Age of Comics . Follow her pilot plots such as the Brush up on the history of the world's favorite heroine, Wonder Woman, with Wonder Woman the War Years. Part of The DC Comics War Years trilogy that celebrates the Golden Age of heroes.
Other titles in the DC The War Years series include : The War Years 1939-1945, The War Years 1938-1945.
Warrior princess, leader of the Amazons, and a primary member of "The Big Three" and The Justice League. Wonder Woman is among the most famous heroes of all time. From her introduction in 1941, she has been a shining example of feminism and the strength not just to women across the globe, but to all mankind.
Despite the fact that she's famous now, she had humble beginnings among a slew of other female super heroes that had their inception in the 1940s , but were seen very little after then. Created during World War II to foil Axis plots and defeat Nazis, Wonder Woman still fights to this day for truth, honor, and the little guy. Wonder The War Years (1941-1945) details how she used her super speed, strength, and Golden Lasso of Truth during World War II to bring peace and justice to a turbulent world.
These original stories show Wonder Woman at her best and allow the reader to relive the Golden Age of Comics . Follow her pilot plots such as the Brush up on the history of the world's favorite heroine, Wonder Woman, with Wonder Woman the War Years. Part of The DC Comics War Years trilogy that celebrates the Golden Age of heroes.
Other titles in the DC The War Years series include : The War Years 1939-1945, The War Years 1938-1945.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2015
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Roy Thomas
4,479 books271 followersRoy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.
Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.
Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.
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October 10, 2021Origin stories anyone??
July 15, 2017
To think that it's only recently I'd considered myself a Wonder Woman fan! In this year alone I've read more about her, seen the animated movie, bought merchandise of the Amazon princess, and watched all three seasons of the Lynda Carter TV series - DVD boxsets owned! (EBay purchases - not bad, considering I live in the UK, where they are very obscure and hard to come by). So it figures I had to get something that includes Wonder Woman's true introduction: Her original comic book issues from the 1940s. And by the great and illustrious Hera I chanced upon 'Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945' in stores (in the wake of 'Batman v Superman', mind you, but it's a start).
All I can say about this archive collection is that Wonder Woman's first adventures are typically written for their time, even with William Moulton Marston's ideas of feminism (which actually aren’t, since he believed women were superior to men, not their equals). Each and every issue is cheesy, ridiculous, nonsensical, and rather short-sighted, yet fun in their own right. They're also very racist, with the most unflattering depictions of Asian people, especially the Japanese who are villainous and are repeatedly referred to in derogatory terms. Apparently Wonder Woman once fought for equality and freedom for women, but prejudice against non-white people (and Germans) was okay with her!
However, I took this with a grain of salt because the issues were written during the Second World War, when fear, distrust and xenophobia were understandable in America. As a result US insecurity would be at an all-time high. Their superhero comics contained not-so-subtle messages about how America is the best country in the world. Propaganda commentary and jabs at Hitler are also present in this archive.
Wonder Woman became one of America's positive ambassadors (that she's an Amazon from an island based on ancient Greek legends does dispel a little of that xenophobia in WWII, intentional or not) alongside Superman and Batman. She continued in her heroism even after the war stories of her male counterparts were finished. When looking at the bigger picture, to have a woman become a symbol for the United States' hopes and dreams for the future shows wonderful progress for its time.
From the very beginning, Wonder Woman carries her own stories. Sure, she's hopelessly in love with Steve Trevor, the first man she ever sees when his fighter plane crash lands on Paradise Island, but she's competent at achieving all her tasks. She's strong, witty and cunning in times of crisis. Knowing her Amazonian legacy - its origins in slavery - she comes to realise why she must never let a man dominate her (men chaining up her bracelets is one of her weaknesses). She constantly rescues Steve from danger: This reverses traditional gender roles, particularly in comics - it's the dude-in-distress being saved by the kick-butt action heroine in 'Wonder Woman'. A good example of feminist progress is in one story where Wonder Woman tells a woman that she can get a job and earn her own living; and do without her evil, abusive husband.
Still, there is a strong emphasis on Wondy's femininity. She's always being described as beautiful ("as Aphrodite!" but is also "as wise as Athena"). She likes shopping. Plus she's vain, to the point where she wouldn't damage her eyelashes, even if it'll save her life!
But in giving the benefit of the doubt, I think this is to show how traditional feminine norms and behaviour in society can be seen as a strength, not a weakness. Let Wonder Woman be pretty and confident. Let her be as good as any man, even when she's bound, chained-up and/or gassed (Marston's kinks do show here)! Her super strength, speed, agility and other powers are her own, and are due to rather than in spite of her femininity, if that makes sense.
Probably not, but femininity and womanhood are represented as good things, overall.
Though Steve Trevor is much more interested in his striking and beautiful saviour than in his nurse-turned-secretary, the mousy Diana Prince. Speaking of, aside from being arrogant and fairly reckless, Steve's a moron: He sees Diana change into Wonder Woman twice in the later issues in this collection. He finally finds out her secret, but he then believes whatever BS Diana/Wonder Woman tells him to convince him that he didn't see what he thought he saw. Why can't she just tell him who she is, anyway? It's never explained. So much for her significance as the hero of truth and honesty.
Another character of note who's claimed a permanent place in Wondy's mythos is Etta Candy, a college sorority leader who is always - and I do mean always - the butt of fat jokes. These early comic issues are still really shallow; nearly all of Etta's dialogue mentions how much she loves candy (yeah, we get it, Marston!) and her catchphrase is "Woo-Woo!”
Though on the other hand, Etta is one of Wonder Woman's closest and most trusted allies, as she and her sorority girls are counted on every time to help the Amazon in any situation and save her life (wow these girls are smart and resilient!). So Etta isn't entirely body-shamed. She's useful and a prominent female friend for Wondy outside of Paradise Island.
Incidentally, Wonder Woman has telepathic connections to her friends and owns a "mental radio", I am not joking. I did say these comics are cheesy as hell! Heck, Paradise Island - where the princess Diana has loving relationships with her Amazon sisters and her mother Hippolyta - is also home to giant animals; not just kangaroos but boxing cats!
And I'm glad to own 'Wonder Woman: The War Years', and to get a feel of her origins, despite everything. Some of these adventures are fun and humorous, though maybe with the needed perception of zeitgeist and understanding the time period in which they were published. A good look for any Wonder Woman fan.
Final Score: 3.5/5
All I can say about this archive collection is that Wonder Woman's first adventures are typically written for their time, even with William Moulton Marston's ideas of feminism (which actually aren’t, since he believed women were superior to men, not their equals). Each and every issue is cheesy, ridiculous, nonsensical, and rather short-sighted, yet fun in their own right. They're also very racist, with the most unflattering depictions of Asian people, especially the Japanese who are villainous and are repeatedly referred to in derogatory terms. Apparently Wonder Woman once fought for equality and freedom for women, but prejudice against non-white people (and Germans) was okay with her!
However, I took this with a grain of salt because the issues were written during the Second World War, when fear, distrust and xenophobia were understandable in America. As a result US insecurity would be at an all-time high. Their superhero comics contained not-so-subtle messages about how America is the best country in the world. Propaganda commentary and jabs at Hitler are also present in this archive.
Wonder Woman became one of America's positive ambassadors (that she's an Amazon from an island based on ancient Greek legends does dispel a little of that xenophobia in WWII, intentional or not) alongside Superman and Batman. She continued in her heroism even after the war stories of her male counterparts were finished. When looking at the bigger picture, to have a woman become a symbol for the United States' hopes and dreams for the future shows wonderful progress for its time.
From the very beginning, Wonder Woman carries her own stories. Sure, she's hopelessly in love with Steve Trevor, the first man she ever sees when his fighter plane crash lands on Paradise Island, but she's competent at achieving all her tasks. She's strong, witty and cunning in times of crisis. Knowing her Amazonian legacy - its origins in slavery - she comes to realise why she must never let a man dominate her (men chaining up her bracelets is one of her weaknesses). She constantly rescues Steve from danger: This reverses traditional gender roles, particularly in comics - it's the dude-in-distress being saved by the kick-butt action heroine in 'Wonder Woman'. A good example of feminist progress is in one story where Wonder Woman tells a woman that she can get a job and earn her own living; and do without her evil, abusive husband.
Still, there is a strong emphasis on Wondy's femininity. She's always being described as beautiful ("as Aphrodite!" but is also "as wise as Athena"). She likes shopping. Plus she's vain, to the point where she wouldn't damage her eyelashes, even if it'll save her life!
But in giving the benefit of the doubt, I think this is to show how traditional feminine norms and behaviour in society can be seen as a strength, not a weakness. Let Wonder Woman be pretty and confident. Let her be as good as any man, even when she's bound, chained-up and/or gassed (Marston's kinks do show here)! Her super strength, speed, agility and other powers are her own, and are due to rather than in spite of her femininity, if that makes sense.
Probably not, but femininity and womanhood are represented as good things, overall.
Though Steve Trevor is much more interested in his striking and beautiful saviour than in his nurse-turned-secretary, the mousy Diana Prince. Speaking of, aside from being arrogant and fairly reckless, Steve's a moron: He sees Diana change into Wonder Woman twice in the later issues in this collection. He finally finds out her secret, but he then believes whatever BS Diana/Wonder Woman tells him to convince him that he didn't see what he thought he saw. Why can't she just tell him who she is, anyway? It's never explained. So much for her significance as the hero of truth and honesty.
Another character of note who's claimed a permanent place in Wondy's mythos is Etta Candy, a college sorority leader who is always - and I do mean always - the butt of fat jokes. These early comic issues are still really shallow; nearly all of Etta's dialogue mentions how much she loves candy (yeah, we get it, Marston!) and her catchphrase is "Woo-Woo!”
Though on the other hand, Etta is one of Wonder Woman's closest and most trusted allies, as she and her sorority girls are counted on every time to help the Amazon in any situation and save her life (wow these girls are smart and resilient!). So Etta isn't entirely body-shamed. She's useful and a prominent female friend for Wondy outside of Paradise Island.
Incidentally, Wonder Woman has telepathic connections to her friends and owns a "mental radio", I am not joking. I did say these comics are cheesy as hell! Heck, Paradise Island - where the princess Diana has loving relationships with her Amazon sisters and her mother Hippolyta - is also home to giant animals; not just kangaroos but boxing cats!
And I'm glad to own 'Wonder Woman: The War Years', and to get a feel of her origins, despite everything. Some of these adventures are fun and humorous, though maybe with the needed perception of zeitgeist and understanding the time period in which they were published. A good look for any Wonder Woman fan.
Final Score: 3.5/5
October 25, 2016
3.5 stars due to some stories being of 3, some 4 star quality.
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February 15, 2016As lovely as Aphrodite – As wise as Athens – With the speed of Mercury and stronger than Hercules, Wonder Woman fought against the Axis powers during WWII.
Once again, Roy Thomas has dug deep into the DC archives to ferret out the most representative stories of the Maid of Might during the Second World War.
Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by Dr. Charles Moulton Marston a graduate of Harvard in 1915. The war was raging in Europe when WW came on the scene but the US would be plunged into that war by December of that year.
M.C. Gaines, publisher of All-American Comics (which was formerly allied with DC Comics) chose to publish WW for a six month trial as long as Marston wrote the script. H.G. Peter was hired and paid by Marston to do the artwork. Marston would publish under the pen name of Charles Moulton; a combination of his and M.C. Gaines middle names.
Wonder Woman’s debut would be as a backup story in All-Star Comics #8 before starting in Sensation Comics #1. A special clause was written into Marston’s contract by Gaines that would ensure that DC, who later bought out Gaines, would continue to keep Wonder Woman in print. What it was you will have to read the book to discover; no spoilers here.
What to do with WW:
Superman could likely have won the war single handed what with all his powers, so DC decided to keep him in America to fight all the subversives and fifth columnists. Batman was a normal human being and could be shot and killed easily, so he too remained at home to fight saboteurs and spies. The Maid of Might was handled differently.
With her strength and speed plus her ability to ward off bullets with her bracelets, she got into the thick of the fighting in both theaters of action.
With all her abilities I’m not so sure she actually exercised the Wisdom of Athena. Many times when Steve Trevor was in danger, Wonder Woman, who had fallen in love with Steve, would rush blindly into traps and endanger her secret identity. She nearly always had to rely on her friend, Etta Candy and the girls from the college to rescue her.
Wonder Woman would also have to fight Mars, the God of War on more than one occasion, along with his many minions.
At the Wars end, Wonder Woman would shift her tactics to helping veterans find their place in the world where they could live in peace.
Once again, Roy Thomas has dug deep into the DC archives to ferret out the most representative stories of the Maid of Might during the Second World War.
Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by Dr. Charles Moulton Marston a graduate of Harvard in 1915. The war was raging in Europe when WW came on the scene but the US would be plunged into that war by December of that year.
M.C. Gaines, publisher of All-American Comics (which was formerly allied with DC Comics) chose to publish WW for a six month trial as long as Marston wrote the script. H.G. Peter was hired and paid by Marston to do the artwork. Marston would publish under the pen name of Charles Moulton; a combination of his and M.C. Gaines middle names.
Wonder Woman’s debut would be as a backup story in All-Star Comics #8 before starting in Sensation Comics #1. A special clause was written into Marston’s contract by Gaines that would ensure that DC, who later bought out Gaines, would continue to keep Wonder Woman in print. What it was you will have to read the book to discover; no spoilers here.
What to do with WW:
Superman could likely have won the war single handed what with all his powers, so DC decided to keep him in America to fight all the subversives and fifth columnists. Batman was a normal human being and could be shot and killed easily, so he too remained at home to fight saboteurs and spies. The Maid of Might was handled differently.
With her strength and speed plus her ability to ward off bullets with her bracelets, she got into the thick of the fighting in both theaters of action.
With all her abilities I’m not so sure she actually exercised the Wisdom of Athena. Many times when Steve Trevor was in danger, Wonder Woman, who had fallen in love with Steve, would rush blindly into traps and endanger her secret identity. She nearly always had to rely on her friend, Etta Candy and the girls from the college to rescue her.
Wonder Woman would also have to fight Mars, the God of War on more than one occasion, along with his many minions.
At the Wars end, Wonder Woman would shift her tactics to helping veterans find their place in the world where they could live in peace.
November 5, 2022
The comics collected here will really only be of interest to an historian of 'Wonder Woman' or a fan investigating her early years.
The overall feeling is of 'innocence' but also of a childish lack of respect for the writer's (Moulson) audience - something that is so obvious after this length of time, but also something that many readers, mainly children, would have been aware of at the time. Moulson's writing, albeit that he created her, so often shows WW her as being rescued by the (very swiftly dropped as too 'silly') Holliday Girls or by Steve Trevor and with many of WW's actions entirely dictated by her fawning love for Trevor. Moulson's handling of Mars (who would later be transmuted back into Ares) is stupid and patronising in the extreme. For me I was genuinely surprised as the fairly poor quality of Moulson's writing, albeit that the storylines themselves are good.
The introduction and 'commentary' by Roy Thomas is similarly not of the highest quality and frankly quite disappointing. Whilst Thomas may be an excellent author of comics his writing here is, let's be generous and just say not good. He shows a weak understanding of real world history and some of his comments on the WW comics reprinted demonstrate that he has actually neither read them nor even looked closely at them (see for example his comments on the cover of 'Sensation #20' reproduced on p.254), and is certainly completely ignorant of the WW mythology (Amazon children on Themyscira and he makes no comment?)
IF you are a WW fan there is a lot here that will come across as fun and enjoyable but for a 'non-specialist' I don't think this is a book that you would enjoy.
The overall feeling is of 'innocence' but also of a childish lack of respect for the writer's (Moulson) audience - something that is so obvious after this length of time, but also something that many readers, mainly children, would have been aware of at the time. Moulson's writing, albeit that he created her, so often shows WW her as being rescued by the (very swiftly dropped as too 'silly') Holliday Girls or by Steve Trevor and with many of WW's actions entirely dictated by her fawning love for Trevor. Moulson's handling of Mars (who would later be transmuted back into Ares) is stupid and patronising in the extreme. For me I was genuinely surprised as the fairly poor quality of Moulson's writing, albeit that the storylines themselves are good.
The introduction and 'commentary' by Roy Thomas is similarly not of the highest quality and frankly quite disappointing. Whilst Thomas may be an excellent author of comics his writing here is, let's be generous and just say not good. He shows a weak understanding of real world history and some of his comments on the WW comics reprinted demonstrate that he has actually neither read them nor even looked closely at them (see for example his comments on the cover of 'Sensation #20' reproduced on p.254), and is certainly completely ignorant of the WW mythology (Amazon children on Themyscira and he makes no comment?)
IF you are a WW fan there is a lot here that will come across as fun and enjoyable but for a 'non-specialist' I don't think this is a book that you would enjoy.
July 27, 2024
3.5 stars
Ah, golden age comic books. Full of inventive characters, fun and silly predicaments, but sometimes a bit of racism and sexism. This book collects many stories starring Wonder Woman during, you guessed it, the War Years. Wonder Woman debuted in 1941, a refreshing female superhero whose mission is to save the world, or more particularly America, from the current war. I had a lot of fun with the book, especially the full length stories readers got access to. I also found Roy Thomas’ commentary on Wonder Woman and the war compelling and educational. My only critiques were mainly about some outdated, sometimes really weird, stories and references that felt a tad uncomfortable in the present day. But, looking at the comics as products of their time, I would say they’re above average, and tell very interesting, including stories. Wonder Woman has been my favorite superhero for a long time, and I’m just now getting into the comics more and more. This is a great place to start. Keep ‘em flying!
Ah, golden age comic books. Full of inventive characters, fun and silly predicaments, but sometimes a bit of racism and sexism. This book collects many stories starring Wonder Woman during, you guessed it, the War Years. Wonder Woman debuted in 1941, a refreshing female superhero whose mission is to save the world, or more particularly America, from the current war. I had a lot of fun with the book, especially the full length stories readers got access to. I also found Roy Thomas’ commentary on Wonder Woman and the war compelling and educational. My only critiques were mainly about some outdated, sometimes really weird, stories and references that felt a tad uncomfortable in the present day. But, looking at the comics as products of their time, I would say they’re above average, and tell very interesting, including stories. Wonder Woman has been my favorite superhero for a long time, and I’m just now getting into the comics more and more. This is a great place to start. Keep ‘em flying!
January 14, 2018
This collection of comics consists of the full-length tales as written by W. M. Marston and drawn by H.G. Peter. I found this book to be handy when I was trying to figure out if Wonder Woman started off wearing a skirt or culottes, apparently Wonder Woman’s outfit is a highly debated topic. This is a great book to have on hand if you are reading a great deal about Golden Age Wonder Woman and you need to reference a specific comic scripts. I did read complaints about the borders taking up too much space on each page, rendering the comic strips less detail, but I didn’t really notice a big issue as I could easily see the details of each panel and didn’t have any issues reading dialogue bubbles. Also, all of these comics are rendered in color, which makes it easier to view specific details of clothing in contrast to background images.
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April 1, 2024
These really feel like a time capsule. They were so fun to read. Here’s some overall thoughts:
- LOTS of racism. I knew there would be - I was familiar with a (later? he wasn’t in this, at least) Wonder Woman villain that is one horribly racist asian stereotype on top of another, but it was honestly still kind of shocking to read.
- Wonder Woman gets kidnapped a lot. Like. I knew Marston was into bondage. But whew. More than just being weird - bc it honestly isn’t without the context of a Jill Lepores book, and even with it it never crosses into that odd - it’s very repetitive and boring. Yeah, she’s gonna get caught. And then she’ll get out. Issue after issue after issue.
- I’ve always like Steve Trevor but he kind of sucks here. He’s so nasty to Diana Prince!
- I love Etta Candy!!!!! Okay, I already knew that, but seeing how awesome she was from the get go is so fun. Yes, the comics are horribly fatphobic to her, but fat jokes aside she is consistently a hero who rescues Wonder Woman.
- LOTS of racism. I knew there would be - I was familiar with a (later? he wasn’t in this, at least) Wonder Woman villain that is one horribly racist asian stereotype on top of another, but it was honestly still kind of shocking to read.
- Wonder Woman gets kidnapped a lot. Like. I knew Marston was into bondage. But whew. More than just being weird - bc it honestly isn’t without the context of a Jill Lepores book, and even with it it never crosses into that odd - it’s very repetitive and boring. Yeah, she’s gonna get caught. And then she’ll get out. Issue after issue after issue.
- I’ve always like Steve Trevor but he kind of sucks here. He’s so nasty to Diana Prince!
- I love Etta Candy!!!!! Okay, I already knew that, but seeing how awesome she was from the get go is so fun. Yes, the comics are horribly fatphobic to her, but fat jokes aside she is consistently a hero who rescues Wonder Woman.
September 14, 2017
Through a child's eyes I can understand the joy of reading about Wonder Woman's fight against the Axis powers.
Through an adult's eyes, though, I can't help but read all the sexual subtext between the lines. In nearly every comic included in this collection there is an image of a woman in some kind of bondage. There are a couple of spankings and threats of whipping. Terms like 'submit', 'obey', and 'slave' are used quite frequently. Wonder Woman comics are kinky af.
It's like Fifty Shades of Wonder Woman, only with a more intelligent female protagonist.
Through an adult's eyes, though, I can't help but read all the sexual subtext between the lines. In nearly every comic included in this collection there is an image of a woman in some kind of bondage. There are a couple of spankings and threats of whipping. Terms like 'submit', 'obey', and 'slave' are used quite frequently. Wonder Woman comics are kinky af.
It's like Fifty Shades of Wonder Woman, only with a more intelligent female protagonist.
May 26, 2017
A nice jewel from the past, and just in time before the movie hit the theaters next week. Yeah it's cheesy, highly biased politically, even very kinky to be for kids, but it was light-hearted, fun, and female-empowering too. And I like that the movie is taking a lot of plots from these comics. A very recommended read.
November 6, 2020
If you like good, old-fashion women superheros, then you're gonna love this comic. The art style is original, and the writing is fun. Wonder Woman wasn't the only woman superhero of the time, but she certainly is the most memorable one!
August 7, 2017
This is a super-nice full colour compilation of the original Wonder Woman comics from the WWII era. I very much enjoyed reading these comics and learning about the historical context.
August 10, 2022
Nostalgic and wonderful
March 4, 2021
Useless collection of randomly put together issues from the best writer the WW character ever had in her whole history, with no attention to importance or anything since the most important and impactful issues (her full fleshed origins on WW #1 and WW #7 amongst the others) are choppily cut or presented in other forms for no discernible reason other than the curator doing a hamfisted work overall. Read the first two trade paperbacks and/or the first omnibus instead of this crap (and the second omnibus after that) and avoid this useless ca$h grab akin to music greatest hit at all costs.
June 7, 2016
This is my first encounter with original William Moulton Marston Wonder Woman, and I'm blown away. I wonder if Wonder Woman will ever again be as weirdly radical as her original incarnation.
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