Since his debut in the comics in 1941, Wonder Woman he collects victories against his nemesis and enchants audiences on TV and in the movies. In 2021, the Amazon of the island of Themyscira turns 80 and her birthday party promises to be unforgettable.
according to DC Comics websiteWonder Woman’s birthday, celebrated on October 21, will be marked by the heroine’s induction into Comic-Con Museum and also for the launch of exclusive comic books.
Among the comics announced for release are the “Wonder Woman 80th Birthday Spectacular 100 Pages” it is the “Beautiful Women of the World”who will tell the stories of 23 inspiring women from different parts of the world.
Wonder Woman’s Story
other than Justice League SuperheroesWonder Woman was not created by a cartoonist. In 1941, psychologist and author William Moulton Marston introduced the world to Wonder Woman: a superheroine created to protect the Earth and inspired by his own wife.
Wonder Woman’s real name is Diana Prince, an Amazonian daughter of Queen Hippolyta and Zeus, a well-known god in Greek mythology. The heroine lives with other warriors on a mythical island called Themyscira. Wonder Woman discovers that the land is in danger and uses her strength and the superpowers of her bracelets and the Lasso of Truth to save the world.
10 facts about Wonder Woman
How about celebrating Wonder Woman’s birthday by learning about the most famous heroine in comics?
Here are 10 surprising facts about the Amazon Diana Prince. Checking out!
1. Wonder Woman was created in 1941 and in addition to fighting for a better world in comic books, the heroine has also inspired women around the world with her strength and courage. This happened because in the 1940s, women who faced various challenges to acquire law, such as working and studying, felt encouraged by the superheroine they saw in the comics.
two. Psychologist and Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston also created the polygraph, a machine that can detect lies. For this reason, some comic book experts argue that the search for truth and justice in Wonder Woman’s DNA is inherited from her creator.
3. The first name chosen for the Amazon Diana Prince was not Wonder Woman, but Supreme, the Superwoman. The editor Sheldon Mayer was the one who convinced the character creator and DC Comics to name Diana as Wonder Woman or Wonder Woman, in Portuguese.
4. In the comics, the superheroine also had to fight for her space: in her first adventures besides the Justice League, Wonder Woman was only the secretary of the group of heroes and had the secondary role of writing down the details of the meetings between the participants of the League .
5. Wonder Woman was once blonde. This happened in 1974, when actress Cathy Lee Crosby played the superheroine in the movie “Wonder Woman”. The feature film was very successful at the time and was a test for the American broadcaster ABC to verify whether it would launch a series with the heroine.
6. Among the women who have played Wonder Woman on TV and in film, the most notable are the actresses Lynda Carter, who starred in a 60-episode run between 1975 and 1979, and Gal Gadot, who now plays the heroine.
7. Although Wonder Woman’s great love is airplane pilot Steve Trevor, the Amazon has already fallen in love with Superman in several comic books released in the 1980s.
8. In the comics, Diana has already defeated Prince Ares, the god of war. By defeating the villain, Wonder Woman was given the title Goddess of War and gained the power to communicate with all the superheroes in the world.
9. In the 90s, the heroes of DC Comics and Marvel starred in stories together. In one of these adventures, Wonder Woman finds Mjölnir, the hammer of the superhero Thor, and manages to move it normally.
10. In 2020, DC Comics announced the release of Wonder Woman in the Brazilian version. The heroine of the national adaptation will be called Yara Flor and will participate in the “Future State” comic book, which is set in 2030. DC’s plans are also to launch a special series for Yara.
Wonder Woman: The Hero of the New Generation
Wonder Woman’s birthday is a time to celebrate the character’s 80-year history, demonstrating that Diana Prince is an important hero to a new generation of readers. After all, the superheroine empowerment shows kids how they are also able to achieve their own dreams through child starring.
For girls, Wonder Woman is the example that girls can take the place they want, like says in an interview comic book expert Sidney Gusman: “Superhero comics have long been seen as ‘boy stuff’. Nonsense! Women love these stories too, and eventually they were well represented in comic books.”
Among the boys, Wonder Woman is also an important character, as she helps them understand and respect female representation, which contributes to a more egalitarian future between men and women.
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