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Wonder Woman unbound the curious history of the world's most famous heroine

"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, ad...

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Main Author: Hanley, Tim
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2014]
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Wonder Woman > (Fictitious character) > History.
Women in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States.
Literature and society > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The golden age. The Utopian alternative
  • Damsels in distress
  • Amazon princess, bondage queen
  • Interlude 1: Wonder Woman's extra features
  • Part 2: The silver age. A Herculean task
  • Focus on the family, or Superman is a jackass
  • Conforming to the code
  • Interlude 2: Letters and advertisements
  • Part 3: The bronze age. Wonder Woman no more
  • Doin' it for themselves
  • Restoration and re-creation
  • The mundane modern age
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Source notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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