Wonder Woman: from Bondage Heroine to Feminist to Sexpot

By Xah Lee. Date: 2004. Last updated: 2023-07-06.

The nature of Wonder Woman is that she's a hot babe. Without which, she wouldn't exist.

Wonder Woman, 1942

Wonder Woman began in 1941 as the alleged good feminism image. A symbol of beauty and strength for women, doubling as soft-porn for nerdy boys. Her image and story has mutated thru the political climate, just as Captain America has. Nowadays, with the evil communism era gone, and her Snow White chest and skimpy costume being too feminine to be sold as a butch dyke for gender feminists, the image of Wonder Woman returns to her natural role of being primarily a blue-eyed sexpot.

wonder woman issue 1 — Wonder Woman issue 1, year 1942, cover illustration retouched. Originally drawn by H G Peter (1880 to 1958).

Wonder Woman sen31p1 — Wonder Woman, began partly as bondage fantasy.

Wonder Woman and Bondage

Wonder Woman, 1970

Wonder Woman on Ms Magazine cover 1972 July 83303 — Wonder Woman on Ms Magazine cover 1972 July 23200 Ms Mag cover, 1972 July, featuring Wonder Woman.

Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman TV Series, 1976

Lynda Carter Wonder Woman pm0006 — Looker Lynda Carter (born 1951) stars Wonder Woman in the TV series (1976 to 1979).

Lynda Carter Wonder Woman wwcn41 — Lynda Carter.

Lynda Carter Wonder Woman 62677 — Lynda Carter.

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Wonder Woman, 1980

At the age of 41, in 1982, Wonder Woman started to wear a double W on her chest, instead of the bird. Here's a excerpt from wikipedia around 2007:

In the preview in DC Comics Presents #41 (January 1982), writer Roy Thomas and penciller Gene Colan provided Wonder Woman with a stylized “W” on her bodice, to replace the eagle. The new emblem, unlike the old, was copyrightable and so had greater merchandising potential.

wonder woman captain wonder silver swan 1982 95002 — 1982. Wonder Woman, Captain Wonder, Silver Swan.

retroactive wonder woman 1980s 64544 — Retroactive Wonder Woman 1980s , published in 2011. Each “retroactive wonder woman” covers Wonder Woman in a previous decade. Buy at amazon

Wonder Woman, 1990

wonder woman 1992 10 issue 67 396 — Wonder Woman 1992-10, Issue 67 (396)

wonder woman 1993 10 issue 79 408 — Wonder Woman 1993-10, Issue 79 (408)

wonder woman 1994 02 issue 83 412 — Wonder Woman 1994-02, Issue 83 (412)

retroactive wonder woman 1990s 52455 — Retroactive Wonder Woman 1980s , published in 2011. Buy at amazon

Wonder Woman, 2000

200326 wonder woman 168 adam hughes ah — Wonder Woman Paradise Lost 2001-05. Buy at amazon Notice the prominent delineation of the plumpness of her breasts.

wonder woman 2001 07 issue 170 499 — Wonder Woman 2001-07, Issue 170

Superman, is the obvious love interest in American minds. But, there's a conflict of interest. So, we see, sometimes they romance (mostly by fan art), and sometimes they fight, and of course, Wonder Woman wins. Letting a man win would be wrong, and feminists wouldn't want that neither. Besides, letting Wonder Woman win is optimal for making money, by tradition in fairy tales, against all fiction and reality.