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Along with Batman and Superman, Wonder Woman it's one of the big three longest running comics. By the other side it's the only female character being published continuously since its creation more half a century ago. Wonder Woman was created in 1941 by Charles Moulton, pen name of psychologist William Moulton Marston. But paradoxically, the first contact that Marston had with the comics was through criticism. Marston was a 
professor at Columbia University and the author of such essays like "Integrative Psychology: A Study of Unit response", "The Art of Marriage", "Obey That Impulse", "Take Your Profits From Defeats" and above them all "The Lie Detector Test". In fact, Marston was responsible for the creation of the polygraph, better known as the lie detector. With a great knowledge of psychodynamics and sexual behaviors, Marston made out of Wonder Woman one of the biggest pop culture symbols of feminism, liberation, and such topics as the women domination by man and, bondage and discipline.

Wonder Woman made her debut on a short story on the number 8 issue of All Star Comics (December 1941- January 1942). A centerfold with the story of the Amazon Princess was featured on that issue and gained a good response from the readers. Shortly thereafter Wonder Woman appeared on the debut issue of Sensation Comics #1 on January 1942 "featuring the sensational new adventure strip-character Wonder Woman!". With a 
cover by Jon Blummer and a longer version of her origins Wonder Woman was once again a hit among readers, and became the lead character on Sensation Comics. In Summer of '42, Wonder Woman debuted in her own comic book as well as joining the Justice League of America.
 
Wonder Woman took many changes through the mid-fifties and throughout the sixties. H.G. Peter, the original artist on Wonder Woman died completing issue #97, taking all of the original feel of the book away.
Wonder Woman's origin was revamped with her powers being derived from a combination of the Greek and Roman deities. Wonder Woman's earrings provided her with air when she traveled in outer space, her Invisible Plane metamorphed into an Invisible Jet, and her bracelets could send and recieve messages from Paradise Island.

During this time, Wonder Woman also recieved a protege: Wonder Girl. Wonder Girl was Donna Troy, an orphan that Wonder Woman saved from a burning building. By using the Purple Ray, which Wonder Woman created, Donna recieved the powers of an Amazon, and with an ersatz version of Wonder Woman's costume, became Wonder Girl.  At the end of the 60's, Wonder Woman surrendered her powers to remain in 'Man's World' rather than accompany her fellow Amazons into another dimension so they could 'restore their magick.

Diana Prince, now no longer Wonder Woman had a new mentor: I Ching. The book became a bit like the show Kung-Fu with Diana taking the role of Grasshopper. She was mod, as was the fashion of the time and ran a 
boutique. This lasted for two years, with Wonder Woman being restored to her powers and costume in the early 70's.

In the midst of this stupid depowering story line, Steve Trevor had been killed by Wonder Woman's then arch-nemesis, Dr. Cyber. Steve was resurrected, killed, then later resurrected again as Steve Howard.

Wonder Woman fought a series of 'epic' battles through the 70's and 80's until she was finally killed during the Crisis On Infinite Earths in 1986.

Below are some earlier comics in which Wonder Woman appeared

Information for this page gathered from various sites on wonder woman, namely:
www.amazing-amazon.com
www.wonderwoman-online.com
http://lacosa.sion.com/ww/