Xah Lee, 2004
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 socio-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 WonderWoman returns to her natural role of being primarily a blue-eyed sex object.
above: a retro comics postcard set cover featuring Wonder Woman. Note the prominent mention of gender feminist Gloria Steinem.
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:
«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.»
above: a ~2003 issue of Wonder Woman comics. Note the pitch “Free posters Inside! Collect them ALL!”, with the capatilized word FREE and phraseology “Collect them all”. This is a ubiquitous element of American consumeristic culture. Also note how her waist is drawn into a tremendously sexual cinch.
above: two covers of ~2003 Wonder Woman comics: Paradise Lost and Paradise Found. Notice the prominent delineation of the plumpness of her breast (above left), the pratically one blob of meat (above right), and the universal image of hero saving princess of a powerful man carrying a unconcious beauty.
a photo of Wonder Woman seductively dropping her panties: wonder.jpg (from the web, 2005.)
Looker Lynda Carter↗ (b1951) stars Wonder Woman in the TV series (1976-1979). Another photo here: pm0006.jpg
For more info about Wonder Woman, see Wikipedia: Wonder Woman↗.
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