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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464920603321

Autore

Hanley Tim

Titolo

Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine / / Tim Hanley ; Jonathan Hahn, cover layout

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois : , : Chicago Review Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61374-910-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Disciplina

741.5/973 |2 23

Soggetti

Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)

Women in literature

Gender identity in literature

Comic books, strips, etc - United States

Literature and society - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: The Golden Age; 1 The Utopian Alternative; 2 Damsels in Distress; 3 Amazon Princess, Bondage Queen; Interlude 1: Wonder Woman's Extra Features; Part 2: The Silver Age; 4 A Herculean Task; 5 Focus on the Family, or Superman is a Jackass; 6 Conforming to the Code; Photo Gallery; Interlude 2: Letters and Advertisements; Part 3: The Bronze Age; 7 Wonder Woman No More; 8 Doin' it for Themselves; 9 Restoration and Re-Creation; 10 The Mundane Modern Age; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Bibliography

Index Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

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, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940's. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was



tied up as often as she saved the world. In the 1950's, Wonder Woman begrudging