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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanley, Tim, author.

Contributor:

Hahn, Jonathan, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wonder Woman (Fictitious character).

Women in literature.

Gender identity in literature.

Comic books, strips, etc--United States.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Literature and society--United States.

Literature and society.

Wonder Woman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61374-910-4

OCLC:

873141099