Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948

by Noah Berlatsky

Book Overview

William Marston was an unusual man--a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman, the comic that he used to express two of his greatest passions: feminism and women in bondage.

Comics expert Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the Wonder Woman comics of the 1940s, vividly illustrating how Marston's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813564190
• ISBN13: 9780813564197
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher