What is the Story of Wonder Woman?

Korté, Steven

What is the Story of Wonder Woman? by Steve Korté ; illustrated by Jake Murray. - 106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

What is the story of Wonder Woman? -- To tell the truth -- The birth of comic books -- Here come the heroes -- An amazing idea -- A dazzling debut -- Challenges -- Hard times for heroes -- Wonder Woman triumphant -- Wonder Woman goes to the movies.

"Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library! Wonder Woman--DC Comics' greatest female superhero--flies onto our What Is the Story Of? list. She is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and an ambassador of the Amazonian people. Wonder Woman burst onto the comic book scene during World War II. For more than seventy years, she has been fighting for equality, power, and truth with her lasso of truth in one hand and her sword in the other. Author Steve Korté shares the story of how one of the first and foremost superheroines was created, and how she came to be such a powerful feminist icon"--

9781524788285 9781524788278

2019019550


Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) --Juvenile literature.
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) --Juvenile literature.


Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.--United States
Women heroes in literature.
Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.--United States
Women heroes in literature.


Comics

PN6728.W6 / K67 2019

741.5/973