Wonder Woman No. 159
date: label: date made
content: 1966
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content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
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content: <i>"Wonder Woman issue No. 159 </i> was published by DC Comics in January 1966. The cover art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito depicts the titular superhero gripping a hand held over her mouth and saying “Let me go!- I must tell the truth!” This issue was an attempt by DC to return to the “Golden Age” origins of Wonder Woman introduced in the 1940s.
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content: The story "The Golden Age Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" was written by Robert Kanigher and pencilled by Ross Andru, who also provided the cover. The book also contains the story "Doom Island," written by Robert Kanigher and pencilled by Andru.
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content: Wonder Woman is a superhero created in 1941 by noted psychologist William Moulton Marsten (as Charles Moulton) and artist Harry G. Peters. An Amazonian princess possessing incredible strength and armed with magical devices, the character has made a profound cultural impact as the best known and longest lasting female superhero.
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content: Moulton claimed Wonder Woman to be "psychological propaganda for a new type of woman" that he believed "should ... rule the world." Introduced in DC Comics All-Star Comics #8, the character was an instant hit with readers, with early Wonder Woman stories featuring thrilling messages of female empowerment. The first, and for some time, only woman in All-Star Comics' super team "The Justice Society of America," the red, white and blue clad heroine soon helmed her own title, becoming one of the few characters to have survived continually from comic's early "Golden Age" to the present.
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content: Wonder Woman continues to inspire generations with her powerful combination of compassion and might. In addition to her genre-defining comic book appearances, the character has become a multi-media juggernaut and a symbol for women's rights across the globe.
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content: Appearing on scores of merchandise, the star-spangled superhero has been featured in video games, television and the big screen. In the 1970s television series ,"Wonder Woman" was portrayed by actress Lynda Carter, and in the 21st century Warner Bros. film series, she has been depicted by actress Gal Godot.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Wonder Woman
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.3021.044
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content: 2017.3021
label: catalog number
content: 2017.3021.044
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/4 in x 7 in; 26.035 cm x 17.78 cm