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Show 224 always come from the same dynamic-following from Marston, she has been almost exclusively written and illustrated by men, for an audience made up of primarily males; is being written about by another male now. Wonder Woman's uniform is a curious alchemy of American patriotism and typical princess attire. She wore a tiara that could act as a boomerang, a lasso that forced those it bound to tell the truth, an eagle-shaped breastplate, long, red boots with a white perimeter at the top and solid, teeth-shattering heels, a blue-and- white-starred skirt (later, due to modesty concerns, lengthened into peculiar, boxer-style shorts), and of course her bracelets. Her outfit was in later issues explained as a link to sisterhood rather than explicit American patriotism (though she certainly had passion for the latter, and expressed conclusive patriotic sentiment at the beginning and end of many of the early comics). A woman named Diana Trevor, a volunteer for the Woman's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, like Steve, had once crash-landed on Paradise Island before Wonder Woman was bom. Trevor aided the Amazons in overcoming a Godzilla-style monster, but died in the battle. In her honor, the Amazons forged two sets of armor using the red, white, and blue insignia from her jacket. The first set was incinerated along with Trevor, the other was reserved for a warrior worthy to bear her mantle, which ultimately proved to be Diana, the princess named for her. Early on, Wonder Woman can't fly. She can jump out of skyscraper windows and land OK, but she uses her invisible jet for air transport. (Since it's my era I prefer the jet, though I can see the writers coming to the realization that |