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The inspiration to give Diana bracelets came from the pair of bracelets worn by Olive Byrne, creator William Moulton Marston's research assistant and lover. Marston quoted in a 1942 interview: "Wonder Woman and her sister Amazons have to wear heavy bracelets to remind them of what happens to a girl when she lets a man conquer her.
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- SWORDS. There's one more power her bracelets have gotten in recent years, which some fans hope will be in the new "Wonder Woman" movie. Some of the people who saw 2016's "Batman v Superman" might have been surprised to see Wonder Woman with a sword and shield, but those weapons have been around for years in the comics, one of many changes to the classic character.
- THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. Now that we've talked about the past, let's talk more about the present-day Wonder Woman whose bracelets have more power than ever before.
- BRANDING. 2010's "Wonder Woman" #600 (by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins) introduced a new version of the superhero where her history was mysteriously changed.
- BOUNCING BULLETS. Speaking of the 1970s TV show, we should talk about it here, because the Bracelets of Submission were a big part of it. Lynda Carter played the Amazonian princess on that series, and almost never missed an episode without someone shooting at her and bouncing bullets off her bracelets.
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Feb 21, 2014 · Though Wonder Woman was liberated and super-competent like Elizabeth, she was physically modeled after Olive Byrne – thin, black-haired and blue-eyed. Olive also wore heavy silver bracelets that inspired Wonder Woman’s bullet-deflecting cuffs. Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941.
The history behind the Bracelets of Submission was developed by William Moulton Marston, who created Wonder Woman, and the bracelets themselves actually had real-life counterpart: Marston's lover Olive Byrne – upon whom much of Wonder Woman's original character was based – frequently wore bracelets that directly inspired the Bracelets of ...
Margaret Sanger (aunt) Mary Olive Byrne ( / bɜːrn / ), known professionally as Olive Richard (February 19, 1904 – May 19, 1990), [3] was the polyamorous domestic partner [4] [5] of William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. She has been credited as an inspiration for the comic book character Wonder Woman .
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Sep 15, 2014 · The bracelets were Olive Byrne’s. Olive Byrne had at that point been living with Holloway for forty-eight years.
Oct 27, 2014 · The guy who publishes Superman, M.C. Gaines, decides he wants to hire someone to help him out, and he reads Olive Byrne [Marston's lover's story] in Family Circle about how William Moulton Marston ...
