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4. William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by the pen name Charles Moulton ( / ˈmoʊltən / ), was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. He was also known as a self-help author and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman.
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- May 2, 1947 (aged 53), Rye, New York, U.S.
- May 9, 1893, Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Elizabeth Holloway Marston (m. 1915; his death 1947)
Marston and Wonder Woman were pivotal to the creation of what became DC Comics. (DC was short for Detective Comics, the comic book in which Batman debuted.) In 1940, Gaines decided to counter his ...
Jul 8, 2016 · Gaines told Marston if he wanted to see that comic book become a reality, he would have to write it himself. So, he did—and thus Wonder Woman was born. The character debuted in All-Star Comics ...
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Oct 27, 2014 · William Moulton Marston went by the pen name Charles Moulton when he wrote Wonder Woman from 1941-1947. This example is from a newspaper strip in March 1945. Courtesy of Library of American Comics
Jun 9, 2017 · Wonder Woman's creator had a few secrets of his own. Historian Jill Lepore describes William Moulton Marstothe's unusual life in The Secret History of Wonder Woman. Originally broadcast Oct. 27, 2014.
Dec 27, 2016 · “‘Wonder Woman’ was conceived by Dr. Marston to set up a standard among children and young people of strong, free, courageous womanhood; to combat the idea that women are inferior to men ...
Sep 15, 2014 · September 15, 2014. Wonder Woman, introduced in 1941, was a creation of utopian feminism, inspired by Margaret Sanger and the ideals of free love. Photograph by Grant Cornett. The Wonder Woman ...
