| LC control no. | nb2016002161 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wonder Woman (Fictitious character) |
| Variant(s) | Diana, Princess of Themyscira (Fictitious character) Prince, Diana (Fictitious character) Wonder Woman |
| See also | Hippolyta (Fictitious character from DC Comics, Inc.) Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (Fictitious character) |
| Beginning date | 1941 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Field of activity | Crime prevention |
| Profession or occupation | Superheroes |
| Found in | Wonder Woman, August 2014: title page (Wonder Woman) Wikipedia, viewed 27 January 2016 (Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a warrior princess of the Amazons (which are based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and is known in her homeland as Princess Diana of Themyscira. When outside her homeland, she is sometimes known by the secret identity Diana Prince. She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat and battle skills. She possesses an arsenal of weapons, including the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and (in older stories) a range of devices based on Amazon technology. Wonder Woman was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston. The character first appeared in All Star Comics 8 in December 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics 1, January 1942) Wikipedia, Apr. 12, 2018 (Hippolyta (DC Comics); Queen Hippolyta; a fictional DC Comics superhero based on the Amazon queen Hippolyta from Greek mythology; first appeared in All-Star Comics #8, Dec. 1941; name has also been spelled Hippolyte, especially in her earlier appearances; she is the mother of Diana, known as Wonder Woman, and Donna Troy, a superhero sometimes known as Wonder Girl; she filled in as Wonder Woman during a period in which her daughter Diana was dead, and time-travelled to WWII to serve as the Justice Society's Wonder Woman in a retcon of a retcon) Wikipedia, viewed January 22, 2020 (Artemis of Bana-Mighdall is a fictional Amazon superheroine, a comic book character published by DC Comics; she debuted in Wonder Woman #90 September 1994; during her entire tenure as Wonder Woman Artemis wore Diana's tiara and was given several magical objects including The Gauntlet of Atlas which increased its wearer's strength by ten times, The Sandals of Hermes which gave the gift of speed and flight and the golden Lasso of Truth which forced anyone tied by it to speak only the truth; she died in a battle with the White Magician who gained extreme power while accidentally being transported to Hell) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98061760 sh 94006318 |
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