Wonder Woman

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Dr. Wertham and the 1960s

In 1954, Dr. Frederic Wertham wrote his controversial book Seduction of the Innocent, which expounded on his anti-comic book views, and is seen by many comic book historians as the death of the Golden Age. Facing likely government censorship, the comic book industry established the Comics Code Authority. In the era of the Code, Wonder Woman no longer spoke out as a feminist, and was left to moon over Steve Trevor, and as time wore into the Silver Age, she also fell for Merman and Birdman.

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Frederic Wertham - Seduction of the Innocent - Comics Code Authority

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Wonder Woman experienced many changes through the mid-1950s and throughout the 1960s. Wonder Woman's origin was revamped, with her powers instead being derived from a combination of the Greek and Roman deities.

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1950s - 1960s

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In the 1960s, regular scripter Robert Kanigher adapted gimmicks which had worked for Superman under the editorship of Mort Weisinger. As with Superboy, Wonder Woman's "untold" career as the teenage Wonder Girl was chronicled. Then followed Wonder Tot, in which the infant Amazon princess in her star-spangled jumper cavorted with one Mr. Genie. The next step for Kanigher was to team all three ages of Wonder Woman in what were labeled "Impossible Tales," with her mother, Hippolyta joining in the adventures as "Wonder Queen."

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1960s - Robert Kanigher - Superman - Mort Weisinger - Superboy - Wonder Girl

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Writer Bob Haney - apparently unaware that Wonder Girl was not a separate character - included her in his new team the Teen Titans, consisting of sidekicks Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and, joining shortly thereafter, Speedy. Some years later, an origin was provided in which Wonder Girl was revealed to be Donna Troy, an orphan that Wonder Woman saved and given super powers by the Amazons' healing Purple Ray.

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Bob Haney - Teen Titans - Robin - Kid Flash - Aqualad - Speedy

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