William Moulton Marston
Best known for the creation of Wonder Woman, he was also a psychologist and inventor of the lie detector.
Name:
William Moulton Marston
Aliases:
Birth date:
May 9th, 1893
Death date:
May 2nd, 1947
Home town:
Cliftondale, Massachusetts
Country:
USA
William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman during World War II in a reaction to what he saw as a DC Universe dominated by male characters such as Superman and Batman. Then came heroes such as Marvel's Captain America who were created as a largely patriotic reaction to the Axis forces of WWII. Marston wanted a super heroine to even the battlefield.
"He was inventing somebody like that new Superman fellow, only his character would promote a global psychic revolution by forsaking Biff! Bam! and Ka-Runch! for The Power of Love. Well," said Mrs. Marston, who was born liberated, "this super-hero had better be a woman."
- NYTimes
Based on his wife and Olive Byrne, Moulton Marston had created one of DC's flagship superheroes and its first female heroine, Wonder Woman.
Most significant characters created by William Moulton Marston
- Badra
- Blakfu
- Etta Candy
- Cheetah
- General Darnell
- Queen Desira
- Diana Prince
- Doctor Psycho
- Doctor Poison
- Draska Nishki
- Duke of Deception
- Eviless
- Hippolyta
- Hypnota
- Mavis
- Baroness Paula Von Gunther
- Priscilla Rich
- Steve Trevor
- Villainy Inc.
- Wonder Woman
- Zara
