an icepick through the keyhole

Y'know, whenever people these days reminisce about good old Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent (1954), the book which contributed highly to the formation of the Comics Code Authority, they usually talk about how wrong-minded he was in accusing Batman and Robin of being a depiction of a homosexual couple. That's an easy straw man to dismiss.

What's less easy to dismiss is his claim that Wonder Woman was a lesbian who engaged in bondage games with her pals. And, really, if you've ever read the early Wonder Woman stories, you'll begin to wonder how exactly William Moulton Marston got away with imposing his fetishes on a 1940s-era comic book-reading public for so long. Seriously, there's practically no subtext to speak of. You read these things while realising that children were their intended audience and you'll start wanting to claw your eyes out.

Courtesy of the Absorbascon, I bring you the Wonder Woman Fetish Cavalcade!

Moulton's Future

The Wonder Woman Nursery Song, Verses 1 & 2

The Wonder Woman Nursery Song, Verses 3 & 4

The Wonder Woman Nursery Song, Verses 5 & 6

And the hits keep coming!

But on a more positive note:

Comics' Greatest Female Role Model