And now we come back to the covers of the comics. Yes William Marston was into bondage but he also did this to make a point about the concept of a damsel in distress. While Wonder Woman may have been that damsel, she was also the hero. She always got herself out of the situations. A woman liberating herself was a very important cultural message back then (as it is today).

He took inspiration from iconography used in the woman's suffrage movement, which he, his wife and their lover were very heavily involved in. Feminist ideologies built the character of Wonder Woman and so, this is why she is still such an important and iconic character today.

At one stage, Wonder Woman was featuring in four ongoing comic books. All Star Comics, Sensation Comics, Comic Cavalcade and Wonder Woman. During this time, there was some outcry (and you may find people still complain about it) because in All Star Comics she was brought in as the secretary to the Justice League of America.

However, there was no sexist agenda behind this- in fact, there was a surprisingly reasonable explanation, and it came down to Marston wanting to retain creative control over the character. As I said, she was featuring in several books and by minimising her role in just one of those books to being the secretary, it meant she was much easier to manage. This was a decision approved by the creator, and as I mentioned he was a strong advocate of feminism and equal rights (although some may consider his love triangle relationship rather hypocritical in comparison to his feminist ideas). No harm was ever meant to her reputation.

It's unclear whether or not he knew just how iconic Wonder Woman would become, however, he definitely had high hopes. As Marston once put it; “Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world.”