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Jimenez, Phil and John Wells. The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia. New York: Del Rey, 2010. Added by: joachim (1/1/14, 6:02 PM) Last edited by: joachim (8/8/20, 3:57 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 978-0-345-50107-3 BibTeX citation key: Jimenez2010 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Wonder Woman", Encyclopedia, Illustrated text, Jimenez. Phil, Superhero, USA Creators: Jimenez, Wells Publisher: Del Rey (New York) |
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She’s as beautiful as Aphrodite and as wise as Athena, stronger then Hercules and swifter than Hermes. Blessed at birth by the gods themselves, Princess Diana left an idyllic island paradise ruled by wise and brave women to bring the peace, love, and nobility of the Amazons to the tumultuous world of humankind. In January 1942, Wonder Woman took the world of comics—and its pantheon of superpowered males—by storm. Wielding her impervious silver bracelets and golden Lasso of Truth, she’s battled forces of evil from the Axis powers to a slew of super-villains worldwide, teamed up with the likes of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash, and become a high-flying feminist icon and pop-culture superstar. Now, for the first time in more than thirty years, here’s a definitive A-to-Z volume that draws together all the knowledge about the star-spangled, action-packed history of Wonder Woman. In more than 400 fact-packed pages you’ll find
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