had teamed up to work on Wonder Woman: Earth One. Wonder Woman's sexual and bondage themes in her earliest days were not without purpose, however. Her creator, William Moulton Marston, theorized that human relationships could be broken down into dominance, submission, inducement and compliance roles which were embedded into our psyche. Because males were, more often than not, dominant in societies, Marston believed that "Women as a sex, are many times better equipped to assume emotional leadership than are males." Marston wanted to convey his progressive ideals, through his use of bondage imagery, that women are not only capable of leadership roles, but should be in charge of society. Although Marston had good intentions with these themes, in Wonder Woman's early appearances, the bondage elements were controversial, as they were often seen to overly fetishize women in power rather than promote such women. Noah Berlatsky criticized this imagery in Wonder Woman's earliest days noting that "the comics take sensual pleasure in women's disempowerment." Despite having the mixed messages of this imagery, Marston fiercely believed that women would soon rule the earth and meant to showcase his predictions through sexual themes in his stories. He was an open feminist while studying at Harvard where he once said "Girls are also human beings, a point often overlooked!" See also Notes References Further reading Jett, Brett. "Who Is Wonder Woman?"," (Manuscript) (2009): pp 1–101. Jett, Brett. "Wonder Woman's Core Theme"," (Article) (2017, October 13): World Of Superheroes online. Lepore, Jill: The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Scribe Publications, Carlton North, Australia, 2014, External links DC Comics: Wonder Woman Amazon Archives 1941 comics debuts All-American Publications characters American culture Characters created by William Moulton Marston Comics about women Comics adapted into television series Comics characters introduced in 1941 Comics characters introduced in 1942 DC Comics adapted into films DC Comics Amazons DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds DC Comics characters who have mental powers DC Comics characters who use magic DC Comics characters with accelerated healing DC Comics characters with superhuman senses DC Comics characters with superhuman strength DC Comics deities DC Comics female superheroes DC Comics hybrids DC Comics LGBT superheroes DC Comics martial artists DC Comics metahumans DC Comics telepaths DC Comics television characters DC Comics titles Female characters in film Female characters in television Feminist comics Feminist science fiction Fictional bisexual females Fictional antiquarians and curators Fictional characters