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I admit, her popularity has not remained consistent over the years, and it is partially the brand recognition that keeps her around. That doesn't mean that no one cares about and it certainly doesn't mean she isn't worth preserving, developing, and analyzing. And sometimes Superman is pissy...

Fair enough, the details of Wonder Woman's mythology are not well known outside the comic book community. After all, the only thing she appeared that gained a real widespread, mainstream audience was the TV show. She's yet to have a hit movie like Superman or Batman. However, I don't really...

One night stands don't count as "dating" and even most of hers were superheroes (Nightwing, Arsenal, etc.) Once again, one night stands don't count. We're talking about long lasting, memorable relationships here. Doesn't possess superpowers yes, but certainly doesn't count as a...

Writer's don't touch the subject of Amazonian sexuality much. George Pérez's run was the first to come out and say anything concrete about it: But that just covers Amazonian society. As for Wonder Woman herself, she has never been explicitly involved with a woman, but a number of writers...

Point taken. But as you said, almost all sidekicks were just as one-dimensional & useless as Steve was back then. Lois Lane essentially did nothing but get captured & rescued, but over time writers expanded upon and developed her character. Now you can't imagine the story of Superman without...

Wow, that is a pretty good example, can't believe I forgot that one. My list when writing this only had Steve Trevor, Jason Bard, and Terry Long. Now that I think about it, The She-Hulk/Wingfoot pairing was somewhat similar to Big Barda & Mr. Miracle, one of my favorite comic book couples...

That is a pretty sweeping generalization on my part, sorry about that. It wasn't my intention to imply that literally everyone feels this way, only that it's pervasive enough to have become a kind've unspoken rule in mainstream comics writing.

Wonder Woman's Vanishing Boyfriend Wonder Woman's boyfriend may have been pushed to the curb because he made male readers uncomfortable. Read Full Article