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mosellegreen (mosellegreen) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-03 12:56:00

Entry tags:

char: paula von gunther, char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira, creator: william moulton marston, era: golden age, publisher: dc comics, title: sensation

Golden Age Wonder Woman
There's a few GA WW images here: Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman; Advice on love, life, and relationships by Dr. Golden Age Wonder Woman, Ph.d. Hint: her solution to every problem involves getting tied up.

These are from "The Fun Foundation", originally published in Sensation Comics #27 in 1944, reprinted in Wonder Woman Archives Volume 4.

It's official: Paula von Gunther is the most dedicated smoker in history.

Yes, all you've heard about bondage in 40's WW comics is true. But there's a practical reason for it:

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	taggerung301 2009-08-03 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	huh, who knew that bondage gave you super powers . . . (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2009-08-03 06:53 pm UTC (link)
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	grazzt 2009-08-03 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	You know, instead of posting these by story, you should do theme posts. Like a collection of Paula's most implausible smoking moments. Or a collection showcasing all the good things bondage does for you. (Reply to this)

psychop_rex
2009-08-04 06:20 am UTC (link)

I think it's more that the cigarette holder is Paula's signature image, like a grin is for the Joker, and so she's generally drawn with it in 'establishing' shots like that so we'll know for sure who she is. I mean, it's not like she's wearing anything that immediately identifies her, and while I like Harry Peter's artwork, a lot of his women have the same basic look to them (especially here, where she's evidently post-Amazon face reshaping). The snake-entwined cigarette holder is unique enough so that we'll immediately know it's her.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but is this story AFTER Paula got converted to being an Amazon, during the period where her slave girls were being weaned off of her? 'Cause I thought she'd essentially quit smoking after that, but it looks like I was wrong. If this is the case, that makes her one of the few good guys to use a holder in the history of comics, not counting FDR.

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	kamino_neko 2009-08-04 07:20 am UTC (link)
	Most impressive pole dance ever. (Reply to this)

	jedd_the_jedi 2009-08-04 08:03 am UTC (link)
	Seriously, what is it with Golden Age Wonder Woman and bondage? Didn't someone back in the 40s-50s notice all this perversion? (Reply to this)