Ok so, i've always had the notion that if a man ties up Diana she loses her powers.
I'm currently reading the Golden Age era and basically every issue she's being tied up and she just escapes with no trouble.
I've only read until Sensation Comics #12.
Am i missing something or is this as inconsistent as her "bullets" weakness?
Originally it was phrased that she had to 'let' a man do it, so the earlier stories have it happen when she agrees to it (either because she was faking capture or her enmies were holding a hostage). But then after a few issue it seems marston dropped that idea and she lost her powers even when she was chained without her consent, or even knowledge in some cases.
(and this is the closest one i got to what you asked, i thought that she catched one too in Harley's Little Black Book #1 but after checking it it could just be the bracelets)
That was "only" during the new52 (and the Golden Age but that is barely mentioned nowadays), there's no mentioning in this comics that she's stronger than usual.
William Marston was the psychologist and creator who received all the well-deserved credit, but, in reality, much of the work may have come from women. For instance, it was his wife, Elizabeth, who suggested that the character be a superheroine rather than a superhero. She was an admirer of the poet Sappho and had studied ancient Greek; born on the Isle of Man, she was a university-educated immigrant, a psychologist and lawyer, often viewed as a modern-day Amazon (by the standards of the 1940s). That said, thanks to Jill Lepore’s The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014), we now know of the influence exerted by many women behind the scenes; specifically, we know that a significant portion of the bondage influence can be attributed to Marjorie Wilkes Huntley.
I feel like any description of the three of them is incomplete without the fact that they were a polyamorous triad, and the two women remained partners long after William Marston died. He didn't just "have a thing" for bondage, all the sapphic bondage stuff was sourced directly from his life experience. He was very open about his belief that the ideal form of government was "a loving matriarchy" and that he wanted to influence young male readers by presenting them a woman anyone would want to be a "willing slave" to.
So yeah his wife and their girlfriend absolutely deserve credit for much of his work. The whole mythos of Wonder Woman is built on his love for his bisexual dominatrixes
There is a great deal of confusion surrounding this polyamorous arrangement. Although both women were partners of William Marston, there is absolutely no evidence that they maintained a romantic, lesbian relationship with each other, beyond a bond of sisterhood. Elizabeth worked outside the home; one day, she returned to find herself faced with a choice: either be left behind or live with Olivia. After an eight-hour walk, she agreed. For William, it's a polyamorous relationship; for them, the romantic aspect, up until now, was solely with William, unless proven otherwise. Olivia took on the role of managing the household and raising the children, while Elizabeth worked as a lawyer.
I know being tied up was a weakness, but how does she escape it? Like, she’s just good at escaping binding as a normal human or does she somehow still use her Amazonian power?
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u/pop_bandit 1d ago
It wasn’t if she was tied up, it was specifically if a man chained her bracers together