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Who created Wonder Woman for DC Comics?

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Wonder Woman was created for DC Comics by the psychologist William Moulton Marston—who wrote under the pseudonym Charles Moulton—and the artist Harry G. Peter.12

Marston, who was hired to help improve the public perception of comic books, envisioned the character as a female superhero possessing the strength of Superman combined with the allure of a beautiful woman. He viewed the character as psychological propaganda for a new type of woman who he believed should lead the world into a more peaceful age. The character first appeared in All Star Comics no. 8 in December 1941.21