1. Women In The Comic Book Universe
-Examining the portrayal of women in comic books-
-By Yazan Rantisi-

2. Meet Diana Prince.She is the Princess of the Amazon and gifted with superhuman abilities by the gods.
3. She is Wonder Woman beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury. With her powers she stands equal to other heroes including the iconic Superman and the Incredible Hulk.
Wonder Woman is a feminist icon as she stands strong in a world dominated by men.
4. 5. But wonder woman can not escape the world in which she was created. She exists in the comic book universe, where women are not equal to their male counterparts.
This presentation will explore how women like Diana prince are portrayed in the male dominated world of comic books.
6. History of Women In comics
7. American comic books began in the 1930s.
During this time, women in comics were primarily seen as career girls, romance-story heroines, or perky teenagers.
8. As characters gifted with superhuman abilities became more popular so did female superheroes.
The first of these included Miss Fury and Sheena (right).

The most famous superheroin, Wonder Woman, was created in the 1940s (top right)