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The Lie Detector | Comic

The Man Behind Wonder Woman

William Marston falsely claimed to have invented the lie detector test. The truth about his life was a whole lot wilder than that—and led to the invention of the most famous female comic book character ever.

A full transcript of this graphic comic is available here.

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Sources for this comic include Jill Lepore’s book The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Ken Alder's book The Lie Detectors, and Regina Luttrell's book Wonder Woman: Warrior, Disrupter, Feminist Icon.

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