10 Obscure Comics Secrets That Took Years To Discover

10. The Secret Of Wonder Woman's Creator

Time To Discover: Sep/Oct '41 to Jun/Jul '42

Fans of Wonder Woman likely know that she was created by internationally games psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston, the man who invented the polygraph. That's public information these days, but when Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in 1941, the identity of her creator remained a mystery to the readers, and it would remain that way for quite a long time.

Wonder Woman was successful pretty much from the get-go, as she was a powerful female character introduced into a male-dominated media.

It didn't hurt that she was as beautiful as she was badass, and so it was natural that people wanted to know who was behind the impressive creation.

Interestingly, Marston's name was included on the first page of the book, but he was credited as one of several professionals as part of the "Editorial Advisory Board," and wasn't named as Wonder Woman's creator. Her intro story was credited to Charles Moulton, which just so happened to be the Doc's pen name.

In 1942, Wonder Woman became the first female superhero to get her own book, and with this milestone, Martson came out of the pseudonym closet. He dropped his pen name, and announced his work in a press release titled "Noted Psychologist Revealed as Author of Best-Selling 'Wonder Woman'."