25 Wonder Woman Easter Eggs & References You Must See

By Simon Gallagher /

19. Paradise Island

DC Comics

At one point in the film, Steve Trevow clearly struggles with pronouncing Themyscira and instead refers to Diana's homeland as "Paradise Island", which elicits a smirk from Diana.

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That's clearly because the name is exactly what Themyscira was once known as. When William Moulton created Wonder Woman, he had his Amazons inhabit Paradise Island - a utopian ideal free of men. It wasn't until 1987 when George Perez - who is created as being one of the key drivers behind Wonder Woman's current make-up - changed the island's name.

So important was Perez that he's credited in the thanks section of the credits.

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