#Olive Byrne

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Wonder Woman's bracelets were inspired by those worn by Olive Byrne, who the character was primarily based on. Byrne was in a polyamorous relationship with William and Elizabeth Marston and is said to have worn the bracelets to represent their unofficial marriage in lieu of wedding rings.

#wonder woman #olive byrne #diana of themyscira #dc comics #william moulton marston #elizabeth holloway marston #even after william passed away in 1947 olive and elizabeth remained together for 43 years

[maxwellshimbo]

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Holloway Marston 🎂 co creator of Wonder Woman, feminist, kinky polyam icon 🙌

This is her official Wikipedia picture and I love it.

#elizabeth holloway marston #elizabeth marston #wonder woman #william moulton marston #olive byrne #polyamory

[yourdailyqueer]

Olive Byrne (deceased)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB: 19 February 1904  

RIP: 19 May 1990

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Writer

Note: She has been credited as an inspiration for the comic book character Wonder Woman and was in a polyamourous relationship with  William Moulton Marston and his wife.

#Olive Byrne #lgbt history #bisexuality #lgbt #wlw #female #bisexual #1904 #rip #historical #white #writer #poly #polyamorous #popular #popular post #200

[comicsart3]

Wonder Woman is perhaps the iconic superheroine. With her godlike powers, lasso of truth and Amazon heritage, Princess Diana of Themyscira is understandably looked on as one of the clearest manifestations of female power in the comic book universe. There is of course a backstory to WW’s dominant appearance and that lies with the attitude and views of her creators, writer William Moulton Marston and illustrator Harry G Peter. Marston in particular was heavily influenced by his feminist wife, Elizabeth who wanted her husband to create a powerful female hero, physically superior to men, and equal to them intellectually to demonstrate women’s potential to challenge the restrictive gender roles of the early 1940s. The Marstons lived an unconventional lifestyle, establishing a ménage a trois with the beautiful dark haired Olive Byrne, who Peter allegedly used as his inspiration for Diana’s appearance. William Marston’s liberal and pro-feminist views were real enough, but he also had a deep fascination with the bondage fetish and his Golden Age stories are filled with imagery of Wonder Woman being tied up, chained up and generally held captive by any number of male and female villains. It was therefore no accident that Diana’s principal weapon is not her super strength or robot plane, but her golden lasso - a lariat that compels anyone caught in it to tell the truth, but which is also a super tough rope very useful for restraining enemies who did not wish to be captured by the Amazon.

As can be seen from the page above, the bondage in Marston’s and Hay’s work was not confined to Wonder Woman herself. Her college sidekicks, the Holliday Girls led by the overweight but irrepressibly cheery Etta, were frequently bound and gagged and requiring Amazonian rescue, but were more than capable of dishing out the bondage themselves when the occasion arose. As the relative comics artistic freedoms of the wartime years were pulled back in the 1950s, and the portrayal of Wonder Woman passed to other illustrators, the fetish imagery associated with the character was considerably reduced. However, Wonder Woman has remained a favourite comic book character, female role model and feminist icon ever since. The groundbreaking Marstons would be proud.

Source: Wonder Woman: the Golden Age Omnibus Vol 1 (2023)

#wonder woman #diana prince #dc comics #golden age of comics #william moulton marston #Elizabeth marston #comics feminism #olive byrne #princess diana of themyscira #the Holliday girls

[orlissa]

I was at a book launch with a friend last night--the book itself was a richly illustrated album containing biographies of women from history wo, for different reasons - forward in romance, having power, demanding recognition - were labelled a whore during their lifetime. It was written by two very sweet women, and whole launch was just lovely.

The friend bought the book and some of their earlier stuff (the yhave written several similar books on women's history before, and one of them also has several historical novels published), and we remained behind to have them signed and to have a few words with the authors - and I mentioned them that they would surely find William Moulton Marston's story fascinating with his "pro-women" crusade and two wives who pretty much enabled his carreer (the authors were fascinated, made a note of it, and thanked me for the tip).

And then somebody behind my back just yelled in "akshually, the two women were in love with each other, not with Marston."

First of all, RUDE. Second of all, you have seen Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, have you? Bless your heart.

I hate that movie. Okay, I have a love-hate relationship with it, because it does a good job at explaining Martson theory. But all the historical bits are basically bullshit, and let's be clear here: the movie was written and directed by a lesbian woman, and she pretty much pushed the envelope on the clear lesbian angle.

The truth is... we will problaly never know the whole story. But the facts: 1, Marston brough Olive into the relationship, and pretty much said that Elizabeth either accepts her, or he is choosing Olive. Elizabeth wasn't present for the beginning of the relationship. 2, Marston did have this idea that a woman who has sexual relations with another woman will be a better lover for her man 3, The children (both Elizabeth and Olive had two kids from Marston) didn't know that they were biologically half-siblings, or that Olive and Marston were lovers. Olive An, Elizabeth's daughter, still said, as late as in 1999, that Olive was their housekeeper. 4, After Marston's death in 1947, Olive and Elizabeth lived together for the rest of their lives, altough Marston's biographer, Jill Lepore, puts it down firmly that they had seperate bedrooms (which the other end of the envelope pushing, imho).

So it's likely that there was something between Elizabeth and Olive, but it's clearly Marston who was the center of this relationship-universe. To say that the primary relationship was between Elizabeth and Olive is inaccurate.

...And to yell it from behind my back while I'm talking to the authors is rude.

#personal #william moulton marston #elizabeth holloway #olive byrne

[tiefy]

what we want can never happen.

- why?

because the world won't let it.

- the world can't stop us.

#professor marston and the wonder women #pmatww #elizabeth marston #william moulton marston #charles moulton #bill x elizabeth #olive byrne #polyamory #polyamory film #pmatww meme #he did have both women in the end #they had each other as well #i love them all <333 #bill x elizabeth x olive

[super-oddity]

“Wonder Woman isn’t gay” the inspiration for her character literally came from creator William Marston and his wife Elizabeth’s polyamorous wife, Olive Byrne. the bracelets she wore (representing commitment to the couple in place of a singular wedding ring) inspired the Bracelets of Submission.

“she isn’t a queer icon” even if you wanna argue that becoming canonically queer 46 years after her conception doesn’t make her queer, you can’t argue the impact she’s had on the queer community. you don’t need to be gay to be a gay icon. wise up.

anyway, stan lynda carter and happy pride

#happy pride 🌈 #lgbt #wonder woman #lynda carter #olive byrne #dc comcis #pride month #diana prince

[navarrocabrera]

Wonder Woman 80 anniversary

  Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 21, 1941So this month we celebrate her 80 anniversary! YAY! Creators: W. Moulton Marston, H. G. Peter, Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne Art: Mariano NavarroColor: Hernan Cabrera——– Wonder Woman apareció por primera vez en All Star Comics #8 el 21 de octubre de 1941.¡Así que este mes celebramos su 80 aniversario!…

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#dc #dc characters #dc comics #elizabeth marston #fanart #hernan cabrera #hernancabrera #mariano navarro #marianonavarro #olive byrne #william marston #Wonder Woman

[balu8]

John Byrne

The Fantastic Four #255:Trapped

Marvel

#marvel comics #the fantastic four #john byrne #glynis oliver #jim novak

[lascitasdelashoras]

Oliver Byrne - The First Six Book of the Elements of Euclid -Londres, 1847. Book III

#oliver byrne #euclides #libros #geometría

[wwprice1]

One of the greatest X-Men issues ever signed by their greatest writer!

#marvel #x-men #uncanny x-men #marvel comics #Scott and Jean #Cyclops and Phoenix #jean grey #Phoenix #dark phoenix #dark phoenix saga #Cyclops #scott summers #marvel girl #chris claremont #john byrne #terry austin #glynis oliver

[z34l0t]

#last week tonight #john oliver #full episode #Boeing #roy wood jr. #Rose Byrne #VPN users #Youtube

[brevoorthistoryofcomics]

BHOC: UNCANNY X-MEN #114

My appreciation for this classic run of UNCANNY X-MEN kind of snuck up on me. Certainly, I liked it as a title from the start, and followed it regularly. But I didn’t separate it from the pack–it wasn’t any more or less of note to me than AVENGERS or IRON MAN or HULK or whatever. It’s only in looking back that the consistent quality of the series becomes apparent. Chris Claremont and John Byrne…

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#Chris Claremont #Dave Cockrum #Glynis Oliver #John Byrne #Marvel #Terry Austin #Tom Orzechowski #X-Men

[inbarfink]

Ace Attorney Investigation Concept Art: Full Body Shots of a few Victims: Oliver Deacon/Masumi Ogura/Sumio Kurama, Mack Rel/Tohru Makari, Byrne Faraday/Kuro Ichijo, Manny Coachen

#ace attorney #aai #aai1 #ace attorney investigations #pwaa #gyakuten saiban #gyakuten kenji #concept art #oliver deacon #Colin Devorae #Masumi Ogura #Sumio Kurama #Mack Rell #Tohru Makari #Byrne Faraday #Kuro Ichijo #Manny Coachen

[mudwerks]

(via EUCLID – HILOBROW)

above: From Oliver Byrne’s 1847 “Elements of Euclid”

A (pro- or anti-) science-, mathematics-, technology-, space-, apocalypse-, dehumanization-, disenchantment-, and/or future-oriented poem published during sf’s emergent Radium Age (c. 1900–1935). Research and selection by Joshua Glenn.

Old Euclid drew a circle On a sand-beach long ago. He bounded and enclosed it With angles thus and so. His set of solemn greybeards Nodded and argued much Of arc and circumference, Diameter and such. A silent child stood by them From morning until noon Because they drew such charming Round pictures of the moon.

— 1914 poem

#Elements of Euclid #art #vintage #diagram #Oliver Byrne #1847 #poem #1914

[comfortfoodcontent]

Namor, the Sub-Mariner Vol 1 #6

Writer(s) John Byrne Penciler(s) John Byrne Inker(s) John Byrne Colorist(s) Glynis Oliver Letterer(s) Ken Lopez

#john byrne #namor #namorita #glynis oliver #glynis wein #marvel #marvel comics