Comments on: Wonder Woman action figure from 1976

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:58:00 +0000

Only a dude would be doing that with his right hand.

I’d ask for the reasoning behind that assumption but I’m afraid the answer would go into TMI territory.

By: Ben Rosenthal

Ben Rosenthal — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:56:00 +0000

it’s enough to make a bald man weep.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:25:00 +0000

Only a dude would be doing that with his right hand.

What’s the opposite of “child bearing hips” anyway?

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:25:00 +0000

I’m callin’ the cops and pullin’ down the shades even now.

By: Aargh-a-Knot

Aargh-a-Knot — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:46:00 +0000

It’s Tim Robbins as Wonder Woman! No. OK. Next!

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:36:00 +0000

They all squatted & had that weird right hand that looked like they were jerking off. The figures were great! My fave was Hulk & Spider-Man. http://www.megomuseum.com/heroes/ca.shtml

By: sburns54

sburns54 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:50:00 +0000

That’s the rare “happy endings masseuse’ version.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:03:00 +0000

Right now I have the weirdest bo..

Is misshapen and made from discolored plastic, yes?

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Right now I have the weirdest bo… okay, never mind, it’s gone.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:25:00 +0000

Long arms – check.
Bandy-legged – check.
Does she have hairy ears? She might be Wonder Orc.

By: welcomeabored

welcomeabored — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:25:00 +0000

The model for the more masculine Wonder Woman appears to have been Darren McGavin.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569000/

By: oldtaku

oldtaku — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:12:00 +0000

Is that… a star cameltoe?

By: Grass lung

Grass lung — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:36:00 +0000

Looks like a man to me, but not necessarily inhuman. Long arms, top-heavy, broad shoulders. Comments here seem to agree: “man-like” is thus “unfortunate” for a woman. And “superhero-like” seems to fall in.
That said, there’s never been anything flattering, to toys of either gender, about a closed fist with a cylindrical hole drilled in.

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:06:00 +0000

For a criteria or a standard of judgement I would say that the comic book version is the norm.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Does it mark me as irredeemably gender-typical if I find this Wonder Woman less attractive than other Wonder Women?

By: DisGuest

DisGuest — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:04:00 +0000

I can’t tell whether those are short legs or extraordinarily long arms. The hands are humungous.
Maybe the wonder is that the woman has some orangutan blood?

By: Gyrofrog

Gyrofrog — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:58:00 +0000

Lest we forget Mr. BoBo, who shall be honked.

By: Brad Gall

Brad Gall — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:49:00 +0000

I think I had that figure, if I remember correctly the odd posture is because she was part of set with the Invisible jet. So to get her to fit in the jet and operate the controls she ended up with that weird form.

By: Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:43:00 +0000

Those are *really* short legs. I’ve met a few humans and they have quite different proportions.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:42:00 +0000

she’s on the invisible toilet holding an invisible plunger.

By: Mitchell Glaser

Mitchell Glaser — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:25:00 +0000

And my favorite: the Dolphin, who will be flogged.

By: kmoser

kmoser — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:12:00 +0000

It is a Wonder Woman design. Who says the comic book version is canonical?

By: jimh

jimh — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Rejected kid’s joke:
Q: Why is WW wearing adult diapers?
A: It depends.

By: jimh

jimh — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:07:00 +0000

You nailed it- the steely gaze of Oscar Goldman! Or, just a generic face from the “little green army men” mold…

By: huskerdont

huskerdont — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:05:00 +0000

Why is Wonder Woman wearing Depends?

By: David Pescovitz

David Pescovitz — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:02:00 +0000

No, “unfortunate” as in it looks utterly bizarre, inhuman, and nothing like any of the Wonder Woman comic character designs.

By: t3kna2007

t3kna2007 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:59:00 +0000

I’m going to say Robert Stack on the left and George W. Bush (/me makes warding sign) on the right.

By: dragonfrog

dragonfrog — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:54:00 +0000

apropos: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=336

By: dragonfrog

dragonfrog — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:52:00 +0000

“unfortunate” – “looking like someone who could actually do action-hero stuff” ?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:49:00 +0000

It’ll turn out that the version of the story where she’s been female all along has been the secret reboot of the Wonder Woman story line, thus covering up the original story of a TS superhero.