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* {{Ghostwriter}}: Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the "'Charles Moulton" penname however.

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* {{Ghostwriter}}: Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel Creator/JoyeHummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the "'Charles Moulton" penname however.
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* {{Ghostwriter}}: Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the ''Charles Moulton'' penname however.

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* {{Ghostwriter}}: Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the ''Charles Moulton'' "'Charles Moulton" penname however.
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* {{Ghostwriter}}: As Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the ''Charles Moulton'' penname however.

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* {{Ghostwriter}}: As Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the ''Charles Moulton'' penname however.
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* {{Ghostwriter}}: As Marston gradually handled off writing duties to ghostwriters, mainly his assistant Joye Hummel and even Peters in cases, as his health steadily declined. They were still credited under the ''Charles Moulton'' penname however.
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* AuthorAvatar: Wonder Woman was essentially a mouthpiece for Marston to advocate his philosophical outlook through fiction.

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* AuthorAvatar: Wonder Woman was essentially a mouthpiece for Marston to advocate his philosophical outlook through fiction. It's also a common interpretation Wonder Woman is partially based off his wife, Elizabeth, and mistress, Olive Byrne.

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He's also notable for being one of the only Golden Age comic creators to receive creator acknowledgement in the credits of his comics, decades before the push for more creator's rights in the comics industry.



* AncientGrome: Typical of the time, Marston freely used Roman and Greek names interchangeably in his stories, ex. Ares going by Mars, Hades by Pluto, etc.
* AuthorAvatar: Wonder Woman was essentially a mouthpiece for Marston to advocate his philosophical outlook through fiction.



* ScienceFantasy: Wonder Woman was as much space fantasy as it involved supernatural beings compared to later incarnations of the character which were more straightforward mythic.
* PenName: All Wonder Woman stories published in his lifetime are credited as being by "Charles Moulton". This was even how he was credited in the [[Series/WonderWoman1975 Lynda Carter show]].

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* ScienceFantasy: CreatorCameo: Creator/AlexRoss snuck him, and H.G. Peter, into a crowd scene in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''. Appropriately looking on at Wonder Woman was as much space fantasy as it involved supernatural beings compared to later incarnations of the character which were more straightforward mythic.Woman.
* ScienceFantasy: Wonder Woman was more much pulpy-space fantasy under his pen than later incarnations of the character which were more straightforward mythic.
* PenName: All Wonder Woman stories published in his lifetime are credited as being by "Charles Moulton".Moulton" [[note]] A likely portmanteau of his own name and Max '''Charles''' Gaines, the publisher of All-American Comics whom Marston worked for [[/note]] . This was even how he was credited in the [[Series/WonderWoman1975 Lynda Carter show]].
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** '''[[Characters/WonderWomanAllies Queen Hippolyta]]'''

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** '''[[Characters/WonderWomanAllies '''[[Characters/WonderWomanAmazons Queen Hippolyta]]'''
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!!Tropes common throughout this works include:
* BoundAndGagged: Or bondage in general. The most well-known element of Wonder Woman under his pen.
* ScienceFantasy: Wonder Woman was as much space fantasy as it involved supernatural beings compared to later incarnations of the character which were more straightforward mythic.
* PenName: All Wonder Woman stories published in his lifetime are credited as being by "Charles Moulton". This was even how he was credited in the [[Series/WonderWoman1975 Lynda Carter show]].
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-->--'''William Marston''' summing up his creation and worldview.

William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by his pen name "Charles Moulton", was an American psychologist, self-help author and comic book writer known for inventing an early prototype for the polygraph and, most famously, being the creator of superhero comics' first true [[ActionGirl superheroine]], ''Franchise/WonderWoman''.

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-->--'''William Moulton Marston''' summing up his creation and worldview.

William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by his pen name "Charles Moulton", was an American psychologist, self-help author and comic book writer known for inventing an early prototype for the polygraph and, most famously, being the creator of superhero comics' first true [[ActionGirl superheroine]], ''Franchise/WonderWoman''.
''ComicBook/WonderWoman''.
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-->--'''Marton''' summoning his creatin and worldview.

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-->--'''Marton''' summoning -->--'''William Marston''' summing up his creatin creation and worldview.

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