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In 1941 American military Steve Trevor crashed off the shore of Paradise Island, home of the legendary Amazons. Fortunately for Trevor, his body was discovered by Queen Hippolyta's daughter, Princess Diana. Diana nursed Trevor back to health and in doing so fell in love with him.
From Trevor the Amazons learned that the outside world was engulfed in a world war, one which could eventually threaten the existence of Paradise Island. The Amazons' patron goddesses, Athena and Aphrodite decided that they should send an Amazon back with Trevor to help in the battle against evil. To determine which Amazon would accompany Trevor, they held a contest involving various feats of skill and strength. Queen Hippolyta forbade her daughter to enter the contest, but Diana, wishing to be near Trevor, disguised herself and entered the contest anyway. Diana won the competition and as a result was permitted to leave Paradise Island with Steve Trevor.
Once in the United States Diana took the name "Diana Prince" as a secret identity and entered the military. There she became secretary to Colonel Darnell of U.S. Military Intelligence.
In her adventures Wonder Woman was aided by the Holliday Girls, a sorority led by Diana Prince's friend Etta Candy. While this is yet another great Bruckner sculpt, this figure sets a new low for articulation. She only has shoulder and neck joints, and can barely stand even though a stand is included with her. She does have a nice cloth skirt, and a shield and sword. Of course, I only display these so the articulation isn’t as much of an issue for me, but it does limit the poses she can be displayed in. Her face once again is terric, though. While not as versatile as the first Wonder Woman figure, the sculpt is a vast improvement. Now if they find a middle ground on a 70s style WW.... |
