Alice Marble Wonder Woman

Alice marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before world war ii.

Alice marble wonder woman.

Ranging from one to five pages each entry tells the story of real women who made a mark on history. Between 1936 and 1940 alice marble was the greatest female tennis player in america. Kindle comixology 1 99 1. The concept was created by alice marble the book s associate editor who wrote them until at least issue 17 when she stopped receiving credit.

The book shares its name with iconic spy nazi fighter and dc editor alice marble s column that used to run in golden age women woman comics. She worked on the editorial advisory board of dc comics and was credited as an associate editor on wonder woman. Marble was even given a regular four page feature to highlight various wonder women of history. She created the wonder women of history feature for the comics which told the stories of prominent women of history in comic form.

As the wimbledon lawn tennis museum wrote about her in its pocket history of champions. Wonder woman 1942 1986 by alice marble william marston et al. In 1941 after a very successful career in tennis alice marble was hired to be the associate editor on wonder woman. Marston william moulton marble alice peter harry g moldoff sheldon peter harry g.

Book 2 of 177. Alice marble september 28 1913 december 13. Tennis celebrity wonder woman writer and spy. You can check out our exclusive reveal of the.

Marble was truly a wonder woman herself the possessor of a keen intelligence photographic memory and an athletic grace that would entrance a series of male and female lovers alike. Wonder woman 1942 1986 by william marston alice marble et al. By susana polo sep 23rd 2011 2 47 pm. Wonder woman 1942 1986 6.

One of my favorite things about comic book resources is brian cronin s column. The associated press named her athlete of the year twice. It was a big win for publisher max gaines and he touted marble s association with the book pretty heavily. Weintraub quotes journalist arthur brisbane who wrote what a girl alice marble is with everything the venus de milo has plus two muscular bare sunburned.

Wonder women of history is a feature that ran in wonder woman comics and sensation comics from 1942 to 1954.