# Q: re Wonder Woman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092 "2002-08-09T04:02:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/1 "2002-08-09T04:02:56Z")
Did Wonder Woman have an invisible plane on the live-action TV show? If so, maybe you can explain how this looked on the TV screen…just a woman flying through the air in a sitting position? Also, did the show inspire the cartoon character, or vice versa? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/2 "2002-08-09T04:58:37Z")
She had an invisible jet in the TV show. You mostly saw her in the cockpit, and I don’t remember how they portrayed the plane exactly. Both the cartoon character and the TV show were inspired by the comic book. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/3 "2002-08-09T04:59:22Z")
The character has been around in comic-book form since 1941 (along with Superman and Batman, she’s the only character to be in continuous publication since WW2). The invisible plane was right there in the early days, along with the bracelets and magic lasso. The TV series starring Lynda Carter as well as the various cartoon versions are all drawn from the comic. ---
**Author:** ![Swede\_Hollow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Swede\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swede_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/4 "2002-08-09T17:47:47Z")
I vaguely recall the plane on TV being basically a clear plastic shell in the shape of a plane with Wonder Woman inside. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/5 "2002-08-09T17:57:22Z")
**Swede Hollow** ’s recollection matches mine. And [a pic on this page](http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/6787/story.html). ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/6 "2002-08-09T18:01:08Z")
That’s what I remember too – her “invisible” plane was made out of clear plastic! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/7 "2002-08-09T18:04:35Z")
Someone here is a Wonder Woman afficinado, but I can’t remember who. And didn’t you all like the episodes of WW better that were set in the World War II era? I can’t remember how they zoomed it up to the present day (probably your run-of-the-mill TV Magic), but as I kid I just loved the period stuff. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/8 "2002-08-09T18:58:53Z")
Ellen Cherry: They claimed that Wonder Woman was immortal, and a couple of thousand years old even during WW2. The Steve Trevor who ran the spy agency in the 70’s was presented as Steve Trevor, Jr., the son of the pilot she had known in the 40’s. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/9 "2002-08-09T19:05:40Z")
One slight hijack, when did Wonder Woman gain the ability to fly? She does it now in the new Justice League cartoons but has she been able to do it before in the comic books? ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/10 "2002-08-09T19:11:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Amp \* > \*\*One slight hijack, when did Wonder Woman gain the ability to fly? She does it now in the new Justice League cartoons but has she been able to do it before in the comic books? \*\* Hey Amp- this was covered by an earlier thread. Someone wrote a really good post on this. If you search wonder woman and fly you should get it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/11 "2002-08-09T19:13:14Z")
One slight hijack, when did Wonder Woman gain the ability to fly? She does it now in the new Justice League cartoons but has she been able to do it before in the comic books? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/12 "2002-08-09T19:18:05Z")
I don’t know for sure, but I have reprints of JLA comics from the early 1960’s in which she “glides on wind currents”. The comics writers try not to refer to it as “flying”. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/13 "2002-08-09T19:25:40Z")
**Ellen: Hastur** is the Gawd of all things Wonder Woman. **mbh** : Wonder Woman stopped being immortal when she left Paradise Island. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/14 "2002-08-09T19:33:28Z")
One slight hijack, when did Wonder Woman gain the ability to fly? She does it now in the new Justice League cartoons but has she been able to do it before in the comic books? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/15 "2002-08-09T22:04:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Amp \* > \*\*One slight hijack, when did Wonder Woman gain the ability to fly? She does it now in the new Justice League cartoons but has she been able to do it before in the comic books? \*\* She was able to “glide on air-currents” way back in the '40s, using the plane for longer trips. When DC rebooted everything in '85, Wonder Woman flew via winged sandals given to her by Hermes. Somewhere along the way ( **HASTUR**! Bail me out here!) she internalized the power and was able to fly on her own. Which was a shame, 'cause the winged sandals looked cool. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/16 "2002-08-10T00:19:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*(along with Superman and Batman, she’s the only character to be in continuous publication since WW2). \*\* Does Superman count? I thought they stopped producing the comic book for a few months between the A World Without Superman and Reign Of The Supermen storylines, as a way of convincing fans that he was dead. sorry for the hijack. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/17 "2002-08-10T01:44:24Z")
Actually, in the live action TV series, her jet was described as “transparent” rather than “invisible.” Presumably, that made it easier for her to turn the ignition on. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-re-wonder-woman/123092/18 "2002-08-10T01:52:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daniel \* > \*\*Does Superman count? I thought they stopped producing the comic book for a few months between the A World Without Superman and Reign Of The Supermen storylines, as a way of convincing fans that he was dead. > > sorry for the hijack. \*\* Considering the whole thing was a pretty transparent publicity stunt and that Superman cartoons were still being aired (I’d count this as “publishing”), I shall now weasel off the hook.