Some people see tying someone up as erotic. I am not one of them. But we live in a different world than that of 1947. This sort of activity is more out in the open now. William Moulton Marston (alias Charles Moulton), creator of Wonder Woman, would have had ulterior motives for showing a tied-up Wonder Woman and any other female in the plot. It would go over the heads of most young readers of 71 years ago.. Those readers who were in the know would have known that Marston was kinky, and they might’ve been kinky, also.
“The Curse of Montezuma” begins with something of a history lesson about the conquistadors conquering Montezuma and stealing gold to ship back to Spain. In this version Wonder Woman’s mother, Queen Hippolyte, intercedes. You probably don’t need me to tell you that part of the lesson is fictional, but being me I must say it anyway. Something I find interesting is Diana Prince’s “mental radio,” which is a means of communication with her mother. It is not fiction, but prophecy. Today we would call it Facetime or Skype.
Grand Comics Database gives credit for writing to Marston, and pencils and inks to H.G. Peter, assisted by “Arlene.” Arlene (no last name) is listed in Jerry Bails’s Who’s Who.
