I read this once before, and frankly I had hoped to never read it again, but I did in the name of the fan club. lol.
Seriously this story is one of the biggest examples of “has not aged well”. I do feel it is unfair to judge a story written in a different time through modern eyes. But when I read stories like this all I think is that yeah, the comic book industry was written and edited by men but I mean had those men never interacted with women before. Because I can’t buy even in the 60’s this would not read ridiculous to most women.
But it isn’t even that reading it in the 21st century it comes off objectively sexist that makes me deem this a bad comic. But even by the stories own logic it is so ridiculous.
For one with Wonder Woman specifically she literally has a guy who loves her for what she really is and doesn’t expect her to put on some act. So some random guy she just met makes her forget that and all she has to do to have him is act like a completely different person? Makes no sense.
And how would the guys just think they were dainty when they KNOW who they are. I mean not like their super strength just… went away.
And on top of that (yes I have a lot to say about this), even going by the stories logic wouldn’t being a “daint little thing” to get a guy to like you while being super in secret be a literal reason to use a secret identity. I mean can’t Supergirl just put on that act as Linda and get a guy and still be Supergirl. That is like literally how secret identities work.
On a final note while I guess arguable in the specific time this story was written it was a bit less so compared to now or even before. But they kept talking like being a superheroine was SO unnatractive, which made no sense given comic companies are well documented for sexualizing superheroines.
Yeah I am being hard on this one, like I said it is not just that it’s portrayal of women is both outdated but I doubt truly relatable to most female readers even back then (and why would a little boy who was the target audience for most comics back then have any interest in a story so full of “mushy stuff”) but even by it’s own logic it doesn’t make any sense.
Also the villain was stupid, why have the power to change faces if it won’t factor in any way into the story. He could have been a generic non powered mad scientist and the story would literally not play out any differently. Why even bother.
Ok NOW I am done tearing it to shreds. lol.
This book is mildly humorous in how out dated it is, but don’t feel it offers much else. It isn’t even so bad it’s good to me although some will probably disagree. And seriously I think that is the third time I read this junk… here is hoping it is the last.