Where Do Wonder Woman’s Bracelets Go?

So I’m re-reading some 80’s Wonder Woman because it’s my free time and I can spend it how I please, and there is an issue where one of her bracelets is destroyed by a dagger of Hephaestus. Without the Bracelets of Submission, an amazon goes berserk (pre-crisis), so while missing one she is in something of a mood (and that is a terrifying thought).

Later in the issue, while in her Diana Prince guise, she is thinking about the loss of her bracelet and it suddenly dawned on me that Diana Prince never has her bracelets on, and I feel rather silly for never having noticed it before, but after reading over 1,000 Wonder Woman comics my mind is screaming the question of WHERE DO THE BRACELETS GO?

I cannot remember an issue where this was discussed. Anyone out there have an answer? I am somewhat concerned I may not be able to sleep tonight.

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Yeah, she can deflect bullets but nothing’s gonna deflect my question!

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Mmm- she wears lots of comfy poofy long sleeve sweaters so that she can hide them maybe?

:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :00_wonder_woman_gold:

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Your reasoning is sound as she typically wears a suit jacket which would cover them. Batgirl needs sufficient clues to solve the case. I submit the following evidence:

Bracelet on the right, nothing on the left.

No bracelet to be seen!

There are multiple panels in the comic that show the same for wrist coverage or lack thereof.

The game is afoot!

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In Mariko Tamaki’s run

She is seen not wearing them

Like it is part of a uniform she puts on

Neither the concepts
That

All Amazons wear bracelets as a sign of their former slavery

Or

It constrains her power
(Without them
She is much more powerful)

Seem to apply in her issues

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I haven’t read any of her run yet, but now I am looking forward to it even more!

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She ran a boutique, so she would know all tricks of cloth & concealment. :thinking:
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She is not
Wearing bracelets here

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Oh God… now I can’t stop thinking about it… :fearful:

I know she always had them on in the first movie, but what about WW84, did she ever not wear them when she was showing Steve what 1984 was like???

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Here is a video that
Shows her
NOT wearing bracelets in Wonder Woman 1984

(Which are extremely long in her costume)

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Thank you!

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I just assumed that every time Linda Carter, aka Diana Prince, spun around to change into Wonder Woman her costume, tiara, lasso and bracelets were magically retrieved from another dimension. Now in the comics…?

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I have no answer for this but now it’s bothering me too. (Pardon my late jumping in on this topic, I am still learning to navigate around here. :sweat_smile:)

I’ve read all of these and never even noticed that! :exploding_head:

I may have already spent too much time thinking about how in the world she changes so quickly when exiting that car in WW84. >_>

This made me think of how a lot of my favorite art of Diana is in comics where she can be seen with her bracelets while in civilian clothes.


And one of my favorite moments in The 52, when Renee Montoya is talking to a mysterious anonymous woman and then her sleeve rides up: I see you, Diana! :eyes:

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It’s never too late to bring in more information on this topic, especially bracelet-related evidence. I am currently re-reading the post-crisis Perez years. She isn’t using a secret identity right now but as soon as she does I’ll be ready!

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This is me right now.

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