Wonder Woman celebrates 75th birthday

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Iconic comic book character Wonder Woman marks her 75th birthday at Comic-Con in San Diego.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She may be celebrating her 75th birthday but she doesn't look a minute older than the year of her creation in the early stages of World War II.

Wonder Woman's not only the longest-lasting female superhero, she's still going strong.

Outfits and gadgets from her upcoming movie were on show at Comic-Con in San Diego to mark the milestone alongside those from her classic TV shows.

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Jim Lee, comic book artist and co-publisher of DC Entertainment, says she's not just some mere mortal.

He said: "She's a demigod, she's not like a lot of us and yet she stands for a lot of these aspirational values and she can be very intimidating so there's a lot of interesting things about the character that give creative artists and writers a lot of fertile ground to tell unique and interesting stories and that's a big part of her longevity and appeal."

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Wonder Woman first appeared in the eighth edition of All Star Comics in December 1941, the creation of American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marsden.

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But it's taken until now for the superhero to hit the big screen...Warner Brothers' Wonder Woman movie is due for release in June next year.

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