Wonder Woman’s new kid nods to the character’s polyamorous origins

polygon.com:

This week’s Wonder Woman #800 marks an anniversary for the DC flagship title and the conclusion of writers Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad’s run on the series. Writer Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere are the next team taking on the book, and #800 offered a mighty tease of their plan: A story set decades in the future of the DC Universe, featuring Wonder Woman’s daughter, Lizzie.

Why Lizzie? Well, it’s short for Elizabeth — Elizabeth Marston Prince, that is. Prince, from long tradition, is Diana’s chosen surname. But which Marston did Diana Prince partner up with to bring Lizzie into the world? That’s for King and Sampere to know, and us to find out when their run begins on Sep. 19.

But here in the real world, Elizabeth Marston just happens to be the name of one of the polyamorous trio who invented Wonder Woman in the first place.

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Academic researcher and comics writer William Moulton Marston gets the formal credit for creating Wonder Woman. But historians agree, he was at the very least inspired by — and more likely collaborated with — both of his partners, Elizabeth Marston and Olive Byrne. Elizabeth and Olive named their children with William after each other, raised them together, and continued to share their household for nearly 50 years after his death until Olive passed away in 1990.