All the world was waiting for her (and the wonders she could do), and in December 1941, she arrived – Wonder Woman. The Princess of Themyscira, Wonder Woman has gone from a World War II hero to a feminist icon over her 75 years in comics, a fact that should not come as a surprise to anyone who’s read her tales.

Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston, a psychologist, who had caught the attention of publisher Max Gaines via an interview in which Marston discussed the then-unfulfilled potential of comic books. Gaines hired Marston on as a consultant for All-American Publications (a company which would later merge into DC Comics), and thanks to some influence from Marston’s wife Elizabeth, Wonder Woman was born. As the story goes, Marston wanted to make a hero that triumphed with love rather than force, and Elizabeth responded by saying “Fine, but make her a woman.”

Wonder Woman’s trademark weapon, the Lasso of Truth, was also influenced by Marston’s life, as he was instrumental in developing the technology used in polygraph machines.

With Gal Gadot’s performance as Diana in the 2017 Wonder Woman film releasing to rave reviews, it’s clear that Wonder Woman is as much of a cultural icon as ever; her solo film has certainly earned her an entirely new generation of fans.

Hake’s Americana currently has a unique Wonder Woman piece in their auction, which runs through July 13, 2017. The piece is a painting by Christopher Moeller, a writer and painter who has specialized in painted graphic novels. The art was used as the cover to the 2002 edition of the graphic novel JLA: A League of One, which featured Diana receiving a prophecy in which the Justice League is killed and then going on to fight an evil dragon on her own to prevent that fate. The art shows Wonder Woman standing on a pile of the dragon’s gold coins with her fallen friends around her. Moeller has signed the art, and this is a truly unique piece of original artwork.