Today, my favorite girl turns 80 years old. Wonder Woman was first introduced on October 21st, 1941 and has since been a beacon of hope, strength, love, and truth for those who read her comics, watch her in media, and treasure her story.
In my experience growing up, Wonder Woman was always about seeing a woman be one of the strongest members of the Justice League. It was always Clark Kent and Diana Prince leading the pack (strength-wise) for me and it made me feel like I could do anything I set my mind to.
Over the years, we have met an amazing and expanding cast of Amazonians like Nubia, and the world of Themyscira has continued to grow in the comics ‘verse. But it hasn’t been an easy route for Diana Prince. Her journey into the live-action, tentpole-movie world took a long while. Several of her male counterparts in the Justice League had film franchises time and time again, while Diana Prince first stepped foot on the big screen in the 2017 film Wonder Woman from director Patty Jenkins. That movie was a triumph both critically and at the box office, showing us all what we’d been missing.
Diana, for me, has always been a perfect hero to look up to. She stands for truth, she’s strong, and she doesn’t let her compassion fade despite seeing decades of horror pass before her. She is driven by her heart and inspires us all to find the hope within ourselves to keep going on and help those around us at every chance we have.
I owe a lot to Wonder Woman. My sense of compassion, my drive, my need to do something good in this world. It all comes from loving Diana Prince at such a young age, something I try to pass on to the young women in my life. I buy my nieces things about Wonder Woman, and I talk to them about the character, because I want them to learn those same lessons that Diana gave to me. So on her 80th birthday, the Internet is celebrating our favorite Amazon and what she taught us.
Twitter shared their love for Diana Prince as well.
Happy 80th birthday #WonderWoman you inspire us all. #WonderWomanDay pic.twitter.com/zxLjRb0ST2
— Cailleach Carroll (she/her) (@CaitCailleach) October 21, 2021
Feliz cumple, viejita #WonderWoman80
— Pedro Pascal he/him (@PedroPascal1) October 21, 2021
It’s Wonder Woman’s 80th Anniversary, but we don’t think she looks a day over 800. #WonderWoman80 pic.twitter.com/TAcV3tFGle
— HBO Max (@hbomax) October 21, 2021
My wraparound cover for DC’s massive 2022 crossover event: Trial of the Amazons ⚔️✨ #wonderwoman pic.twitter.com/fAZS4Ayj5n
— Jen Bartel (@heyjenbartel) October 17, 2021
Wonder Woman – Diana and Nubia#WonderWoman #WonderWomanDay #WonderWoman80 pic.twitter.com/SvUzCRRWxE
— Kyomusha 🎃 (@FrozenBubble69) October 21, 2021
On this day 80 years ago, #WonderWoman premiered. pic.twitter.com/QspgLvNj7g
— princewonder (@princewonder) October 21, 2021
To the extraordinary character who changed my life forever, and to all the people who she inspires to do good in this world…
Happy 80th Anniversary, @DCWonderWoman! #WW80 #BelieveinWonder pic.twitter.com/pVkpAij3aK
— Lynda Carter 🎃 (@RealLyndaCarter) October 21, 2021
Happy birthday to my girl. I’ve loved you for a long while and I’ll probably still love you when I’m 80 too. #WW80 pic.twitter.com/p1y7elMFYu
— it was rachatha all along (@RachelLeishman) October 21, 2021
Happy 80th, Diana. Here’s to 80 more years.
(image: Warner Bros.)
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