Measurements included in the first commercial standard for women's clothing (National Institute of Standards and Technology) The standard included the first modern women's clothing size charts, and it provides the first data points in the charts above. Women's sizes ranged from 8 to 42. A size 8 woman had a bust of 31 inches, a 23.5 inch waist, and a weight of 98 pounds. The government updated these standards again in 1970.
Nowadays, practically everyone knows who this team of American superheroes is, especially after the mutantsâ appearance in countless films, cartoons, video games, and books. With over 270 million sales, Stan Leeâs X-Men is one of the most popular comic book series in history.
DC has some of the more well known comic book characters of all time. They have what is known as the trinity of comic book characters - Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. With these three characters, DC has the first superhero in Superman, the hero with the top comic book movie of all time in Batman, and the best known female hero in Wonder Woman. Add to that a classic list of other characters and you can see why DC has become known as one of The Big Two.