Purple Ray prolonged exposure to the ray. The Amazons are shown to reside on the planet Venus in the 853rd century. There they use the Purple Ray to revive their warriors from temporary death brought about by brutal gladiatoral battles the Amazons engage in among one another. Purple Ray The Purple Ray, created by William Moulton Marston and featured in Wonder Woman comics, is a fictional healing device that brought a person back from the dead. Prior to the comic book storyline "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Diana invented the Purple Ray in order to heal Steve Trevor from injuries he sustained when
Portrayal of women in American comics interview conducted by former student Olive Byrne (under the pseudonym 'Olive Richard') and published in "Family Circle", titled "Don't Laugh at the Comics", William Moulton Marston described what he saw as the great educational potential of comic books (a follow up article was published two years later in 1942.) This article caught the attention of comics publisher Max Gaines, who hired Marston as an educational consultant for National Periodicals and All-American Publications, two of the companies that would merge to form the future DC Comics. At that time, Marston decided to develop a new superhero. In the early 1940s the