Hypnota which could control the minds of anyone who fell under the rays' influence. Hypnota Hypnota the Great (; a.k.a. Hypnotic Woman) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillainess who battled the Golden Age Wonder Woman and was a member of Villainy Inc., an enemy team. She first appeared in the comic "Wonder Woman" (Vol. 1) #11 and was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. A stage magician who conceals her gender via masculine costume and false facial hair, Hypnota was accidentally shot in the head during the rehearsal of one of her act's illusions. Experimental surgery
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