The ones she liked were 'the ones that starred women,' she explains. Her love of comics started when she was just a little girl. She says she drew Wonder Woman as she knew her, strong, muscular, independent because, 'Of course. So I did four issues of Wonder Woman, and that made me the first woman to draw Wonder Woman comic.' Why don't we just give it to her for four months? And if she screws it up, it doesn't matter, because we'll have a guy doing it next. It's a roomful of editors and they say, what should we do with Wonder Woman? And someone saying, well, we all know Trina likes Wonder Woman. 'So the way I figure it is, I mean…this is the way I see it. She says she was well known for being a Wonder Woman fan and while the new revamped character was being created, 'They had four months you know, of no Wonder Woman,' said Robbins thinking back. You could be a girl and have superpowers.' And she became this super heroine.' She says that was important because 'it meant that you didn't have to wait to grow up to be a super heroine. I wasn't interested in those.' Her favorite she says was 'Wonder Woman, of course, but not just Wonder Woman Mary Marvel, who was a girl, and all she had to do was say Shazam. 'The ones that starred men were very boring to me.

She describes herself as a feminist, an author, and a pioneer in the world of comic books. SAN FRANCISCO - 84-year-old Trina Robbins has lived in her San Francisco home for decades, surrounded by a lifetime of collectibles, in a place filled with stories, and of art. Shes a pioneer in the world of comic books. ComicsĨ4-year-old Trina Robbins has lived in her San Francisco home for decades, surrounded by a lifetime of collectibles, in a place filled with stories, and of art.

Meet Trina Robbins, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman for D.C.

Wonder Woman by Trina Robbins