


government agency? Adam Karenina Sherif, an academic historian and writer who has written on World War II and American comics, including the earliest Wonder Woman appearances, cheekily calls it “identity theft” when unpacking the career move. How did a foreign princess with no paperwork or alias become a part of a secretive U.S. Though she wasn’t American herself, the Amazon royal acted as an American agent thanks to her passion for Steve Trevor, the human who was shot down over the waters of her isolated home. While Wonder Woman debuted months before the OSS was created, once she left Paradise Island in January 1942, she quickly joined the ranks of the spy agency. government’s global espionage activities. Polygon is diving into the world of espionage throughout fiction and pop culture history with Deep Cover, a two-week special issue covering all sorts of spy stories and gadgets.Įstablished in 1942, the OSS was created to coordinate the U.S.
