H. G. Peter

Harry George Peter, born March 8, 1880, and passing on January 2, 1958, was an American newspaper illustrator and cartoonist best remembered as the co-creator of Wonder Woman. He began his career in San Francisco, working as an illustrator for the *San Francisco Chronicle* and assisting Bud Fisher on the early comic strip *Mutt and Jeff*. His path into comics took a defining turn when he collaborated with psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston to bring the Amazon princess to life. Peter’s distinctive, classical style—marked by clean, expressive linework and a sense of mythic grandeur—became the visual foundation for the character. He penciled and inked the earliest Wonder Woman stories in *All Star Comics* and *Sensation Comics*, and his work on the *Wonder Woman* title continued through the 1940s. Though his later years were quieter, his contributions were recognized posthumously; he was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2017. Peter’s art remains a touchstone for the character, and his legacy endures in every modern depiction of Wonder Woman.