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Article: Truth, justice and really tight pants.(News)

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March 21, 2005
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Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail

It was only ever going to be a matter of time before Hollywood raided the diminishing coffers of the comic book in a bid to immortalise another superhero on the silver screen.

We've already seen Superman spring to life in celluloid; Batman and then Spider-Man, and the X-Men mutate before our very eyes. We've had the sequels and the prequels and we've bought the T-shirts.

But, with the exception of cameo roles and supporting parts, the female superhero has been sadly lacking in this current revival of ...

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