Random Most Sexist Moments in Comics (22 items)

(#5) Wonder Woman's Feminine Vanity

In Wonder Woman #2, fans learned that the muscles in Diana's face are easily strong enough to remove the tape a captor has stuck over her eyes and mouth, yet she leaves her eyes taped up. Why? Because her vanity, specifically her "feminine vanity," won't allow her to remove her eyelashes.
(#3) Superman Spanks Lois Lane

Just so it's clear what's happening: in Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #14, Lois Lane accidentally ended up in the Fortress of Solitude so Superman is using telepathy to make one of his narcissistic identical super-bots to give the woman a spanking.

During the Golden Age, spanking ran rampant in comics. In this case, it seems that Superman is allowed to get his spank on because the woman accidentally broke into his house, and technically he's not spanking her - his robot is. Another plot point of this comic has Superman using his X-ray vision to read Lois's diary, just in case you weren't sure whether or not Superman respects personal boundaries.
(#4) Wonder Woman Was The JLA's Secretary

When Wonder Woman tried to join the Justice League of America back in the Golden Age of Comics, the super boy's club refused her membership and only offered her a job as their secretary. Instead of handily tying them up with her lasso and saving the day on her own, Diana accepted the position and started filing super-paperwork.
(#11) The Women Of 'Sin City'

In Frank Miller's Sin City, most of the female characters are pros. If they're not ladies of the evening, then they can be one of two other things - lesbian cops or strippers. That's it. The only real exception is a fetishized and totally silent ninja death machine.

Based on this, it may seem that Frank Miller only sees a woman's worth in who's sleeping with her or who wants to sleep with her.
(#6) Batgirl With A Run in Her Tights

By 1967, Barbara Gordon was able to help Batman and Robin fight bad guys, but she wasn't very good at it. Or at least the writers of Batman weren't ready to allow her to be a crime fighter equal to the Dynamic Duo.

This cover from Detective Comics #371 goes so far as to say that Batgirl cares more about her outfit than helping the bat boys out of a dangerous situation.
(#7) Power Girl's Busty Window

A superhero has a right to dress however she likes, and she certainly doesn't need to cover any part of herself to cater to anybody's prudishness. That said, doesn't Power Girl's outfit look at little... impractical? Kara Zor-L is a powerful female character, yet she's best known for her bust and the ridiculous costume that goes out of its way to showcase said bust.

That she's Superman's cousin only underlines the objectification, since you don't see the Big Blue Boy Scout flying around in a thong. And the in-story explanation - that she always meant to have a Supes-style symbol but never came up with one - makes her seem like an ineffectual airhead.