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Here is a two shot pick-up of newspaper reprint comics from Fox (just purchased off the bay), featuring "Frog's Daughter." Seems our hero Surgeon Stone was captured by Frog, whose daughter was quite capable of getting her way. Interestingly, the page shown below is from issue #13, yet the same panel image is also used on the cover of #14 (but no "Frog's Daugher" inside that issue). Apparently, #14 was actually published prior to #13. Also worthy of note, #14 is listed as "Scarce" in Overstreet. My first and only book to have such a designation I believe.

Lieutenant Mira Petrovna (Vic Jordan).

Love it!! Bonus Points to anyone who can introduce me to a Golden Age heroine/crime-fighter that I've never heard of. I'll give this a shot (admittedly not fair because she is so obscure and not the lead in any comic (even inside stories) - I just happened to read the one shot comic book today (where she does appear on the cover). Hint: the book was reprint of a newspaper strip. Hint: A female Russian (back in they day they were war allies) Lieutenant Aviator (not unlike Spitfire Sanders):

Spitfire Comics #133 - Luck I believe you already posted the cover of this second and only appearance of "Spitfire Saunders" signed here by artist Paul Cooper from the Jerry Iger studio. I've spent several hours researching obscure publishers Malverne Herald and Elliot Publishing Company for its various Gilberton/Farrell ties - if any comic book historians here know something would love to hear.

Great info, thanks! Has this thread overlooked Senorita Rio? Here is one of my favs - classic "gun pointing" cover

Love the 'bots

My Lucy. According to what I've read, the main character Kitty (or Lucy) was originally drawn by Lily Renée. St. John reprinted the stories, and at the same time whited out both Renée’s signature and Kitty’s name – changing it to Lucy in the first issue.

They sure do, those are nice - looks like you have an extra blue one to pass along?

Huh! I didn't even notice that! Interesting date given the book supposedly was published April 1950?

Here is a gun-totin' bad girl who's buttons are near poppin'. Way to go Will Eisner [/img]

Still managing to add more motorbikes to the 'ole collect.

Very Nice - well done on the Fighting Yank as well - difficult one to find.

One shot.

Reed Crandall could do all right. My copies below, the first has a little missile innuendo with Lo Chien in background, below that is Ma’mselle Fear on the alter.

One of my favorite books. Factoid: The song coming from the jukebox “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” was published in 1854. During the early 1940′s an ASCAP boycott protesting licensing fees left most modern music unplayable by radio broadcasters. In response, they turned to public-domain songs such as Jeanie. Time magazine is quoted as writing that “So often had BMI’s Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair been played that she was widely reported to have turned grey.”

Adding my Hap, #18

Just in bin. Villainess Arda Thorn strikes a sexy pose on cover by Reed Crandall as she watches Blackhawk beat up the bad guys.

Laugh if you will. Took me nearly four years to get this copy. Including this one, I've seen only two in that time frame - across every conceivable online seller and auction house - including WTB here. I lost the bid to one on eBay, this one came up from a Want List on dealer's site. Holy cow. Is it the only Golden Age cover reference to "Statistics"?

Just in bin. Yep, it's a Timely. Always been fond of this cover.

Just in bin, one of my favorite strange covers. Artist Zach Mosley called them “de-icers.” Happens to fits the innuendo theme...

Huh, good to know on the imaging. I might look it to that myself on the next submissions.

Luck, when you say "imaging by CGC" - are you saying they provided a scan of your book after/upon grading?

Seems there could be an entire "Women in the Red Dress Cover" sub-genre. But perhaps no female superhero outfit can top a tight, all black body suit? I think Miss Fury's was a panther skin, as spandex hadn't been invented yet.

I'm digging that splash page, tempting me to go look for the book!

2. Headline Comics (apologies again if someone already posted this cover)