Show me Cool Female Characters of the Golden Age! 1 1

[skypinkblu]

And a Miss Fury pinup to add to the mix.

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Miss Fury Paper Dolls, those are SO cool!

Edited January 20, 2008 by skypinkblu

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Jack,

I used to think that Miss America wore glasses when she was in costume. It makes sense to wear some eye protection when you are working. But the glasses seem to disappear in some other appearances.

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Miss Victory was reprinted as a Holyoke one shot. She usually appeared in Capt. Aero. I kind of like Quinlan's style on this strip. It always reminds me of Robert Crumb. I think he did the gorilla spash too.

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Not hard to see the resemblance between the Miss Victory splash and Motor City Comics 1!

 

 

 

Jack

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Sky,

Miss Fury spent a lot of time kicking people in the teeth and changing costumes. Glad you enjoyed them. I kind of liked the paper Tippy-Toys that Fawcett sold. Here is one with Billy the Kid reading a Capt. Marvel Comic.

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P.S. Go Blue

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Jack,

I don't know if Robert read any of those old comics with Quinlan art but it looks like they had the same perspective. Thanks for the Motor City comics post. I would have to dig through my closet to find all of those old Crumb comics. Did Crumb actually live in Detroit? I thought he was Cleveland or CA (according to my R. Crumb Handbook).

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[skypinkblu]

Sky,

Miss Fury spent a lot of time kicking people in the teeth and changing costumes. Glad you enjoyed them. I kind of liked the paper Tippy-Toys that Fawcett sold. Here is one with Billy the Kid reading a Capt. Marvel Comic.

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P.S. Go Blue

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I have a few issues with Ms Fury, BB, but never noticed Paper Dolls, they were in the Millie books, Now I have to go check my Miss America book:) It's little touches like these that make the books even more charming:) thanks so much for sharing!

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Jack,

I don't know if Robert read any of those old comics with Quinlan art but it looks like they had the same perspective. Thanks for the Motor City comics post. I would have to dig through my closet to find all of those old Crumb comics. Did Crumb actually live in Detroit? I thought he was Cleveland or CA (according to my R. Crumb Handbook).

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Quinlan does look like a possible Crumb influence.

I don't think that Crumb ever lived in Detroit.

*google*

Crumb grew up around military bases in Philadelphia and Oceanside, California, and later in Milford, Delaware. In the early 1960s Crumb moved to Cleveland, Ohio...

 

[Once while driving around Cleveland, some friends and I sought out American Greetings, where he worked. I may still have one of his greeting cards kicking around somewhere.]

 

Then San Francisco, rural California, and Sauve, France. Anyone know why he published two issues of Motor City Comics? I think I have #1 but not nearby.

 

Jack

 

 

[Point Five]

I'm weakening....I may need to try a Miss America book. Which issue is this from?

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Sky,

I think the pin-ups are from Miss Fury 4. They are with the centerfold I think and easy to lose. Only the first Ms America has pin-ups I think. But I would have to check again too.

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[skypinkblu]

Sky,

I think the pin-ups are from Miss Fury 4. They are with the centerfold I think and easy to lose. Only the first Ms America has pin-ups I think. But I would have to check again too.

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Paper dolls (which are different from pin-ups) have those tab thingys....You could cut out the doll, and the clothing and put the tabs down to hold the clothing on the dolls. There is actually a whole group of people on Ebay who are nuts about Paper Dolls. I was SHOCKED, ... I've sold some Katy Keenes (I had lots of multiples once) and the paper doll collectors are really fanatics:) (some are men, too) ...lots of those dolls were cut out, not necessarily lost but more were in the centerfold so you could RIP them out:) or cut them out and play with the dolls. Archie used to have design your own clothing contests, you needed the dolls...I was not around when the Miss Fury was published, but I had some of the Katy's (or somebody, I don't really remember, I was very young) that an aunt gave me, we really did damage to those comics:)

Edited January 21, 2008 by skypinkblu

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Point 5,

The Shocker story is from Miss America 2. The splash below is from Miss America 3. Only one Miss America story per issue. And one Patsy Walker. I added another Schomburg cover just cause I like Schomburg. Ms America scans were all found on line. The Thrilling, Exciting and Miss Fury scans were mine.

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Edited January 21, 2008 by BB-Gun

[ciorac]

Sky,

I think the pin-ups are from Miss Fury 4. They are with the centerfold I think and easy to lose. Only the first Ms America has pin-ups I think. But I would have to check again too.

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Paper dolls (which are different from pin-ups) have those tab thingys....You could cut out the doll, and the clothing and put the tabs down to hold the clothing on the dolls. There is actually a whole group of people on Ebay who are nuts about Paper Dolls. I was SHOCKED, ... I've sold some Katy Keenes (I had lots of multiples once) and the paper doll collectors are really fanatics:) (some are men, too) ...lots of those dolls were cut out, not necessarily lost but more were in the centerfold so you could RIP them out:) or cut them out and play with the dolls. Archie used to have design your own clothing contests, you needed the dolls...I was not around when the Miss Fury was published, but I had some of the Katy's (or somebody, I don't really remember, I was very young) that an aunt gave me, we really did damage to those comics:)

 

Thank goodness for modern technology Sharon. My daughter used to like paper dolls too, so I would color copy the pages from Katy Keene and print them out. Then she could cut away to her heart's content.

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And a touch of GGA dry humor from Cole. If I new how to add color to this one, I would.

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[skypinkblu]

Sky,

I think the pin-ups are from Miss Fury 4. They are with the centerfold I think and easy to lose. Only the first Ms America has pin-ups I think. But I would have to check again too.

bb

 

Paper dolls (which are different from pin-ups) have those tab thingys....You could cut out the doll, and the clothing and put the tabs down to hold the clothing on the dolls. There is actually a whole group of people on Ebay who are nuts about Paper Dolls. I was SHOCKED, ... I've sold some Katy Keenes (I had lots of multiples once) and the paper doll collectors are really fanatics:) (some are men, too) ...lots of those dolls were cut out, not necessarily lost but more were in the centerfold so you could RIP them out:) or cut them out and play with the dolls. Archie used to have design your own clothing contests, you needed the dolls...I was not around when the Miss Fury was published, but I had some of the Katy's (or somebody, I don't really remember, I was very young) that an aunt gave me, we really did damage to those comics:)

 

 

Thank goodness for modern technology Sharon. My daughter used to like paper dolls too, so I would color copy the pages from Katy Keene and print them out. Then she could cut away to her heart's content.

 

That is exactly what I did with my daughter, Bill (thumbs u I vaguely remember tracing stuff, but since my mom (like most Mom's) tossed all my comics...it didn't really matter... I was not happy...I remember it very well:)

 

This is a great thread, I'll find some more books to add next week:) thanks again BB:)

[Scrooge]

Here's a for this thread. Any new "cool female" books to report, folks?

 

I just won a coverless Air Fighters v1 #6 for the Black Angel story. Scrooge posted the incredible splash page to the story in this thread...can't remember if he posted the whole story, but if not, I'll post it when the book rolls in. The art on that story is amazing. Can't wait to read it!

 

IRRC, I only posted the splash and another story page. Don't hurt your purchase when it comes though, here's the 8-page story (thumbs u

[The Black Hand ®]

Thank's Scrooge, I love the Black Angel.

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Here's a for this thread. Any new "cool female" books to report, folks?

 

I just won a coverless Air Fighters v1 #6 for the Black Angel story. Scrooge posted the incredible splash page to the story in this thread...can't remember if he posted the whole story, but if not, I'll post it when the book rolls in. The art on that story is amazing. Can't wait to read it!

 

IRRC, I only posted the splash and another story page. Don't hurt your purchase when it comes though, here's the 8-page story (thumbs u

 

 

Wow. Giant bats, lingerie panels, an action shot of an "athletic build", and even Ratzis pulling a boner -- all in one story!

 

John Cassone? Not a familar name. He created The Web (I thought that was Al Gore ) and drew some later Blackhawk, from a quick google search.

 

Jack

 

[Hepcat]

A couple more takes on Black Cat:

Edited January 22, 2008 by Hepcat

[Hepcat]

I'm surprised that Black Canary, DC's answer to Black Cat, has not yet been mentioned.

 

[Flee-Marquette]

And a touch of GGA dry humor from Cole. If I new how to add color to this one, I would.

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