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Post by Farrar on Jan 5, 2020 12:26:35 GMT -5
I'm reading a recent book about Jackie Ormes, a woman who did comic strips, journalism and other prose in the now-vanished world of African-American newspapers from the 1930s to the 50s. A fascinating look at a talented woman and a corner of the publishing world that has tended to be overlooked. I have that book, it's a great read and an invaluable resource. Among other things, Ormes created the popular character Torchy Brown.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Jan 5, 2020 13:49:42 GMT -5
I'm reading a recent book about Jackie Ormes, a woman who did comic strips, journalism and other prose in the now-vanished world of African-American newspapers from the 1930s to the 50s. A fascinating look at a talented woman and a corner of the publishing world that has tended to be overlooked. I have that book, it's a great read and an invaluable resource. Among other things, Ormes created the popular character Torchy Brown. Indeed, and Ormes was a great artist as well.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Jan 5, 2020 13:52:00 GMT -5
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Post by beccabear67 on Jan 5, 2020 17:39:45 GMT -5
Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron from Planet Comics #28 (January 1944, Fiction House). Art by Fran Hopper. That's some really early Hopper, she was amazing over the next few years or so doing this and Camilla in Jungle. Camilla was done by another female artist before her named Marcia Snyder (below). Fiction House had Lily Renee on Senorita Rio, I'm not sure who created what there though; Lily may have instigated Gale Allen.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Jan 5, 2020 21:11:24 GMT -5
Mighty Woman from Planet Comics #3 (March 1940, Fiction House). Art by Alex Blum.  Magician from Mars from Amazing-Man Comics #11 (April 1940, Centaur Comics). Art by John Giunta and Michael Mirando.  Woman in Red from Thrilling Comics #5 (June 1940, Nedor Comics). Art by George Mandel.  Blue Lady from Amazing-Man Comics #25 (December 1941, Centaur Comics). Art by Frank Frollo.  Lady Fairplay from Bang-Up Comics #1 (December 1941, Progressive Publications). Art by Jack Ryan.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Jan 6, 2020 20:30:37 GMT -5
Miss Victory from Captain Fearless Comics #1 (August 1941, Tem Publishing). Art by Charles Quinlan.  USA the Spirit of Old Glory from Feature Comics #47 (August 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Maurice Gutwirth.  Wildfire from Smash Comics #27 (October 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Jim Mooney.  Spider Queen from The Eagle #3 (November 1941, Fox Comics). Art by Pierce Rice.  Madame Strange from Great Comics #2 (December 1941, Great Comics Publications). Art by Charles A. Winter.  |
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Post by rberman on Jan 7, 2020 11:29:32 GMT -5
Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron from Planet Comics #28 (January 1944, Fiction House). Art by Fran Hopper.  Her expression looks more like "Come hither, boy" than "This is hopeless." |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2020 11:59:51 GMT -5
Miss Victory to Madame Strange are good examples ... electricmastro and Gale Allen is a new personal favorites of mine and I need to track these down this year! |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 7, 2020 12:28:01 GMT -5
So we've moved on from female creators to female characters?
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Post by electricmastro on Jan 7, 2020 12:59:32 GMT -5
Señorita Rio from Fight Comics #21 (October 1942, Fiction House). Art by Nick Viscardi.  Spider Widow from Feature Comics #62 (November 1942, Quality Comics). Art by Frank Borth.  Black Angel from Air Fighters Comics #3 (December 1942, Hillman Periodicals). Art by John Cassone.  Lightning Girl from Four Favorites #8 (December 1942, Ace Comics). Art by Harvey Kurtzman.  Mary Marvel from Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942, Fawcett Comics). Art by Marc Swayze.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Mar 30, 2020 13:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by shaxper on Mar 30, 2020 13:17:16 GMT -5
So we've moved on from female creators to female characters? That was always a part of the original prompt: Who are the great women who have worked (or who continue to work) in the industry, and what are the great comics and characters that have depicted women as more than helpless victims, romantic aspirations, and sex symbols?However, I would like to emphasize discussion. electricmastro, those are some impressive scans you've tracked down, and I love your enthusiasm, but I'd love if you'd share some thoughts about these characters to go alone with the images. Otherwise, a wall of large, hi-res images sort of drowns out the thread and wreaks havoc with some people's load times  |
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Post by electricmastro on Mar 30, 2020 14:17:52 GMT -5
Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron from Planet Comics #28 (January 1944, Fiction House). Art by Fran Hopper. That's some really early Hopper, she was amazing over the next few years or so doing this and Camilla in Jungle. Camilla was done by another female artist before her named Marcia Snyder (below). Fiction House had Lily Renee on Senorita Rio, I'm not sure who created what there though; Lily may have instigated Gale Allen. Fiction House women I’ve seen listed include, Nina Albright, Jean Alipe, Ruth Atkinson, Toni Blum, Ann Brewster, Fran Hopper, Jean Levander, Lily Renée, Ruth Roche, Marcia Snyder, and Priscilla Ward. Seeing as how they tended to have women work on female-led features, maybe they had quite a number of contributions history didn’t properly record. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Mar 30, 2020 16:03:22 GMT -5
This is an area of interest for me, so I appreciate seeing characters I'm not familiar with. I'm also very interested in the many unsung women artists, many of whom it seems were driven out of the industry as a result of the code.
I'll have to get that book about Jackie ormes!
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Post by beccabear67 on Mar 30, 2020 20:54:27 GMT -5
How did the code drive women artists out? I can definitely see it drove out some of the characters though; I had a stamp style code approved Vooda comic with Matt Baker art ('40s reprints) that I might've thought would've been against their wholesomeness mandate... (Atlas' Lorna was equally 'well drawn' I suppose)...  I got to see some Lily Renee Werewolf Hunter art in the original size, they did a lot of comics much larger that the 10x15" frame back in the golden age. She used some very ambitious panel designs/motifs while still producing a readable story. |
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