Here we see Shrinking Violet, Growing Violent with a helpless femme named Charma.
a DIACHRONIC study of the IMAGE of the POWERFUL FEMALE in POPULAR (and maybe other) CULTURES
Sunday, June 27, 2021
FF #104: THE RED GUARDIAN
Friday, June 25, 2021
FF #103: PAT PATRIOT
Pat Patriot, a fairly basic lady crimefighter, lasted ten issues of DAREDEVIL COMICS before being given the gate. But she had some fairly dynamic fights in that short run.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
FF #102: NAMORITA
Now let's see here-- Namor rescues a girl whom he thinks is human (she's actually his cousin NAMORITA), claims that he's not moved by her looks ("the years of callow innocence"), but remarks upon her "pink and vibrant" flesh and calls her "fair Nereid" as he gives her mouth-to-mouth. Yeah, maybe not a total misunderstanding on Namorita's part
Monday, June 14, 2021
FF #101: MS. MARVEL (1977)
Would the original Ms. Marvel have enjoyed a longer run if they'd started out with this cool costume design, instead of the scarf-adorned horror they started out with? Survey says, "Probably."
Friday, June 11, 2021
FF #99: KNOCKOUT
One of the best male-female fights in comics appears when Knockout makes her smashing introduction to Superboy in issue #2 of the hero's magazine-- even if the illo does show the amazon swinging a right cross, which somehow sends Superboy flying off in the wrong direction.