Saturday, May 29, 2021

FF #96: HAWKGIRL (1989)

And here's the most recent Hawkgirl, so far as I know, taking on the Amazon as well.




P.S. Guess I should note that this pic doesn't Hawkgirl in the best light, but it's only just for Wonder Woman to get payback, after getting stomped by so many lesser lights.


FF #95: GEM GIRL VS/ WONDER WOMAN

 Another of Wonder Woman's short contretemps with a female JLA opponent.






FF #94: FALIS, MURDER PRINCESS

 Cutting down the odds with her opponents...



FF #93: ELASTI-GIRL

 Bulldogging, giant-girl style.




Sunday, May 23, 2021

FF #92: DALE ALLEN

 The Dale Arden of Alex Raymond's FLASH GORDON was courageous, but probably not that skilled as a fighter for the most part. However, some follow-ups, like this 1979 issue from Gold Key, upgraded Dale considerably.



FF #91: COLLEEN WING AND MISTY KNIGHT

 The Daughters of the Dragon, support-characters for IRON FIST, got one of their best shots at a series in a two-part DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU story, full of mucho martial arts by the late Marshal Rogers.



FF #90: BLACK CANARY

 After fans celebrated DC's revival of the Justice Society, Julie Schwartz made a few minor attempts to revive a few of the members as possible features. I doubt the editor really thought these features would be popular-- they were all about married, forty-year old supermen and superwomen (though they were drawn to look twenty-ish). BRAVE AND BOLD #61 teamed up Starman and Black Canary, the latter seen doing below dispensing martial mayhem. It should be noted that absolutely no one cared subsequently to revive the original Starman-- instead, they kept using the name for different characters, because Original Starman was so bloody dull. But Black Canary must have grabbed someone, because she got transported into the main continuity (and returned to a twenty-something status), thus leading to a rich career from then on, albeit usually not in her own series.