Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comic Strips

The audacious exploits of ten great adventurous female stars from the Golden Age of comic strips.

Publisher Marketing: "The audacious exploits of ten great adventurous female stars from the Golden Age of comic strips"-- Review Quotes : The real treasures are the obscurities. Who knew one of the earliest superhero strips in newspapers was Russell Stamm's Invisible Scarlett O'Neill , let alone that it's illustrated in a charmingly goofy style? Even more remarkable is the bonkers Deathless Deer . ... As a curated collection with introductory essays Dauntless Dames is first rate.-- "The Slings & Arrows" Review Quotes : Dauntless Dames is a fascinating collection of little-known Golden Age comic strips [starring adventurous women] presented in a stunning oversized format.-- "Cinema Sentries" Review Quotes : Anyone interested in the history of women in comics -- or pop culture -- will love this huge collection of newspaper comic strips from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, a golden era of adventurous female protagonists in the funny pages.-- "Shondaland" Publisher Marketing : In the 1920s they were socialites and flappers. In the 1960s they were homemakers and heartthrobs. But from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, female stars of the newspaper comic strips were detectives, spies, soldiers of fortune, even superheroes. Accomplishing everything the male comics stars of the time achieved, except they did it in high-heels and flowing skirts. Follow the daring exploits of these smart, tough, independent AND sexy Dauntless Dames .

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 160 | Publication Date: 2023-10-17