Divas, Dames & Daredevils

(2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Trina Robbins; Johanna Draper Carlson; KC Carlson; Alger C. Newberry; Will Harris; Jennifer K. Stuller; Jason Mates

Pencils

Bill Madden

Inks

Bill Madden

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

More praise for Divas, Dames & Daredevils

Characters

Pat Parker; Mother Hubbard

Reprints

• from Scoop Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #1 (November 1941) [page 1, panel 1 Mother Hubbard figure]
• from Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #21 (August 1942) [page 1, panel 1, Pat Parker figure]

[credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider Widow; Woman in Red; Amazona; Gale Allen

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #3 (March 1940) [page 1, panel 1, Amazona figure], #17 (March 1942) [page 5, panel 1, Gale Allen figure]

[contents] (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Black Venus; Lady Satan

Shebam! Pow! Blop! Wizz! (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Maria Elena Buszek

Pencils

Joe Doolin; Lily Renée

Inks

Joe Doolin; Lily Renée

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #47 (December 1946)
• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #46 (January 1947)

Golden Years (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

A Cast of Thousands (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #37 (March 1942)

Women At War (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Pencils

Rudy Palais

Inks

Rudy Palais

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Power Comics (Narrative, 1945 series) #3 ([August 1945]) [page 1 splash only]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jane Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

F. E. Lincoln

Pencils

Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi]

Inks

Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi]

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the Black Sea port of Batum, where the...

Genre

war

Reprints

• from Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #23 (July 1942)

[Fire in the Blackout] (Table of Contents: 9)

Pat Parker / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Barbara Hall

Inks

Barbara Hall

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Von Ritter (Villain); Fritz Arndt (Villain); Nazis; Don Fraser

Reprints

• from Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #17 (April 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Madame Strange / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a murky Singapore cabaret...

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Great Comics (Great Comics, 1941 series) #2 ([December 1941])

Into the "Devil's Kitchen" (Table of Contents: 11)

Pat Patriot / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Biro; Bob Wood

Pencils

Frank Borth

Inks

Frank Borth

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pat Patriot [Patricia Patrios]; Joe Peep; Alfonse; saboteurs

Reprints

• from Daredevil Comics (Lev Gleason, 1941 series) #5 (November 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Lady Satan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A strange, mysterious woman...

Genre

adventure; horror-suspense

Characters

Lady Satan (origin); Captain Fritz (villain, Lady Satan's escort, double agent); General Schultz (villain); Nazis (villains, many die)

Synopsis

Lady Satan is born out of an act of war when the Nazis bomb a ship she was on, killing everyone on board, including her fiance, and she swears revenge upon them. Her first assignment is to get the plans for a Nazi sub-detector into the hands of English military Major X-9.

Reprints

• from Dynamic Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #2 (December 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Black Venus / comic story / 6.66 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

L. B. Cole (signed)

Inks

L. B. Cole (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Singled out by the Japanese high command...

Genre

aviation; superhero; spy

Characters

Black Venus [Mary LeRoche]; Larry; Colonel Yoitoyo (villain, death?); Lieutenant Kohama (villain, death); the Japanese (villains, many die)

Synopsis

Singled out by the Japanese High Command to be removed from the Pacific Theater of the war, Black Venus is drawn into a battle with Colonel Yoitoyo, who has decided to commit atrocities upon American POWs in order to get her out in the open.

Reprints

• from Contact Comics (Aviation Press, 1944 series) #3 (November 1944)

In Love and War (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 0.34 page (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

Mystery Women (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

[The Jewelled Idol Robbery] (Table of Contents: 16)

Woman In Red / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Mandel

Inks

George Mandel

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Trigger Scarlatti (villain); Joe (villain); other gangsters; Slavin (villain, death)

Reprints

• from Thrilling Comics (Pines, 1940 series) #v10#3 (30) (October 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Spider Queen / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Elsa Lesau] (signed)

Pencils

Pierce Rice

Inks

Pierce Rice

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Shake it up, you mugs!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spider Queen [Shannon Kane] (origin); Dr. Harry Kane (Shannon's husband, chemist); Mike O'Bell (detective); Curly (villain, death); Police Chief (villain)

Synopsis

The Spider Queen makes her appearance on the scene to turn the tables on a racket devised by the Chief of Police himself.

Reprints

• from The Eagle (Fox, 1941 series) #2 (September 1941)

Women Artists in the Comics (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Pencils

Nina Albright; Lily Renee

Inks

Nina Albright; Lily Renee

Letters

typeset

Characters

Miss Victory; Senorita Rio

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Mother Hubbard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Madden

Inks

Bill Madden

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now my crystal I unseal, to ferret out the crime I feel

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mother Hubbard

Synopsis

Mother Hubbard (a witch) rescues inventors of a flame gun.

Reprints

• from Scoop Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #1 (November 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Spider Widow / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Borth

Pencils

Frank Borth

Inks

Frank Borth

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All set, Dianne?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayton]; Madam Largossi (villain)

Synopsis

Spider Widow uses her spiders to suss out an evil Japanese collaborator.

Reprints

• from Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #58 (July 1942)

The White Death (Table of Contents: 21)

Veiled Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gus Ricca

Inks

Gus Ricca; ?

Letters

?

Genre

crime; superhero

Reprints

• from Red Seal Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1945 series) #16 (April 1946)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Pussy Katnip / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Len Short

Inks

Len Short

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why, hello George!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Pussy Katnip; George; The Firebug

Synopsis

Pussy catches a fire bug.

Reprints

• from All Top Comics (Fox, 1944 series) (1944)

Daring Dames (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

[Nina the Sinister Palmist] (Table of Contents: 24)

Penny Wright / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Claire Moe

Inks

Claire Moe

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Penny Wright; Nina (villain)

Reprints

• from Champion Comics (Worth Carnahan, 1939 series) #4 (February 1940)

[Murder in the Machine Factory] (Table of Contents: 25)

Betty Bates / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Powell ?

Pencils

Al Bryant

Inks

Al Bryant

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; adventure; crime

Characters

Ed Grover; Kale (villain); Kurt (villain); their accomplices (villains)

Reprints

• from Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #11 (May 1941)

Introducing the Blonde Bomber (Table of Contents: 26)

Blonde Bomber / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Barbara Hall

Inks

Barbara Hall

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Honey Blake [the Blonde Bomber]; Jimmy Slapso; Carmen; Nick Nighter (villain)

Reprints

• from Green Hornet Comics (Harvey, 1942 series) #v2#7 (7) (June 1942)

The Freezer Ray! (Table of Contents: 27)

Jill Trent / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield

Inks

Frank Frazetta

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Wonder Comics (Pines, 1944 series) #17 (April 1948)

The Man Who Met Himself (Table of Contents: 28)

Calamity Jane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Draut

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Bill Draut; Eddie and his gang; Eloise C. B. Wentworth; Wetmoss Wentworth and his double

Reprints

• from Green Hornet Comics (Harvey, 1942 series) #36 (October-November 1947)

20th Century Goddesses (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Fantomah / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Fletcher Hanks (signed as Barclay Flagg)

Pencils

Fletcher Hanks (signed as Barclay Flagg)

Inks

Fletcher Hanks (signed as Barclay Flagg)

Letters

Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fantomah, the most remarkable woman that ever lived...

Genre

jungle; superhero; horror-suspense

Characters

Fantomah; The Fifth Column (villain, death)

Synopsis

Fantomah causes the animals of the African and South American jungles to rise up and destroy a Fifth Column invasion.

Reprints

• from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #12 (December 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Amazona the Mighty Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Wilson Locke]

Pencils

Alex Blum ?; Dan Zolnerowich ?

Inks

?; shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the vast cold reaches of the far...

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Amazona; Blake Manners

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #3 (March 1940)

[The Plot of Buckler Borgia] (Table of Contents: 32)

Marga / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jim Buckler; Randler (villain, death); Dr. Borgia (death)

Synopsis

Both Randler and Dr. Borgia are killed by Marga.

Reprints

• from Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series) #6 (July 1940)

Introducing Wildfire (Table of Contents: 33)

Wildfire / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Turner (signed)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin); Frank Vance (Carol's father, death); Marie (Carol's maid); Lord of Fire; Mr. John Martin; Mrs. Martin; Senator Raymond; Heinrich (villain); Dolph (villain); Green Masked Bund (villains)

Synopsis

Young Carol Martin is given wondrous powers by the Lord of Fire, which she uses to combat the un-American activities of a group which has kidnapped a famed U.S. Senator, trying to get him to admit to the newspapers that America will not come to the aid of other democracies.

Reprints

• from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #25 (August 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Diana the Huntress / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leo Morey

Inks

Leo Morey

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Greece, land of culture and courage..

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; war

Characters

Diana the Huntress; Hercules; Jupiter; Mercury; Discordia

Synopsis

Diana and gods from Mt. Olympus descend in wrath on a Nazi convoy approaching Greece.

Reprints

• from Yellowjacket Comics (Charlton, 1944 series) #3 (November 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Maureen Marine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harold DeLay

Inks

Harold DeLay

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A victim of a Nazi submarine attack on her father's fishing vessel...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

• from Blue Circle Comics (Rural Home, 1944 series) #v1#2 (2) (July 1944)

Warriors & Queens (Table of Contents: 36)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Ted Carter]

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

During the ball following Sir Champion's knighting, a...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Sir Champion (guest); Goro (a gorilla); Kao Tah-Kee (villain, death)

Reprints

• from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #8 (August 1940)

[Shark Island] (Table of Contents: 38)

The Sorceress of Zoom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Rico

Inks

Don Rico

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Tu (Villain; Death); Della (Villain; turned into a snake); Sorceress of Zoom (Villain); Jim Randall

Reprints

• from Weird Comics (Fox, 1940 series) #16 (July 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Douglas McKee

Pencils

George Wilhelms

Inks

George Wilhelms

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Gale and the girl squadron explore a...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lura (a Girl Squadron member); Pocatl (villain, death)

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #17 (March 1942)

War! (Table of Contents: 40)

Magician From Mars / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Barry McKay]

Pencils

John Giunta; Mike Mirando

Inks

John Giunta; Mike Mirando

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Hood [Vanza] (Villain)

Reprints

• from Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series) #11 (April 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Mysta of the Moon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Gallun

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Trained from infancy by science, all knowledge was...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Protozoa Men (villains); Prof. Kar; Dr. Lark

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #38 (September 1945)

A Moment in Time (Table of Contents: 42)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Letters

typeset

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 43)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Madrid

Pencils

John Giunta; Mike Mirando

Inks

John Giunta; Mike Mirando

Letters

typeset

Characters

Magician From Mars

Reprints

• from Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series) #11 (April 1940) [page 1, panel 1 Magician From Mars figure]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Trina Robbins; ?; Jennifer K. Stuller

Pencils

Barbara Hall

Inks

Barbara Hall

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lovers of Golden Age comics and strong women...

Characters

Pat Parker

Reprints

• from Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #21 (August 1942) [page 1, panel 1, Pat Parker figure]

Indexer Notes

Back cover.