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Divas, Dames, and Daredevils by Mike Madrid

STOP THE PRESSES. RED ALERT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I have new Intel from the world of comic books, and this is it: In the 1940’s, there was a superheroine named, I shit you not, Pussy Katnip. Pussy Katnip had a voluptuous human body and a cat’s head, which I can only imagine caused a lot of kids in the 1940’s to grow up with some very confused sexual ideas. Here’s a description of … Continue reading Divas, Dames, and Daredevils by Mike Madrid

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Vixens, Vamps, and Vipers: Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics by Mike Madrid

Mike Madrid is an author who has written several books (all of which are on my TBR) about women in Golden Age Comics. Let me tell you, there were a lot of Smart Bitches in those early comics, and this particular book, about Golden Age villainesses, tells you all about them. The Golden Age of Comics doesn’t have definitive beginning and ending dates, but it more or less began in 1938 when Superman made his … Continue reading Vixens, Vamps, and Vipers: Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics by Mike Madrid