Connie

Connie is a Platinum Age comic-strip character created by Frank Godwin, featuring an adventurous young woman who travels the world encountering danger and intrigue. She debuted in Popular Comics #1, which reprinted newspaper strips alongside other classic characters of the era.

Few characters can claim roots as deep as Connie, who first graced the pages of Popular Comics #1 in 1936 — a true Platinum Age original brought into the world by none other than Chester Gould, the legendary mind behind Dick Tracy. Over a remarkable span stretching more than seven decades, Connie became a fixture of Dell's golden anthology era, sharing ink with some of the most beloved newspaper-strip icons ever collected between covers: Pat Ryan, Terry Lee, The Dragon Lady, Smilin' Jack, and Smokey Stover. With 123 catalogued appearances spread across Popular Comics, Super Comics, and Terry and the Pirates, and three key issues to their name, this is a character whose longevity speaks volumes — a quiet cornerstone of the Dell universe that serious collectors of the era would do well to seek out.