Trina Robbins

Trina Robbins (August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024) was a pioneering American cartoonist, writer, and historian who helped open the door for women in comics. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she emerged as a key figure in the 1960s underground comix movement, where she was one of the few women participants. In 1970, she co-produced *It Ain't Me, Babe*, the first comic book entirely created by women, and later co-founded the influential *Wimmen's Comix* collective. Her career spanned mainstream and independent work, including writing for *Wonder Woman* and adapting novels like *Dope* and *The Silver Metal Lover*. Robbins also created her own series, *Go Girl!*, and contributed to titles such as *Barbie* and *Disney's The Little Mermaid*. Beyond her art, she became a leading scholar of women in cartooning, authoring books like *Women and the Comics*, *A Century of Women Cartoonists*, and *Pretty in Ink*, and co-founding the advocacy group Friends of Lulu. Her contributions earned her induction into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2013, with additional Eisner Awards in 2017 and 2021. Robbins’s legacy is that of a trailblazer who both created and chronicled the work of women in the medium.