Divas, Dames & Daredevils #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection shines a spotlight on the often-overlooked female heroes and heroines of the Golden Age of comics, reprinting a selection of stories from the 1940s and early 1950s. Featuring characters like Miss Fury, The Woman in Red, and Phantom Lady, the volume showcases the diverse roles women played in early comic books, from daring adventurers to crime-fighters. Edited by Mike Madrid, it serves as both a tribute and a historical survey of these pioneering, pre-Code characters.
"Fire in the Blackout" introduces young Carol Martin, empowered by the Lord of Fire, as she takes on a shadowy group holding a famed U.S. Senator hostage to force a damning public confession about America’s isolationist stance. Written by Robert Turner and illustrated with bold, dynamic art by Jim Mooney—both inks and pencils—this 2013 tale from Exterminating Angel Press blends patriotic urgency with supernatural flair. The cover, a striking piece by Charles A. Winter, captures the intensity of the moment in fiery detail.
In "null," Madame Strange races against time to recover a stolen film negative that could expose the location of American defense forces—information now threatening Singapore. With only fragments of clues and the stakes rising, she must navigate a web of deception before the data falls into the wrong hands.
In a war-torn world where vengeance is forged in fire, Lady Satan rises from the ashes of a bombed ship, her love lost and her spirit hardened. Tasked with a dangerous mission, she must deliver vital plans for a Nazi sub-detector to English military Major X-9—before the enemy claims her next target.
In the skies over the Pacific, Black Venus finds herself targeted not by enemy fire, but by a twisted game of war and vengeance when Colonel Yoitoyo, determined to force her into the open, turns his cruelty on American POWs. With the stakes rising and her resolve tested, she must confront a foe whose brutality is matched only by his cunning.
In "The White Death," the Veiled Avenger investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a rare form of anemia, suspecting a pattern behind the victims' sudden decline. When wealthy railroad patrons begin falling ill under suspicious circumstances, she adopts a new identity to infiltrate the conspiracy and uncover who’s behind the deadly scheme.
In "null," a shadowy European military campaign threatens global democracy by launching coordinated assaults from African and South American bases. When the attack unfolds, Fantomah intervenes by granting flight to African lions, sending them to intercept the airborne forces over South America—and the survivors, stranded on a hidden Brazilian plateau, face a terrifying fate among prehistoric dinosaurs that have endured beyond extinction.
In the frozen reaches of the Arctic, Amazona—last of a lost super-race wiped out in the last ice age—lives in quiet isolation until Blake, the sole survivor of a vanished expedition, stumbles into her world. Drawn by curiosity and a longing for the unknown, Amazona joins Blake on his journey south, leaving behind the only home she’s ever known in search of a land she’s never seen.
In "Introducing Wildfire," young Carol Martin awakens to extraordinary abilities granted by the Lord of Fire, thrusting her into a dangerous mission to stop a shadowy group holding a famed U.S. Senator hostage. With the senator forced to confess that America will abandon its democratic allies, Carol must use her blazing powers to intervene before the nation’s ideals are betrayed.
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↩ Reprints Champion Comics #4 (1940), Planet Comics #3 (1940), Amazing Man Comics #11 (1940), Science Comics #6 (1940), Jungle Comics #8 (1940), Jungle Comics #12 (1940), Hit Comics #11 (1941), Weird Comics #16 (1941), Smash Comics #25 (1941), The Eagle #2 (1941), Daredevil #5 (1941), Scoop Comics #1 (1941), Dynamic Comics #2 (1941), Great Comics #2 (1941), Jumbo Comics #37 (1942), Planet Comics #17 (1942), Speed Comics #17 (1942), Green Hornet Comics #7 (7) (1942), Feature Comics #58 (1942), Wings Comics #23 (1942), Speed Comics #21 (1942), Thrilling Comics #3 (30) (1942), Blue Circle Comics #2 (2) (1944), All Top Comics #[nn] (1944), Contact Comics #3 (1944), Yellowjacket Comics #3 (1944), Power Comics #3 (1945), Planet Comics #38 (1945), Red Seal Comics #16 (1946), Fight Comics #47 (1946), Planet Comics #46 (1947), Green Hornet Comics #36 (1947), Wonder Comics #17 (1948)
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