Wendy Parker
Marvel · 1953–1954 · 8 issues
About the series
Wendy Parker (1953–1954) was an eight-issue Marvel comic that spun off from the popular Patsy Walker series, centering on the titular character—Patsy’s best friend—and her own circle of teen friends, including boyfriend Timmy Foster, her brother Joe, and rival Laura Lee. The strip, primarily illustrated by Christopher Rule (often signed as C. R.) and Morris Weiss, offered lighthearted, slice-of-life humor and romance typical of the era, with Wendy navigating the same suburban high school world as Patsy and Buzz Baxter. Though short-lived, it stands as a charming, lesser-known chapter in Marvel’s pre-superhero teen humor line, reflecting the wholesome, gag-driven comics of the early 1950s.