TIGER GIRL I and the Twice AND Thrice-Told Tale!

Here's another example of a story that was presented twice...

...with some major changes when it was reprinted several years later!

As you can see, this Matt Baker-illustrated story from Fight Comics #36 (1945) features the death of one of Tiger Girl's pet tigers.

When it was re-presented in a shorter version in Jungle Comics #152 (1952), the outcome was quite different!

Besides eliminating three pages, the re-written version actually keeps the tiger alive!

Matt Baker had left the Iger Studio (who "packaged" the strip for Fiction House) several years earlier, so it's unknown who reworked the art for this version, which was also reprinted in IW Publishing's Jungle Adventures #15 in 1964, making this both a twice and thrice-told tale!

Tiger Girl I was Princess Vishnu, a woman of Irish/Indian descent who ended up in Africa with a Sikh bodyguard and a pair of Bengal tigers.

(Yeah, it's a rather unusual origin, we'll bring it to you in the near future.)

She had a healthy run in both Fight and Jungle Comics in the 1940s and '50s, making a number of cover appearances along the way.

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VAMPIRELLA "Origin" 2.5

We previously brought you the revised origin of Vampirella...

Art by Ken Kelly

...now here's the re-revised origin, using the art previously-published in color, but now in it's originally-intended b/w form!

This rewritten version of Vampi's revised origin appeared in Warren's Vampirella #46 (1975), just three years after it's first appearance (in color) in Vampirella Annual #1 (1972).

Rewritten by Budd Lewis, but using the previously-produced art by Vampi's signature artist Jose Gonzalez, this was a retelling of the girl from Drakulon's origin first told by writer Forrest J Ackerman and artist Tom Sutton in the magazine's premiere issue in 1969.

(And you thought Marvel and DC rebooted their continuities quickly!).
This version was reprinted by Harris Comics when they had the rights to the character, but Harris totally-redid the origin story, eliminating the extra-terrestrial aspect.
The recent revival by Dynamite Entertainment, follows the Harris Comics version of the character.
Dynamite is also reprinting the Warren series in trade paperback form.

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BLACK VENUS "Sacrificed to the Flag of the Rising Sun"

Now wearing a costume almost exactly like rival aviatrix Black Angel...

...Black Venus is led into a trap by a devious Japanese commander.

NOTE: contains racial stereotypes that may be NSFW!)

Illustrated by noted cover artist and art director L B Cole, this tale from Aviation Press' Contact Comics #3 (1944) was the beginning of a new direction for the heroine as she became more aggressive in taking on Axis foes instead of simply waiting for them to attack first.

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HONEY WEST "Fall Guy" Conclusion

When Last We Left Honey West...

...she had been hired by rookie pro wrestler Acey Allan after anonymous threats to kill his manager unless the neophyte fighter throws the match.

When the detective damsel questions the fighter's manager, he seems evasive about who and why anyone would want Acey's career ended before it can begin...

Story for this never-reprinted, one-shot from Gold Key Comics (1966) by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Sparling.
Trivia:
Most of the original novels were recently-reprinted, and a new comic series is available from Moonstone Comics.
There's been talk of a feature film based on the novels, but it's currently in Development Hell.

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HONEY WEST "Fall Guy" Part 1

She's the subject of our most popular posts ever...

...so who are we to deny our frantic fans another look at her?

Methinks the manager doth protest too much...and so does Honey!

Be here next week as Honey cracks the case...and a few skulls!

Story for this never-reprinted, one-shot from Gold Key Comics (1966) by Paul S. Newman, art by Jack Sparling.
Trivia:
Anne Francis took instruction in Okinawa Te under Sensei Gordon Doversola for a couple of months before shooting began.
The TV series the comic is based on ran only one year and Anne Francis won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy.
The Executive Producer of the show was Aaron Spelling, who later created Charlie's Angels.
The complete series is available on DVD in the US from VCI.
The British Region 2 DVD set from Delta Entertainment also contains the Burke's Law episode "Who Killed the Jackpot?" which served as a "backdoor pilot" for the character.
Most of the novels have been reprinted, and a new comic series is available from Moonstone Comics.
There's been talk of a feature film based on the novels, but it's currently in Development Hell.

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