Halloween Heroine MOTHER HUBBARD "vs the Eyeless Ogres"

We conclude this chapter in the history of comic book heroines...

...with the final tale of the witch who looks like a traditional fairy tale sorceress; Mother Hubbard!

Most magician-heroines in comics are beautiful women in tights (Scarlet Witch, Zatanna, Clea, etc.). but Mother Hubbard was the personification of a classic fairy tale witch.

Art for this tale in Chesler's Scoop Comics #3 (1942) was by Bill Madden.
Regrettably, the writer is unknown.
It was her final first-run appearance, but Mother's adventures have been reprinted in both the Golden and Atomic Ages.

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Halloween Heroine MOTHER HUBBARD "vs Soul-Stealing Gnomes"

The mystical heroine who looks like the traditional stereotype of a witch returns...

...this time, taking on a mob of mischievous mystical menaces!

For whatever reason, after taking on Nazis in her first appearance, Mother Hubbard confined her war on evil to gnomes, trolls and the like.
Most magician-heroines in comics are beautiful women in tights (Scarlet Witch, Zatanna, Clea, etc.). but Mother Hubbard was the personification of a classic fairy tale witch.

Art for this appearance in Chesler's Scoop Comics #2 (1942) was by Bill Madden, but the writer is unknown.

Be here next week, when we present another tale of classic (yet creepy) comic grrrl power!

Halloween Heroine MOTHER HUBBARD "vs The Leader"

It's almost Halloween, so here's a witch...

...who battled Nazi spies in this unusual Golden Age series from Chesler Syndicate.

Most magician-heroines in comics are beautiful women in tights (Scarlet Witch, Zatanna, Clea, etc.). but Mother Hubbard was the personification of a stereotypical fairy tale witch.

Oddly, though this is her first appearance, the Nazis know who she is and what she's capable of!

No actual origin (or explanation of how she survived to the present and turned from evil to good) was ever presented during her three-story run.

Art for her premiere appearance in Chesler's Scoop Comics #1 (1941) was by Bill Madden, but the writer is unknown.

Be here next week, when we present another tale of classic comic ghoulish grrrl power!

DOLLY O'DARE "Castle of the Talking Corpse"

Though arch-nemesis Baron Blue managed to eleude capture...

Art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito

...policewoman Dolly O'Dare is hot on his trail!

Written and illustrated by Jim Wilcox in Chesler's Scoop Comics #8 (1944)!

Baron Blue did return, and O'Dare dealt with him.
We'll be bringing you that story soon!

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YANKEE GIRL "Your Karma Ran Over My Dogma"

Here's a story created in the Golden Age, but published in the Silver Age...

Art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito

...featuring a character who appeared in only one other story, as shown HERE!

This tale from IW Comics' Danger #16 (1964), illustrated by Ralph Mayo, was part of the unpublished inventory purchased from the defunct Chesler Publishing company.
It was probably intended for the never-published Dynamic Comics #26-29.
(The series ran from #1-25, then #30!)
No origin story was ever done by the strip's creators, but other writers/artists continued with new tales from the 1990s to the present, including an origin.

TRIVIA:
The cover for Danger was done by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, who were illustrating Wonder Woman for DC at the time!
There was a previous Yankee Girl from Chester, but she was a spy, not a costumed heroine.

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Tell a Tale Three Times: LADY SATAN "Wild Night at Wild Acres"

This tale was published three times in less than ten years...

...each time with a different heroine and supporting characters!

Here's the first version of this story...

Lady Satan was a magic-powered sleuth who initially battled the Nazis who killed her fiance, and, after the war, fought supernatural threats.

Her strip appeared in several Chesler/Dynamic Publishing comics, usually as filler whenever a page count came up short.

This tale from Red Seal Comics #18 (1946), illustrated by Ralph Mayo, was near the end of her career.

However, the story itself would see publication again...but without Lady Satan!

How is that possible?

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YANKEE GIRL "Cat Show Killer"

For a superheroine who appeared only twice in new stories...

...once in the Golden Age and once in the Silver Age, Yankee Girl's had a hell of a run!

This purr-fectly entertaining tale appeared in Chesler/Superior's Dynamic Comics #23 (1947), illustrated by Ralph Mayo.

It's been reprinted several times since by various publishers.

As was the case with many Golden Age characters, the first story is not the origin, and the character is already established and active.

There was another Yankee Girl tale produced during the Golden Age, but it didn't see print until the Silver Age.

We'll be presenting it in the future.

No origin story was ever done by the strip's creators, but other writers/artists continued with new tales from the 1990s to the present, including an origin.

NOTE: There was a previous Yankee Girl from the same publisher, who we'll be presenting here, probably around Labor Day weekend.

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