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!

BEN GRIMM & LOGAN "Connecting Flight" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...before The Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, or SHIELD existed, and before Kree Captain Mar-Vell came to Earth, Americans Ben Grimm, Carol Danvers, and Canadian Logan, infiltrated the USSR, where they encountered Natasha Romanoff (who is not operating under her own name)...and since the Russian isn't working with the trio, but against them...it ain't going well!

Sadly, we never see what happens during "Phase Two"!

Written by Larry Hama, penciled by Kaare Andrews and inked by Walden Wong, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm & Logan #3 (2000) is set in the dawn of the Silver Age Marvel Universe, before the events of Fantastic Four #1!

And there's a reason Natasha isn't using her own name...but we never learn what it is!

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BEN GRIMM & LOGAN "Midnight Train to Moscow" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Heroines and Heroes...

(And yes, that's one of the two heroines in the lower right of the cover)

Logan and Ben Grimm, aboard an experimental flying wing piloted by Carol Danvers, currently in Soviet airspace are forced down by Russian aircraft lead by Natasha Romanoff (who is not currently using that name).

While Grimm and Logan distract the Russkies by doing what they do best...creating mayhem and chaos, Danvers sneaks away...but encounters a threat as dangerous as Soviet soldiers...

To Be Continued MONDAY at...
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Written by Larry Hama, penciled by Kaare Andrews and inked by Walden Wong, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm & Logan #2 (2000) features both Carol Danvers and Natasha Romanoff (along with Grimm and Logan) in their pre-costumed careers!
And there's a reason Natasha isn't using her own name...but we ain't gonna tell you now!

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BEN GRIMM & LOGAN "Mission to Nowhere" Conclusion

Despite the fact the title doesn't have a heroine listed...

...the cover (on the lower right-hand side) shows one of two reasons this tale is being presented here!

What You Need to Know...

Before the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, or SHIELD existed in the Silver Age Marvel Universe, CIA operative Nick Fury recruited USAF pilot Ben Grimm and Canadian Intelligence agent Logan for a covert mission into the USSR.
After being briefed by weapons manufacturer/technology consultant Tony Stark, Grimm and Logan are taken to their mode of transport...

And now you know why this story is on this blog!

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Written by Larry Hama, penciled by Kaare Andrews and inked by Walden Wong, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm & Logan #1 (2000) features both Carol Danvers and Natasha Romanoff (along with Grimm and Logan) in their pre-costumed careers!
And there's a reason Natasha isn't using her own name...but we ain't gonna tell you now!

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