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"Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated" #13, by DS Publishing

Book summaries from the days before Wikipedia (or Cliff’s Notes)

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The Blonde in Red fainted upon realizing how many novels she’d have to read in order to get this comic book adaptation anthology ready by the deadline.


“Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated” #13, by DS Publishing

Girls' Crystal #481

Josie’s Strange Adventure in Hollywood

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“A band of cheery schoolgirls who were invited to be the guests of a famous film director” — a.k.a., a glimpse into the early showbiz career of the Blonde in a Red Dress.


Girls’ Crystal #481

Girls' Crystal #437

Rivals for the Witch’s Hoard

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Sure, chasing after a witch’s hoard sounds like it’s all fun and games when you’re a precocious schoolgirl. But you’re also likely to end up cursed to spend the rest of your adult life dodging spooks and weirdoes like a certain Blonde in a Red Dress who shall remain nameless (except for when she’s named Vicky.)


Girls’ Crystal #437

Calling All Girls #37, by Parents Magazine Press

On a date with Roddy McDowall?

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Is this a rare photo of a the Blonde in a Red Dress from her teen years? Or just one of her many fans in masquerade cosplay?


Calling All Girls #37, by Parents Magazine Press

Blackstone Master Magician Comics #1, by Vital Publications

Magic of the Only Living Comic Book Character!

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When it comes to live-action activities that may not fully translate into the static visual medium of comic books, an illusionist’s slight-of-hand stage performance should rank near the top of the list.


Blackstone Master Magician Comics #1, by Vital Publications

Popular Comics #90, Dell

Serious business

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Not content to simply be typecast as a action/adventure damsel in distress, the Blonde in Red had her agent keep an eye out for more serious roles as well — even if it sometimes just ended up as a stern-faced cameo for a staring contest with “Doctor Bobbs”.


Popular Comics #90, Dell

Girls Crystal Weekly #168 (UK)

“One of six splendid stories for schoolgirls!”

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“Do these beads belong to anyone here? They were Norma’s, but she dared not claim them!”

You can tell this is a flashback to a much earlier role from her youth abroad in the UK, because the grown-up Blonde In A Red Dress has shown that she’ll dare just about anything.


Girls Crystal Weekly #168