The ubiquitous cover girl of the Golden Age of comics!
I would normally assume that this cover was meant to be symbolic of the threat of death looming over a life of crime… but given the habit of the Blonde in a Red Dress to do stuff like chase after a witch’s hoard, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was an actual attack by a literal giant skull monster.
Punch Comics #12, Chesler
“Who was the blonde gun-moll who fought the cops all the way to protect her worthless man?”
Whoever she was… she looks mean!
True Crime v1#3, Magazine Village
These crime comics can be so formulaic. But sometimes the characters have great chemistry.
Dynamic Comics #11, Chesler
The angles were so odd in this action scene that the Red Dress itself got dizzy and wound up clinging to our heroine for support.
Key Comics #1, Consolidated
The Blonde in a Red Dress Bathrobe takes a brief nap while waiting for her next “Action Mystery Adventure”
The Spirit comic pages (1/21/1945)
The Blonde in a Red Dress is probably screaming more from that pun than from the crook with a gun.
Ten Detective Aces v51 #4
The Blonde in a Red Dress proves her hardboiled credentials by facing down a menacing strangler with nothing more than a look of extreme annoyance at the body splayed on the floor behind her. Lazy slacker, leaving her to do all the work by herself!
The Sexton Blake Library S3 #46
The Blonde in a Red Dress seems so disappointed in the quality of her would-be rescuer that she’s avoiding eye contact. (Not sure if it’s because of something to do with the Boy Detective himself, or just that he’s a substantial step down from her usual larger-than-life super-hero guest stars.)
Boy Detective #4, by Avon
Sadly, I’m not culturally literate enough to properly make highbrow jokes about ballet, or classical violin, or… whatever the heck that checkerboard guy is supposed to represent.
Suspense Comics #7, Continental
In addition to her many other talents, the Blonde in Red also occasionally got to show off her mad sharp-shooting skillz.
Molly O’Day #1, Avon Comics