The ubiquitous cover girl of the Golden Age of comics!
I’m sure the Blonde in a Red Dress didn’t mean to join a counterfeit gang on purpose; she just didn’t realize that the promised job offer of “making lots of money” was actually meant literally. (That’s her story, and she’s sticking to it.) Green Hornet #46, Harvey
Prompted by the recent news of the passing of comics legend Steve Ditko, we break with our “cover gallery” tradition to instead showcase the action sequence from when the Blonde in a Red Dress met Konga the giant ape in Ditko’s “Fantastic Giants #24” by Charlton.
The Blonde in a Red Dress wonders if it would be worth it to lend her would-be boyfriend some money so he can go buy a clue. Go home, Wilbur! Wilbur #24, MLJ/Archie
The Blonde in a Red Dress wisely decides to back away slowly and pretend she doesn’t know either the gun-toting mystery menace or the heroes with the clownish ethnic stereotype sidekick. Blackhawk #31, Quality
The Blonde in a Red Dress went through all the trouble of getting a restraining order, and her mom just waves to them and calls them over anyway. Wanted Comics #23, Orbit
If that’s Earl, he’d better run if he knows what’s good for him. The Blonde in a Red Dress demonstrates her own methods of dealing with trespassers besides just filing restraining orders. Strange Mysteries #14, Superior Comics
How in the world does she keep a dagger in her garter while avoiding snags in her stockings? The Blonde in a Red Dress possesses many secret talents. Spirit #22, Quality
The Blonde in Red wears her Red Skort under her Red Skirt for the sake of modesty in exactly these situations where she might be dragged upside down by Dwarflings. (And by “Dwarflings” we mean “Large Brawny Men of Relatively Normal Height”.) Planet Comics #53, Fiction House
The Blonde in a Red Space Military Uniform fights the “Giants of the Golden Atom”. And by “Giants” we mean “Large Brawny Men of Relatively Normal Height”. (Hmmm. I wonder if they’re related to the Dwarflings?) Planet Comics #55, Fiction House
The Blonde in a Red Dress might need a refresher course on which end of the ray gun to use. Planet Stories v4 #5