Scorchy Smith thwarts the feast of the vultures
This cover may be many things, but “Famous” and “Funny” would not have been my first choice of descriptors. Famous Funnies #90, Eastern
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Golden Age Cover Gallery of the Blonde in a Red Dress
Hold your nose
In spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of a Blonde in a Red Dress. Or possibly to thoughts of pranks involving skunks. 4Most v.2 #2, Novelty
I have no mouth but I must kiss?
“The surprise of your life awaits you as Iron Jaw falls in love!” (Wasn’t 100% sure if the coloring on this cover qualified as “blonde”, but the odd lighting of the scene seemed to put it close enough to strawberry blonde if you squint.) Boy Comics #11, Lev Gleason
A Sensational New Laugh Character
In an example of the lengths she’ll go in pursuit of her craft, the Blonde in a Red Dress spent months with a physical trainer bulking up for her role as “Daffy the Woman Wrestler”. (Her agent originally promised her she’d be co-starring with “The Spirit”, but behind-the-scenes politics at the studio eventually led to… Continue reading A Sensational New Laugh Character
What goes on here?
Still buffed from last week’s role as “the lady wrestler”, the Blonde in a Red Dress decided to do her own stunts during the action scenes in this issue’s wild cover involving a spiked-wheel-o-death run by a mishmash of crazy monstrous villains as she awaits rescue by… um… Generic Gun-Toting Man, and his sidekick Wrench-Wielding… Continue reading What goes on here?
Same ol’ same ol’
The Blonde in Red should talk to her agent about her recurring appearances at “Top Notch Comics”, as they seem to already be running out of ideas: I think she might be tied to the same tree by the same villain and awaiting rescue by the same heroes as last time! Not even sure if… Continue reading Same ol’ same ol’
“Vengeance of the Joss-House Demons”
Yikes! I had no idea Mr. Whedon hosted such wild parties. Mystery Men Comics #31, Fox Features
Serious business
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
When the Avon lady is a Super Sleuth
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
Dedicated to Uncle Sam’s Fighting Men
In this issue: Rip Carson, Tiger Girl, Hooks Devlin, Senorita Rio, Shark Brodie… “and others”? Sad. It’s the equivalent of ending the Gilligan’s Island song with “and all the rest”. Fight Comics #33, Fiction House