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Sandra & Magi: The Only Excuse for Lucy Lane

Readers only ever got to see the bad side of Lucy—to the point where when she was kidnapped and used as a ‘damsel in distress’ prop, it was actually a relief!

All-Amercan Girl: Marvel Comics’ First Super-Heroine!

Unencumbered by a drippy love interest, the Golden Age Miss America took charge and kicked arse on her own initiative—often with lethal results for her foes. Okay, she didn’t actually set out to kill any of them—but if they were collateral damage in battle, she didn’t weep!

“Are You My Daddy?” The strange story of Fishboy, Denizen of the Deep

Thus commenced eight years of a barely-clad, lithe, athletic blond teenage boy, swimming all over the globe, wandering hopefully up to total strangers, and asking them; “Are you my Daddy?” Talk about looking for love in all the wrong places….

Stings like a bee… Floats like the Butterfly!

Undeservingly forgotten, the Butterfly was the first black woman to join the panties and capes party of the Super-Folks.

The End Of Archie?

While Marvel and DC have been thundering along with their usual succession of “Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again – No, We MEAN It This Time!” events, one comics publisher has been quietly introducing permanent and significant changes. But this risky makeover is not without its downside…

Not A Good Week For The Ladies…

Rest assured; after a few quiet weeks, DC’s back to form in screwing over its heroines…

I HAVE A DREAM. And it Involves Elvira. And Skottie Young. And The Hero Initiative . Look, just read it, will you?

Best. Fundraiser. Ever.

Among Us Walks…. An Apeslayer!

The ‘original’ Marvel UK series that never quite was…

In Fear Of a $10 Comic.

I’m 37, and I fully expect to see a regular issue of Amazing Spider-Man costing $10 before I die.

My Reaction To The Marvel Universe Ending.

With Marvel’s announcement that the forthcoming Secret Wars will feature the end of the Marvel Universe as we know it, there has been much speculation as to what will – or what should – come next. Here’s one commentator’s view.