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Divas, dames & daredevils lost heroines of golden age comics

Compiles the stories of little known heroines from the Golden Age of comics, including Lady Satan, the Blonde Bomber, and Wildfire.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Madrid, Mike (Compiler)
Format:	Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:	English
Published:	Ashland, OR : Exterminating Angel Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Women heroes > Young adult fiction. Daredevils > Young adult fiction Graphic novels > Young adult Comic books, strips, etc. > Young adult nonfiction.
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Summary:	Compiles the stories of little known heroines from the Golden Age of comics, including Lady Satan, the Blonde Bomber, and Wildfire.
Physical Description:	236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:	9781935259237 (pbk : alk. paper) 1935259237 (pbk : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Mike Madrid is the author of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics (forthcoming from Exterminating Angel Press in October 2013) and The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines , an NPR "Best Book To Share With Your Friends" and American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Notable Book. Madrid, a San Francisco native and lifelong fan of comic books and popular culture, also appears in the documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines . Foreword contributor Maria Elena Buszek, Ph.D. , is an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Denver and author of Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture. Her writing has appeared in the Art Journal, Archives of American Art Journal, TDR: The Journal of Performance Studies, Bust magazine, and elsewhere.