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"Mike Madrid is doing God's work. . . . mak[ing] accessible a lost, heady land of female adventure." - ComicsAlliance"Sharp and lively . . . [Madrid] clearly loves this stuff. And he's enough of a historian to be able to trace the ways in which the portrayal of sirens and supergirls has echoed society's ever-changing feelings about women and sex." - Entertainment Weekly"A long overdue tribute to [those] fabulous fighting females." - Stan LeeMike Madrid has become known as a champion of women in comics and as the expert in Golden Age female characters. And now here is where it all began, as informative and entertaining as ever, in a revised and updated edition, including new illustrations and a new introduction, as well as an afterword bringing us up-to-date on what's happening with women in comics now.
About the Author
Mike Madrid is a native San Franciscan and a life long fan of comic books and popular culture. The former advertising executive is the creative director at Exterminating Angel Press. He is featured in the documentary "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines." For more information go to www.heaven4heroes.com
