Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for June 02, 2020
June 01, 2020
June 03, 2020
Transcript:
Woman: This stinks! There really are no great, standout roles for women in the comics! Ralston: Come on! There have been lotst of famous strips that feature women! Wendy the Good Witch, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Little Lulu, Little Orphan Annie... Woman: What, you expect me to play some cutesy enchanted toddler!? Ralston: Well, not with that attitude...
If we’re talking about leading characters from strips, not comic books, there aren’t as many as there should be. Fritzy Ritz was pretty good from the last team on the occasions when she got the focus. As mentioned above, Brenda Starr, Winnie Winkle, and Friday Foster were good, too. I wish I knew more about Nina Clock Wallet’s war years, and about the career of Mary Perkins.
Americans don’t know Jane, of course.