Miss Fury Graphic Novel Hardcover

Catfights and crossdressers, mad scientists and Gestapo agents with swastikas branding irons, it is one lurid and exciting adventure after another in this lavish, full-color collection of the first female superhero to be created and drawn by a woman. Miss Fury was a sexy adventurer clad in a skin-tight panther costume. By day, she was socialite Marla Drake. By night, Miss Fury!

In the first half of the 20th century, women cartoonists could be found in America's newspapers, but Tarpé Mills was one of the few who drew adventure comics, and the only one who drew a costumed superheroine. The Miss Fury Sunday newspaper strip ran from 1941 until 1952 and had millions of readers, among them GIs who painted the beautiful action heroine on the nosecones of their bombers. Eisner and Harvey-nominated writer and historian Trina Robbins has chosen the best Miss Fury stories for this oversized collection, which also features a biographical essay about Tarpé Mills that places her within the history of women cartoonists, and includes pages from an unpublished and unfinished Miss Fury graphic novel by Mills from 1979.

Volume Highlights & Features:

• Historical Milestone: Celebrates the pioneering work of Tarpé Mills, the first female creator to write and draw a costumed superheroine.

• Curated Archival Content: Features classic Sunday strips from 1941 to 1952, selected by comics historian Trina Robbins.

• Format: Oversized IDW hardcover featuring rare biographical essays and pages from a 1979 unpublished graphic novel.

• Condition:  New/Old stock, warehouse find (May Have Minor Imperfections), Overall good Copy

Why This Book Belongs in Your Collection

For comic book historians, vintage strip enthusiasts, and collectors of pioneering superhero milestones, this oversized volume preserves a monumental piece of sequential art history.

An essential, premium addition for collectors of classic archival hardcovers and Golden Age masterworks.