Babes In Arms: Women in the Comics During World War Two

by Trina Robbins

Barbara Hall (Artist), Jill Elgin (Artist), Lilly Renee (Artist), and Fran Hopper (Artist)

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  • During the Golden Age of comics, publishers offered titles supporting thewar effort — presenting fighting men and their feminine counterparts— babes in arms! Comic books during this period featured US service-womenfighting all of the axis bad guys and gave several of the most noteworthy womenartists of the era opportunities to create action-packed, adventure-filled,four-color stories.
  • Now for the first time renowned pop-culture historian Trina Robbinsassembles comic book stories by artists Barbara Hall, Jill Elgin, Lilly Renee,and Fran Hopper together with insightful commentary and loads of documentaryextras to create the definitive book chronicling the work of these importantGolden Age artists. This magnificent art book offers page-after-page of goodgirl action!


  • ISBN10 1613450958
  • ISBN13 9781613450956
  • Publish Date 15 August 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Hermes Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 304
  • Language English