Lady Comic Book History

Lady Comic Book History – Ep. 20: Carol Danvers

February 5, 2021John Marcotte

Carol Danvers started as a supporting character. Then she became Ms. Marvel to cash in on the burgeoning Women's Lib movement of the 1970s. Finally she was transformed into Captain…

Lady Comic Book History – Ep. 17: 1966

January 13, 2021John Marcotte

Batgirl is introduced to the world both in print and on TV! What else happened with female superheroes in 1966? You'll have to listen to find out. Heroic Girls is…

Lady Comic Book History – Ep. 12: 1963

August 19, 2020John Marcotte

Some well known sidekicks and some very underground heroes await you in this episode of Lady Comic Book History. Heroic Girls is proud to present Lady Comic Book History, a podcast…

Lady Comic Book History – Ep. 11: 1962

August 10, 2020John Marcotte

Our first real empowered episode! So much less sexism and more discussion of what it looks like when writers are being thoughtful and intentional with the creation of characters. Heroic…

Lady Comic Book History – Ep. 10: Invisible Woman and Batgirl

August 3, 2020John Marcotte

How much damage have male creators inflicted on female characters? Batgirl answers that question, Invisible Woman has her ups and downs with sexism as well. Original Fantastic Four movies were…

Lady Comic Book History: Ep. 9 – 1958-1960

July 26, 2020John Marcotte

Saturngirl, Supergirl, Aquagirl....we've got grown women being reduced to children to talk about! Wanna hear me get hype about the patriarchy's subliminal messages and how sexism can be super subtle…

Lady Comic Book History: Ep. 8 – 1951-1953

July 20, 2020John Marcotte

It's apparently side character week! The '50s were filled with a blatant disregard for women as human beings...I meant in comic books--but, ya know, in real life too. Here are…

Lady Comic Book History - End of the Golden Age

Lady Comic Book History – Episode 7: End of the Golden Age

July 13, 2020John Marcotte

Heroic Girls is proud to present Lady Comic Book History, a podcast devoted to exploring the history of female comic book characters both past and present. Lady Comic Book History is hosted by…

Lady Comic Book History – Episode 6: Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane

July 9, 2020John Marcotte

Heroic Girls is proud to present Lady Comic Book History, a podcast devoted to exploring the history of female comic book characters both past and present. Lady Comic Book History is hosted by…

Lady Comic Book History -Episode 5: Women in Refrigerators

July 1, 2020John Marcotte

Heroic Girls is proud to present Lady Comic Book History, a podcast devoted to exploring the history of female comic book characters both past and present. Lady Comic Book History is hosted by…

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