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Romance, Adventure and Gender: The History and Meaning of “Girl Comics”
Women of Marvel
English - December 02, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - ★★★★★ - 338 ratingsTV & Film Arts movies toys comics marvel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What does it mean for comics to be called “girl comics”? Ellie Pyle hosts a roundtable of past and present Marvel editors to answer that question. They chat about the genre of “girl comics”, the romance and adventure series from the 1940s and ‘50s, and the 2010 limited series that came under fire for its name.