Feminism in Marvel Comics, circa 1971

Posted by Ampersand | August 31st, 2008

It’s awesome, I tells ya.

Cover to The Incredible Hulk #142, August 1971

You can see the full cover image — as well as read most of the story (which is just as written with a sledgehammer as the cover implies) — at scans daily.

2 Responses to “Feminism in Marvel Comics, circa 1971”

  1. DSimon Writes:

    Heh, nice jab at Tom Wolfe in there.

    Also, I wasn’t aware that “candelabra” was a dirty word.


  2. Kate Writes:

    In 1975, the son of Batman and the son of Superman (?!) discovered A WORLD WITHOUT MEN:

    http://kateorman.livejournal.com/573110.html

    “Real heavy women’s lib stuff!”


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