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  1. Charlton Comics. Dell Publishing. Hermes Press. Genre (s) Romance, adventure. Brenda Starr, Reporter (often referred to simply as Brenda Starr) is a comic strip about a glamorous, adventurous reporter. It was created in 1940 by Dale Messick for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, and continued by others until 2011.

  2. Jun 30, 2020 · Hank & Brenda: Butch/Femme Pair (1942) Brenda Starr’s rather masculine fellow female reporter who wears a beret. She first appears in the narrative as a rival reporter to Brenda at the Flash. She only grudgingly gains respect for Brenda, who she initially dismisses as a pretty piece of fluff.

  3. Feb 20, 2019 · Brenda Starr – Reporter began as a two-part Sunday only strip in the comic book on June 30, 1940. It is said that Brenda Starr was named after the celebutante Brenda Frasier. Rosalind Russell and her His Girl Friday movie that had appeared six months earlier. The Brenda Starr comic strip quickly became a favorite among the Comic Book Magazine ...

  4. Dec 30, 2010 · And in the wake of the feminist revolution, Brenda Starr, once a trailblazer, seemed as outdated as her omnipresent negligees. My assignment was to bring Brenda into the ’80s. Fewer tears. More ...

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  5. Dec 30, 2010 · By Chicago Tribune. UPDATED: May 23, 2019 at 8:23 p.m. When female reporter Brenda Starr was introduced to the U.S. in newspapers 70 years ago, she quickly became one of the most recognizable ...

  6. Brenda Starr. Sixty years a journalist, red-haired Brenda Starr began her career as a funny paper version of the pretty girl daredevil reporter who was a staple of movies and radio over a half century ago. Created by a woman named Dale Messick, Brenda Starr, Reporter made its first appearance in 1940. It was a combination of newspaper melodrama ...

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  8. Rita Hayworth inspired the character’s look, while her name came from the era’s beloved debutante, Brenda Frazier. Severo writes, “The Brenda Starr comic strip was a symphony of décolletage, good legs precariously balanced on high-heeled shoes, and Dior-like clothing that no woman would be likely to wear to a newspaper office.

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