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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.
Jun 30, 2020 · The most twisted storyline involving women’s weight was when, in 1948, a circus fat lady killed a smuggler of bogus weight loss candy that killed her daughter. Pesky, a male reporter, chuckles at the news that the local jail cell was too small to hold Birdie, the fat lady. But Brenda Starr unearths Birdie’s motive.
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 ...
Brenda Starr, Reporter. In 1940, newspaper readers were introduced to Brenda Starr, a strikingly beautiful newswoman who traveled the world in search of exciting stories and romance. Created by cartoonist Dalia (Dale) Messick (1906–), the Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip depicted an independent career woman at a time when such portrayals ...
Jan 11, 2018 · Messick obliged, recasting her bandit protagonist as a roving journalist and adopting the pseudonym "Dale." Her strip, “Brenda Starr, Reporter,” became nationally syndicated by the 1940s. A ...
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Brenda Starr was a glamorous, beautifully dressed and coiffed reporter who traveled the world on assignment for her newspaper, The Flash. Brenda’s romances dominated the action in the strip. Independent and feisty, she was pursued by many men, but her heart belonged to her elusive lover, Basil St. John, a mystery man who raised black orchids ...
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Dale Messick. Messick, shown working on Brenda Starr, Reporter in 1953. Dalia Messick (April 11, 1906 – April 5, 2005) was an American comic strip artist who used the pseudonym Dale Messick. She was the creator of Brenda Starr, Reporter, which at its peak during the 1950s ran in 250 newspapers.
