# Girl Comics

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{{Short description|Two comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its forerunners}}
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'''''Girl Comics''''' is the name of two [comic-book](/source/comic-book) series published by [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics) and its forerunners, [Timely Comics](/source/Timely_Comics) and [Atlas Comics](/source/Atlas_Comics_(1950s)). The first, debuting in 1949, ran 35 issues, changing its title to '''''Girl Confessions''''' with issue #13 (March 1952). The second was a three-issue [limited series](/source/Limited_series_(comics)) published in 2010.

==Publication history==
===First series (1949–1954)===
The initial [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics) publication entitled ''Girl Comics'' was an ongoing [romance comics](/source/romance_comics)/girls'-adventure series edited by [Stan Lee](/source/Stan_Lee) that ran 12 issues (October 1949 - January 1952), first by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, [Timely Comics](/source/Timely_Comics), and shortly afterward by the company's 1950s iteration, [Atlas Comics](/source/Atlas_Comics_(1950s)). It was renamed ''Girl Confessions'' with issue #13 (March 1952) and ran a total 35 issues, through [cover-date](/source/cover-date) August 1954.

Artist contributors to this series included [John Buscema](/source/John_Buscema) and [Al Hartley](/source/Al_Hartley) in issue #1,<ref name=gcd1949>{{gcdb series|id=639|title=''Girl Comics'' (Marvel, Atlas <nowiki>[</nowiki>Cornell Publishing Corp.<nowiki>]</nowiki> imprint, 1949 series)}}</ref> [Bob Brown](/source/Bob_Brown_(comics))<ref name=atlas1949>[https://www.atlastales.com/sT/95 ''Girl Comics'' October 1949 to January 1952] at AtlasTales.com</ref> and [Bill Everett](/source/Bill_Everett) in #3,<ref>[https://www.atlastales.com/sI/953 ''Girl Comics'' #3] at AtlasTales.com</ref> [Russ Heath](/source/Russ_Heath) in #5,<ref name=atlas1949 /> [Ann Brewster](/source/Ann_Brewster), [Mike Esposito](/source/Mike_Esposito_(comics)), and [Dick Rockwell](/source/Dick_Rockwell) in #8,<ref name=gcd1949 /><ref name=atlas1949 /> and [Bernard Krigstein](/source/Bernard_Krigstein) in #12.<ref name=atlas1949 /> Contributors to multiple issues of ''Girl Confessions'' included Hartley, [Jay Scott Pike](/source/Jay_Scott_Pike), [Morris Weiss](/source/Morris_Weiss), and [Golden Age](/source/Golden_Age_of_comic_books) [Batman](/source/Batman) artist [Jerry Robinson](/source/Jerry_Robinson).<ref>{{gcdb series|id=895|title=''Girl Confessions''}}</ref><ref>[https://www.atlastales.com/sT/96 ''Girl Confessions''] at AtlasTales.com</ref>

===''Girl Comics''===
The first four issues of ''Girl Comics'' were written as typical romance comics,<ref name=Nolan08>{{cite book |title=Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics |author=Michelle Nolan |year=2008 |publisher=MarFarlane |page=67 |isbn=9781476604909 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ndJ7BwAAQBAJ&q=%22girl+confessions%22+comics&pg=PA227 |access-date=30 April 2015}}</ref> valuing plot over character development.<ref name=Pustz12>{{cite book |title=Comic Books and American Cultural History: An Anthology |author=Matthew Pustz |year=2012 |publisher=Bloomberg Publishing USA |page=96 |isbn=9781441197573 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tP2oAwAAQBAJ&q=%22girl+confessions%22+comics&pg=PA98 |access-date=30 April 2015}}</ref> Most narratives were recycled, not changing drastically between issues.<ref name=Pustz12/> Issues #5 through #12, however, adopted a new subtitle, ''Mystery, Adventure, Suspense!'' and featured plot-lines similar to those in [Nancy Drew](/source/Nancy_Drew) novels.<ref name=Nolan08/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=25%| Issue
! width=25%| Title
! width=25%| Publication date
|-
|| 1
|| ''I Couldn't Escape From Love''
|| October 1949
|-
|| 2
|| ''Blind Date''
|| January 1950
|-
|| 3
|| ''Liz Taylor''
|| April 1950
|-
|| 4
|| ''Borrowed Love''
|| June 1950
|-
|| 5
|| ''The Man Who Followed'', ''The Haunted Terror'', ''The Death Plunge''
|| October 1950
|-
|| 6-9
|| ''Mystery, Adventure, Suspense!''
|| January/March/May/July 1951
|-
|| 10
|| ''The Deadly Double-Cross''
|| September 1951
|-
|| 11
|| ''Love Stories''
|| November 1951
|-
|| 12
|| ''BK, The Dark Hallway''
|| January 1952
|}

===''Girl Confessions''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=25%| Issue
! width=25%| Title
! width=25%| Publication date
|-
||13
|| ''Bride with a Broken Heart''
|| March 1952<ref name=Nolan08/>
|-
|| 14
|| ''Love or Infatuation?''
|| May 1952
|-
|| 15
|| Untitled
|| June 1952
|-
|| 16
|| ''I'll Never Forget You!''
|| July 1952
|-
|| 17
|| ''The Soldier's Wife!''
|| August 1952
|-
|| 18
|| ''We Both Loved Jerry!''
|| September 1952
|-
|| 19
|| ''Wallflower''
|| October 1952
|-
|| 20
|| ''His Last Goodbye''
|| November 1952
|-
|| 21
|| ''Unwanted''
|| December 1952
|-
|| 22
|| Untitled
|| January 1953
|-
|| 23
|| ''The Man Who Kissed Me''
|| February 1953
|-
|| 24
|| ''The Way You Kiss'', ''Martha's Man'', ''The Lonely Night'', ''Love Note''
|| March 1953
|-
|| 25
|| ''Back Into His Arms''
|| April 1953
|-
|| 26
|| ''The Man I Must Marry''
|| June 1953
|-
|| 27
|| ''Grounds for Marriage''
|| August 1953
|-
|| 28
|| ''Love Me or Leave Me''
|| September 1953
|-
|| 29
|| ''The Truth About Thelma Johnson''
|| October 1953
|-
|| 30
|| ''Tall, Dark and Hands Off''
|| January 1954
|-
|| 31
|| ''When the Real Thing Comes Along''
|| February 1954
|-
|| 32
|| ''Schoolgirl Crush''
|| March 1954
|-
|| 33
|| ''A Boy and a Girl''
|| April 1954
|-
|| 34
|| ''Affair of the Heart''
|| June 1954
|-
|| 35
|| ''Going Steady''
|| August 1954
|}

===Second series (2010)===
[[Image:Girl comics2 1 cover.jpg|left|thumb|upright|''Girl Comics'' vol. 2, #1 (May 2010). Cover art by [Amanda Conner](/source/Amanda_Conner).]]
The second ''Girl Comics'' was a three-issue [limited series](/source/Limited_series_(comics)) released as a part of Marvel's year-long ''Marvel Women'' project.<ref name=Hudson10>{{cite news|title=The Lady Editors of Marvel Talk 'Girl Comics' [Girl Week] |author=Laura Hudson |url=http://comicsalliance.com/girl-comics-marvel-interview/ |work=Comics Alliance |date=1 March 2010 |access-date=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928060926/http://comicsalliance.com/girl-comics-marvel-interview/ |archive-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> ''Girl Comics'' was entirely written, colored, illustrated and lettered by female authors and artists.<ref name=Hudson10/> Sister titles published during this period under the ''Marvel Women'' project,<ref>[http://www.comics.org/brand/583/ Women of Marvel (brand)] at the Grand Comics Database</ref> included the limited series and [one-shots](/source/One-shot_(comics))  ''[Heralds](/source/Heralds_(comics))'', ''[Black Widow](/source/Black_Widow_(Marvel_Comics))'', ''[Namora](/source/Namora)'', ''[Lady Deadpool](/source/Lady_Deadpool)'', and ''[Her-oes](/source/Her-oes)''.<ref name=PW /> It ran three issues [cover-date](/source/cover-date)d May to September 2010.<ref name=gcd44869>{{gcdb series|id=44869|title=''Girl Comics'' (Marvel, 2010 series)}}</ref> The collection was originally conceived as a celebration of both the 30th anniversary of [She-Hulk](/source/She-Hulk) and the National Women's History Project.<ref name=Hudson10/>

Jeanine Schaefer, one of the editors, said of the initiative's timing: "Because 2010 is the 30th anniversary of the first appearance of [She-Hulk](/source/She-Hulk), we got together to brainstorm some ideas for a celebration of women at Marvel Comics, much like we did for the 70th anniversary...."<ref name=cbr24918>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24918 |title=Jeanine Schaefer on "Girl Comics" |publisher=[Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources) |date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110616231123/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24918 |archive-date = June 16, 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> She said the publisher felt the potentially controversial word "girl" in the title could be [reclaimed](/source/Reclaimed_word): "It was one of the first titles we thought of (the actual first one, I think), because it pulled double-duty: Not only was it the name of an old Marvel romance title, it has a word in it that we could take back".<ref name=cbr24918 />

The 2010 series contains contributions from [Devin K. Grayson](/source/Devin_K._Grayson), [Louise Simonson](/source/Louise_Simonson), [Amanda Conner](/source/Amanda_Conner), [Jill Thompson](/source/Jill_Thompson), [Trina Robbins](/source/Trina_Robbins), and [Molly Crabapple](/source/Molly_Crabapple), among others.<ref name="PW">{{cite web |first=Heidi |last=MacDonald |author-link=Heidi MacDonald |series=The Beat |url=http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/12/15/exclusive-marvel-announces-girl-comics/ |title=Exclusive: Marvel announces Girl Comics |work=[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly) |date=December 15, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100430133853/http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/12/15/exclusive-marvel-announces-girl-comics/ |archive-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brian |last=Truitt |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-03-01-girlcomics01_marvel_st_N.htm |title='Girl Comics' shines spotlight on female creators |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |date=March 1, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=October 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026005639/http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-03-01-girlcomics01_marvel_st_N.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The 52-page first issue included stories of the male characters [Nightcrawler](/source/Nightcrawler_(character)), the [Punisher](/source/Punisher), and [Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man) in addition to stories of the superheroines She-Hulk, [Venus](/source/Venus_(Marvel_Comics)), and [Jean Grey](/source/Jean_Grey).<ref name=gcd2010>{{gcdb series|id=44869|title=''Girl Comics'' (Marvel, 2010 Series)}}</ref> In addition, a two-page text article spotlighted Marvel Comics' [Silver Age](/source/Silver_Age_of_comic_books) secretary and later [independent comics](/source/independent_comics) publisher [Flo Steinberg](/source/Flo_Steinberg)<ref name=gcd2010 />

Illustrator and cartoonist Stephanie Buscema, who [penciled](/source/penciler) and [inked](/source/inker) the eight-page story featuring Venus, is a granddaughter of the major comics artist [John Buscema](/source/John_Buscema),<ref>[http://www.stephaniebuscema.com The Art of Stephanie Buscema] (official site). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502054853/http://www.stephaniebuscema.com/ WebCite archive]</ref> whose work appeared in the first issue of the 1949 series.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=25581|title=''Girl Comics'' (1949)}}
*[https://www.atlastales.com/title/95 ''Girl Comics'' (1949)] at Atlas Tales
*{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=25582|title=''Girl Confessions''}}
*[https://www.atlastales.com/title/96 ''Girl Confessions''] at Atlas Tales
*{{comicbookdb|type=title|id=27146|title=''Girl Comics'' (2010)}}
<!-- Reviews for a reception section -->
*Zawisza, Doug. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100305095333/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=1955 Review: ''Girl Comics'' #1], ''[Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources)'', March 3, 2010
*McDonald, Amanda, and Jeff Marsick, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100311172129/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Best-Shots-Reviews-100308.html "Best Shots Comic Reviews"], ''Girl Comics'' #1 (two reviews), ''[Newsarama](/source/Newsarama)'', March 8, 2010

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