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This new volume in Fantagraphics' and Marvel';s collaborative Atlas Library presents Girl Comics #1-12, a long unseen subversion of romance comics beautifully designed for a new generation of readers!In 1950, Timely/Atlas/Marvel took a typical romance title called Girl Comics and turned it into a sister companion to its successful men';s-adventure comics: an empowering girls';-adventure comic! Mystery, adventure and suspense was promised and delivered! At the hands of a stellar artistic line-up, including John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, and Bernard Krigstein, Girl Comics evolved from heart-stricken love stories to hair-raising girl-power thrill rides like The Death Plunge!, The House of Shadows!, I was a Murderer';s Daughter!, They Called me a Spy!, The Dead Hands at the Controls, and The Dark Hallway.This volume also features the story behind the stories, with editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo';s essays on Marvel publisher Martin Goodman';s enthusiastic relationship with romance comics and magazines at a time when the artform was cementing itself into American youth culture! Cover Artists: Al Hartley, Russ Heath, Pete Tumlinson, Bill LaCava, George Klein, Mike Esposito