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I can feel Gale's pain. (lemmy.world)
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A panel from Planet comics. The scene is titled "GALE CAN STAND NO MORE...". The character is depicted wearing a futuristic crown inside a clear helmet. The panel features a speech bubble with the text "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!"

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Planet Comics # 12 | Published May 1941. With this issue, brunette Gale Allen got a dye job and spent the rest of her career as a blonde.

Gale Allen and her Girl Squadron! were from Planet Comics, from the publisher Fiction House. As a Venusian princess, she grew up to become the captain of the Universal Space Patrol. A skilled space pilot sporting a ray gun at her hip, Gale leads her Girl Squadron in the fight for galactic justice around the year 1990 (when her adventures first begin).

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[–] 8 points 1 month ago

Published 1941? So the thick of WWII days.

Yeah.....we have a bit of a nazi problem in 2026. And I too have had enough of this.

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    I'm right there with ya, Gale.

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    "Why did I put on my crown first? I'm basically wearing a hat under a helmet. And why did I think doing my hair like this was a good idea? As soon as I turn my head, it's going to get stuck in my face! I'm going to kill the first person who smirks."

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    [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    "Can stand no more, eh?" ...pulls out a chair like a chivalrous gentleman at the time this was published would... "Here, have a seat."

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    [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Gale Allen and her Girl Squadron sounds like a fun read ... is it?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Planet Comics as a whole is a fun read (a few stories are lame, but not many). It's an anthology comic with most stories being 4-15 pages long. Gale isn't presented as a Damsel in distress, but as an early female action hero.

    the panel states "PICKED UP BY THE WOMEN, THE MEN HAVE HIGH PRAISE FOR THEIR FAIR RESCUERS ." it shows a man and woman in a plane's cockpit and the man says, "WHO SAID, THE WEAKER OF THE SEXES ?"

    Her character was introduced in Planet Comics #4.

    https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=87659

    Her first episodes are 4 pages long. You'll have to skip from comic to comic. Amazon has a book with the collected stories (allegedly) for about $4. I'm cheap, so I don't know.

    https://www.amazon.com/Squadron-Century-Fantastic-Femmes-Comics-ebook/dp/B008NST1I8

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    That sounds excellent, I'll have to give it a go ... I'm outside the US, so I'll try to track stuff down online ...

    Thank you for such a thorough reply!

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    • [–] -1 points 1 month ago

    Gale, you're so thin skinned.

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