Fantasy versus Reality from Annie Oakley #1 (March 1948) and real life, respectively.
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Posted by Sleestak at 6/18/2010 04:26:00 PM
Labels: Art, good girl art, illustration, reality, when comic books were not for girls
That line is so over the top that I assume it was meant sarcastically and the "just a gal" in question is the most competent person in the story, who's going to turn out to have to save "all the men" when they spectacularly fail to "handle this."
ReplyDeleteBut it's hard to tell from a single panel. Do you have the rest of the story to confirm or deny?
This tale is on several Golden Age sites. But yes, she is being ironic.
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