1. Out of the Archive
Presentation: Firefly
By Caroline Johnson
2. Comic Book Beginnings
1930s-1950s
Men were not the focus
Women’s roles in comics
Took over men’s jobs (WWII)
Single mothers
1950s- Comic Codes
3. Comic Codes
1950s
Regulations on comic books
Adult content
Violence
Stop teens from being anti-social
More focused on younger crowd- primarily male
Super hero genre boomed
Limited access to comics
4. DC Comics
Batman, Spiderman, Superman
Women were never main characters
Peer, coworker, secretary, girlfriend
Wonder Woman
Drove around the invisible jet
https://davescorneroftheuniverse.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/interviewi
ng-the-fictitious-wonder-woman/
5. Marvel
Previously Atlas Comics
Sue Storm: The Invisible Girl
Invisibility
1980s- becomes Invisible Woman
Stronger
Independent
Take care of herself
http://www.writeups.org/fiche.php?id=2084
6. Women’s Bodies
The Outfits
Revealing
Small/Skimpy
The Body
Over exaggerated
Not proportional
Sexualized
Perfect hair
Long legs
http://www.comicvine.com/forums/battles-
7/hellbat-vs-wonderwoman-1716466/
7. Women Working in Comic
Book Industry
Higher percentage of men authors
Growing number of women authors
Still low, though
More editors than creators
Writing novels instead of comics
8. Women Readers
Comic books targeted towards women
Reading more online
Hide from the crowds
Don’t have to feel embarrassed
Comics being turned into movies/tv shows
Geek Girl Con
9. Works Cited
“About Us.” Geek Girl Con. Geek Girl Con, 2015. Web. 13
October 2015.
Rogers, Vaneta. “Pro-Girls Pt. 1: Where Are the Working
Women in Comics?” Newsrama. Purch, 20 September
2011. Web. 11 October 2015.
Rogers, Vaneta. “Pro-Girls Pt.2: History’s Role in
Comics’ Gender Disparity.” Newsrama. Purch, 23
September 2011. Web. 11 October 2015.
Weida, Courtney Lee. “Wonder(ing) Women:
Investigating Gender Politics and Art Education
within Graphica.” Visual Culture & Gender 6 (2011):
100-08. Web. 11 October 2015.
“Women in Comics.” Comic Vine. Interactive CBS Inc., 21
May 2014. Web. Oct 11, 2015.