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I've just done some digging through my Archive Editions, focused on John Forte's art era, focused further on his obscure female characters. Without listing issue numbers, and without descriptions, see if you can figure out who I'm describing.....
*Autograph Girl *Redheaded Applicant in Green *Dr. Landro's Hot Nurse (okay, she has some LW cred....hello Cobalt Kid!) *Lovey Dovey *Gossips at Crypt Lass *Miss Doll World *Sun Woman (okay, sometimes they're actually named already!) *Xennian Girl *Miss Famished Far Planet *Try Again Lass *Character Anaylysis Monitor Maiden *Bad Bad Mom from Khann *Kissandra *Leta Lal (has she appeared again, maybe in Superman stories?) *Dr. Hanscom's Urgent Nurse *Markita (grossly overlooked for the XGF Model competition) *Actress from "The Terrible Cyclopean Creature" Lass *Vorn Woman
I have to admit that a couple obscure women from John Forte's run were left off this list...namely Queen Azura and Nila, but that was because they have both had major parts in Pinup Model competitions.
Right now, I'm just interested in discussion, but I imagine that the favorite five of this list could readily become the next set of competitors in a Pinup Model challenge....
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Paging Nightcrawler.... I created this thread *really* late at night/early morning, and I went to sleep thinking about it. I dreamed that you'd created little graemlins for each of these ultra obscure Fab Forte Girls. Isn't that a neat dream?
quote:Originally posted by Sketch Lad: Paging Nightcrawler.... I created this thread *really* late at night/early morning, and I went to sleep thinking about it. I dreamed that you'd created little graemlins for each of these ultra obscure Fab Forte Girls. Isn't that a neat dream?
Maybe during Christmas holiday, till then I'll be lucky to be home before 7pm (after going to work at 7am).
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I'll be scanning and posting pictures of them when I get a chance. I'm into it.
Nighty, no worries! It can stay on the back-burner. No big hurry. I think about stuff for LW at night a lot, but it was cool to have an actual dream about it!
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I still haven't written down all the issue numbers they appeared in, but I did scan the images! Remember, MOST of the names of these characters are made up!
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I think a reasonable way to get to know these girls better is to examine them just a couple or few at a time....
So, I'll begin with Autograph Girl. She debuted in Adventure Comics #301, "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy." This is the story that also debuted one Lester Spiffany.
I might have made a mistake by only scanning that one, single autograph hound... there were several in the crowd outside the upside-down rocket ship hq that day. In fact, I'm going by the Archive Edition #1 copy of the story, and there are actually 3 different redheads shown on that page. The one I posted and another one are wearing the same shade of violet, but are clearly two different girls. I wonder if someone with the actual original issue could let us know if the coloring was different, originally. It matters! (To some of us, anyway.)
Yes, indeed, Lightning Lad uses the Dupli-Writing Stylus to sign "thousands of autographs simultaneously." No writer's cramp for Garth! Everyone came with their "sensitized scripto-plates" so it seems like there was no problem with not getting an "original" autograph. I wonder if those gadgets are like what we use at the check out at some stores, now?
So, what do we know about these Autograph Girls? The Legionnaires feel both honored and annoyed by them. They chuckle and smile, but then they put up a force-shield around hq so they won't be "disturbed by too persistent admirers." That is SO like today's celebrities! Wow. The fans did all agree to leave once the sheild was up, though one guy was pushing against it.
EDE thought the girl above looks like Hilary Swank. It might be my scan, because looking in the book, I don't see that similarity as much. As much fun as it might be to make Autograph Girl into a fanatic, stalker type, she's actually just a nice girl.
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Redheaded Applicant in Green also debuted in ADV. #301. She has a bouffant hairdo that rivals Lydda's and wears a green ensemble which is VERY form fitting! (The girls's stacked, okay!) She persisted in her try-out even after watching Lester Spiffany and Storm Boy get rejected. She had a couple of lines, which basically reinforced how famed and honored the Legion is. She was shocked to learn that Chuck had been rejected before he was accepted.
We never got to learn any more about her, like what her power is or her name. We know that she is determined and respectful. She's a scene stealer. I mean, she was surrounded by guys the whole story, she never vamped it up, nor shyed away. This makes me think that she has a power that gives her great confidence.
Of course, being a redhead in green makes me think she's of Irish descent. Imagine her saying this with an Irish accent, "The super-heroes are famed... and honored... all over the universe!!" I can totally "hear" it that way!
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I actually missed a couple of fun Obscure Girls from ADV 301... there's a girl with a wacky triangle shaped hairdo laughing at Chuck, in one panel. She actually thinks the "bouncing checks" comment another man made was funny. I'd imagine giving her a Joan Rivers or Kathy Griffin type of personality. Mocks Others Lass? Harrass Lass?
There was also a cute young lady working in the box office outside the Robot Gladiator Tournament stadium. Box Office Betty? Ticket Mistress?
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Dr. Landro's Hot Nurse was in Adv #303, "The Fantastic Spy." A lot has been said about her in other threads, but let's be clear, she's HOT! She seems to be pretty professional, but her gaze will go right through you!
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