Babe Of The Month
December, 2001
The romance comic genre was born shortly after World War II and petered out in the Seventies. A typical love comic was a sexist tearjerker featuring prim but foxy women. In other words, it was a perfect distraction for a generation intent on suppressing the inner slut. In Truer Than True Romance (Watson-Guptill), Jeanne Martinet replaces the narration and thought balloons of old comics to tell amusing new stories. We like Too Dumb for Love--the cartoon cutie in a conical bra left us feeling real...
