In an
earlier edition of MHA I made mention of a character published by
Fox, the Spider Queen. Today I’d like to explore that character.
Here is her first adventure, culled from the pages of THE EAGLE #2 in
September 1941.
When I
first saw the credit to Elsa Lesau I was excited to think I’d found
another example of a female cartoonist working on an early
superheroine. I was a little disappointed to find out that this was
merely a penname for the art team of the Argentine brothers Louis and
Arturo Cazeneuve. Individually the siblings produced artwork for many
GA publishers and the strips included the Blue Beetle, the Vigilante,
Red Raven, Dickie Dean, the Boy Commandos and Aquaman
I must
admit that I am really attracted to the artwork on this strip. I like
the bold lines and the sleek simplicity of the design and layouts.
Her open-V blouse is pretty daring and it’s a good thing those
sweater-pups are up to the task! I also like how her web-shooter
predates Peter Parker’s by a generation.
I’ll
conclude with the tale from THE EAGLE issue 4.
Pat
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