Truly Gone&Forgotten : Honey Blake, aka THE BLONDE BOMBER!
She’s facing the wrong way. The Blonde Bomber Created by Barbara Hall Appears in All-New Comics Nos.6-7 and 9; Green Hornet Comics Nos.7-10, 20-28, 32-34; Speed Comics 43-44 (Jun 1942-January 1947) Stay tuned… Lights, camera – and loads of action! That’s the motto of the Blonde Bomber — aka tough-as-nails newsreel reporter Honey Blake! Accompanied by daring-but-doughy cameraman Jimmy F. Slapso (The “F,” he insists, stands for “Flash!”), Honey trades blistering banter with the bad guys as she up-ends Nazi schemes and murder plots from coast-to-coast – with the camera always running! One of many features to be handed off to multiple creators over the course of her publishing history – including to Bob Powell and Jill Elgin, among a mystery roster of uncredited others – the specifics of Honey’s world and personality change depending on who handles the pen. Her creator, Barbara Hall, describes her in her first adventure in this fashion: “Honey Blake, ace newsreel camerawoman, combines glam...
