AC continues to publish some of the best, superheroine stories from the past in the heralded (All Good Girls Go To) Heroine Heaven.
The fifth, all-color installment commemorates a trio of amazing spider-themed avengers from the 1940s. As such, readers are (re)introduced to Frank Borth's The Spider Widow, Marie Severin's Spider-Woman & Elsa Lisau's The Spider Queen. It's interesting that these quixotic crusaders existed decades before Stan Lee's seminal, Spidey creations. (Their influence on Peter Parker and company is, therefore, irrefutable, and as such, comic fans should be forever indebted to the preluding web they wove.)
The eye-catching cover was rendered by AC publishers Mark & Stephanie Heike, which does a praiseworthy job combining the characters. This image alone makes Heroine Heaven #5 an essential for any Golden Age aficionado.
Here's hoping that good ol' AC keeps these nostalgic compilations coming. And for what it's worth, #6 isn't far behind, with (as its vibrant cover conveys) another great team-up in store. Hot diggity!
In the meantime, Heroine Heaven #5 can be purchased at any number of comic shops and online vendors. (I ordered mine through Steve's Comic Relief, Quakerbridge Road, Village Commons, in Lawrenceville, NJ: an ideal hub for all things fantastic!)
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