Wednesday, July 15, 2026

BETTY BATES, Lady at Law by Al Bryant (1942)

I'd never paid any attention to Al Byant until I came across his work for Quality Comics on comicbookplus, but his noirish style has made me a fan. We'll be seeing more of him (and Betty, too). This one is from Hit Comics #21, dated April 1942, and was uploaded by "movielover." 

2 comments:

Dick McGee said...

Unusual to see a female main physically thrashing a bunch of baddies in this era, but nice to see. I was wondering if the police would show up while there were still any thugs left conscious to arrest. Count yourselves lucky, chumps, handcuffs are better than concussions.

Dick McGee said...

Also, I don't suppose you've got the Red Bee story promised on the cover as well? There's an oddity of a character you don't see much of.