BRENDA STARR, Fran Matera

Artist: Fran Matera (All)

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Title:	BRENDA STARR, Fran Matera
Artist:	Fran Matera (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	436
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	6/5/2021
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Description

Brenda Starr, Reporter (often referred to simply as Brenda Starr) is a comic strip about a glamorous, adventurous reporter. It was created in 1940 by Dale Messick for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.
Although set in Chicago, Brenda Starr, Reporter initially was the only Chicago Tribune Syndicate strip not to appear in the Chicago Tribune newspaper. When the strip debuted on June 30, 1940, it was relegated to a comic book supplement that was included with the Sunday Chicago Tribune.Soon the strip appeared in the Sunday paper and a daily strip was added starting October 22, 1945.During the 1950s, at the height of its popularity, the strip appeared in 250 newspapers. In 2010, the strip appeared in 65 newspapers, 36 of them international.

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Joined:	January 2015
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	SPAIN
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 6/5/2021

Brenda as a working woman was subversive, changing with the times and culture.

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/5/2021

I Luv Brenda Starr. . .Always illustrated with Glamor and Style!! Gr8 Grab!!

Red Raven
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 6/5/2021

Classic !!!!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 6/7/2021

Always loved comic strips. Nice piece!

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