The comic book medium was not oblivious to the Women’s Liberation Movement, which was hitting full stride in the early 1970s. Wonder Woman gave us her famous “Women’s Lib Issue” in 1972, where a de-powered Diana Prince fulfilled the presentation and deconstruction of a classic straw man argument (DC pulled the plug on that storyline following that issue). There were several attempts to feature female characters in comic books, hoping that this would result in new female fans, which was a very small percentage of their readership. While this did not result in a large increase in readers of any gender, it did produce some interesting and noteworthy stories. When Beware! The Claws of the CAT was launched in 1975, the first issue featured veteran creator Wally Wood as inker. New inkers followed him in the subsequent issues. Some theorize that Marvel pulled him from the book because he drew nipples on the book’s female characters (which the editor would need to go back and white out), but it very well might’ve been due to his declining health. The story of Greer Nelson, aka The CAT, would go on for three more issues and today Comics ‘n Coffee is proud […]
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