Gale Force

One of the things that set Gale Allen apart from the other Fly Girls in general was her tendency to get violent, often in a hands-on manner...

 Not just Gale, the Girl Squadron enjoy shooting things, even when they're not doing any damage...

For a while there, her splash panels consistently  featured her in Attack Mode...

(getting better at cleaning up those old microfiche files)

That continued up until they let Gale on the cover. At that point, the splash panels, like the covers, switched more to damsel in distress mode -

We'll look more at that, but to wrap up this post, here's a tale that gives a look at the lengths to which Gale Allen is willing to go to get the job done...

"Dead and dying ... cover the ground as quiet reigns once more."
That ain't no damsel in distress.

As you might have noticed, Gale was also a step ahead of Janet van Dyne in the costume flexibility department.

pages from Planet Comics #s 14, 16, 18-22, & 24; covers #s 26, 36, & 42 (1941-1946)