Lily & Jane, Together Again

No, not dead. Just mind in a pit this week. 
It's only been a week, right?

Climbing out, and figured i'd toss another trio of tales featuring Fly Girl Jane Martin drawn by Lily Renée up ahead of me. It's always good to make sure it's clear out there...

More words next time. 
Maybe even some good ones.

page art by Lily Renée from Wings Comics #s 35, 36, & 47 (1943, 1944)

Missing Things

Yes, i know we were supposed to be back with Lily & Jane by now. Things have been a little Odd - i believe the expression is "as per frickin' usual"

Computer problems continue to be of the WTF nature. Those spontaneous crashes that were happening even though the system was doing nothing at the time? It seems that the system was just getting bored. As long as i leave a video or something running at all times, the crashes stopped and have not returned.
No, it has nothing to do with screen savers or power management or anything - it's just the kind of makes-no-damn-sense problems that are standard with my systems, and my life in general.

I've also been distracted by fun cartoons like 'Mazing Man!...

...and the Creature Commandos... 

You folks enjoyed those old toons, right?

Also, it seems to be November now.

That means i missed little things like, my birthday, Halloween, doctor's appointments, and my youngest son getting married -

-but, really - we'll be back with more of Lily Renée's run on Jane Martin right soon.

Flying With Lily And Jane

Well over a year after introducing her and promising more this Fly Girl, at last Jane Martin arrives -

Jane Martin - War Nurse was introduced in 1940 in the first issue of Wings Comics. It was, as we saw previously, a good year for Fly Girls.

Today, we're joining her a few years later, after dropping War Nurse from her title. And, more to the point, after Lily Renée joined her team. Lily started drawing Jane a couple issues earlier, but i just love the framing on the splash for this one, and it's the first one that she signed -

It's worth noting that, while the Asian baddies may look like they came from central casting, Lily avoids the sub-human look so often seen in those days. This is especially noteworthy given Lily's personal history, having been driven from her homeland by the invading Nazi forces. Demonization of the enemy would have been more understandable from her, but she was better than that.

When choosing a third story to round out this first set, I chose this one simply for the outfit worn in the splash (and later in the tale). Doesn't she look like she's going full superhero here?

We opened with the first Jane Martin story that Lily signed. We close with her final issue (Lily's, not Jane's). I tend to think that Lily knew this next one was to be her last Jane Martin tale. The splash panel looks like a fond farewell -

That may have been Jane's last tale drawn by Lily Renée, but she illustrated nearly a score of them in total. So we'll be back with some of those we flew over in the next post.

page art by Lily Renée for Wings Comics #s 33, 42 & 48 (1943, 1944)

Thinking Of You

Yes, once again, i seem to have gotten lost trying to track that ol' peripatetic mind. I've caught back up with it, and we should see what it's up to shortly. Maybe even tomorrow morning.

I just wanted you to know that i was still thinking of you in the meantime...

art by ??? for Hee Haw #4 (1971)