The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Venus - Goddess Of Love

OK, I understand that the late 1940's was not exactly a time of progress in terms of women's rights, but this comic, Venus, posted on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine, is just downright bad.  So bad, in fact, that I could not stop reading it until I reached the end.  Our heroine, Venus, is the real deal - the Roman goddess of love.  She came down to Earth from Mount Olympus to live among us mortals, and fell in love with the owner of a women's beauty magazine.  (Seriously?)  Being a goddess, she uses her powers to save humanity from danger.  Her super power?  She's hot.  Seriously.  No joke.  She is such a babe, that men will do anything for her, and she uses that divine influence to save mankind.  In this issue, the bad guy is the Norse god Loki.  At least it was multicutural. 

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