The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History

Meet more than one hundred of the most heroic female characters in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.

This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany Sinn, sci-fi pioneers like Gale Allen, and even kid troublemakers like Little Lulu. With vintage art, publication details, a decade-by-decade survey of industry trends and women’s roles in comics, and spotlights on iconic favorites like Wonder Woman and Ms. Marvel, The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen proves that not only do strong female protagonists belong in comics, they’ve always been there.