Sensational Sundays 1941-1944

This came out last week, but I only found out about it today.

Eisner Award-nominee for BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION!

Reprinting every Miss Fury Sunday page from the beginning in April 1941 through April 1944 (where IDW's companion volume picks up), we learn the origins of Miss Fury and her skin-tight panther costume - complete with its sharp claws on her hands and her feet!

By day, she was socialite Marla Drake - by night, the costumed adventuress Miss Fury. These early exploits introduce all of the memorable characters who remained in the strip for the rest of the decade: the one-armed General Bruno, the Baroness Erica Von Kampf (with a swastika branded on her forehead), Albino Jo, and the all-American Gary Hale and Detective Carey, who each vies for Marla's affections. The stories range from downright kinky to all-out action against Nazis, spies, cuthroats, and thieves.

Edited by Trina Robbins and designed by Lorraine Turner.

The "companion" volume had a release date of June 2011 and reprints material from 1944 to 1949.  I have no idea why it came out two years earlier when it contains the latter material, but presumably there's a good reason.

I've read reviews that state that the current Dynamite Entertainment Miss Fury series is nothing like the original version.  That may be so, but I can see why writer Rob Williams felt comfortable with including a healthy dose of wackiness.  Albino Jo indeed.

Mars Attacks Miss Fury!

I just stumbled into this image on Tumblr.  I had totally forgotten about it.

IDW Publishing released its January solicitations this past October.  Their theme for that month was that "Mars Attacks everyone".  Oddly enough, that cover is for a book in which Mars Attacks...Popeye.

Mars Attacks Popeye
Martin Powell (w) • Terry Beatty (a) • Ray Dillon (c)
The weekly event of the year starts on the second day of the year! Mars Attacks Martians invade five different IDW timelines and universes this month, starting with their assault on Sweethaven. How can Popeye, Alice the Goon, the Sea Hag the rest of the one-eyed sailor’s friends and foes possibly contend with this threat from beyond the stars?

I don't pretend to understand the reasoning behind using Miss Fury on the cover, but I don't have to pretend that I think it's quite cool. The cover was drawn by J. Bone, who includes additional sketches on his blog.