Mystery, Murder and Mayhem! This paper doll by Trina Robbins suggests she is capable of all three. Valkyrie could be the femme fatale in film noir, the secret agent in a World War II movie or the avenging angel in a dystopian novel. The great Trina Robbins has given her an authentic 1940s wardrobe, of course. This appears on the back cover of the AirBoy comic book, No. 29, published by Eclipse Comics in September 1987.
The most popular Out of This World blog post for a long time time was actually about paper dolls in comics. I made a one-off post about this topic as a 'thank you' to a fellow blogger who was very kind enough to allow me to use her scan of a newspaper comic strip for a project I was working on. Since then, paper doll fans have been among my most frequent visitors. So I thought it was about time I followed up on that success with some more paper dolls. In today's post I'm using other people's scans that have been passed on to me, and they are all from various Katy Keene issues from the original series and annuals. In the next post I'll be featuring some Millie the Model and Patsy Walker paper dolls from my own collection. Katy Keene was published by Archie Comics. Katy Keene is something of a phenomenon. Bill Woggon has that 'good girl' look just right, with Katy sort of somewhere between Fritzi Ritz and Torchy. So here's a selection of material from some classic Katy Keene comics - wedding dresses, some covers, a cool beatnik story, and of course, lots of paper dolls! Enjoy! First here's the story from the beatnik issue: Next, some examples of those word and picture narratives that were frequently included in Katy Keene comics. This first one is again from Katy Keene 50: and this one is from Katy Keene Annual 3: and this from Katy Keene 45: Now some paper dolls. From Katy Keene 62: and this one from Katy Keene 50: Here's a bunch from Katy Keene Annual 3: and Katy Keene Annual 4: Some really old ones, from Katy Keene 16: and finally (for the paper dolls in this post), I don't know if these aprons are supposed to be paper dolls but I'll put them here anyway, from Katy Keene 45: Katy Keene (the character) is a model and movie star, pretty much like Millie the Model and other 'model' characters in girls' comics from the Golden and Silver Age. Katy Keene comics have tons of fashion features and reader participation in providing ideas and designs. As an example, here's some Katy Keene wedding dresses, from Katy Keene Annual 3: from Katy Keene 16: and Katy Keene Annual 4: Well that's pretty much it for this one. I found that an interesting jaunt through some of Bill Woggon's Katy Keene artwork, and I hope you all enjoyed it too. Paper dolls seem to have quite an incredible following, so I hope some of those fans stumble across this post. Paper dolls are an interesting piece of culture, and it heartens me to know that there are people dedicated to preserving and perpetuating them for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Until next time, hopefully you'll think these paper dolls are Out of This World! I <3 Katy Keene!?
Ballet Paper Dolls part 2
３月８日から、キッズステーションでミッドナイトホラースクールの放送が始まります！記念にペーパークラフトをアップしていきます。今日は『A』のアンプー。電気のゴーストで、いじめると、電撃を食らわせるので注意。ミルキーさんでもやってますので、そっちもよろしく！
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すいません、ちょっと間が開いてしまいました。今夜は『N』ノイジーです。スタンドマイクの女の子、ノイジーです。自分の番組『ミッドナイトアイ』を持っていて、学校内の情報を放送しています。文春砲よろしく、彼女のスクープで立場が危うくなった生徒が何人もいるのだ。
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今夜は『T』、チュービーです。絵具のチューブのゴーストです。極悪トリオの一員で、悪さばかりしています。得意技は、投げ縄絵具。絵具を絞り出し、投げ縄を作って攻撃します。かなり命がけな技のような気がしてました。ノイジーとラブラブのエピソードもありました。
Here is a lovely card featuring a space princess and 4 outfits for Halloween.
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“今夜は『Q』、クイッキーです。気が短くて、じっとしていられない時計のゴースト、クイッキーです。『クイッキーは大忙し』は、学校の時計が狂って、時間が遅くなったり進んだりするエピソードで、作るのに苦労しました。大時計の番人のサブキャラ、ネジマキツムリは、お気に入りのキャラでした。”
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“Since I found out there are lots of fans of both GHS and MHS all over the world, I would like them to enjoy this paper craft as well! Enjoy to make your own Hikky! #midnighthorrorschool #naomiiwata #MHS #gregoryhorroshow #GHS #hikky #japaneseanimation #japanimation #animation”
“『G』はジーニー。何やら難しそうな本のゴーストです。見た目は真面目な委員長タイプですが、意外とぶっ飛んでいました。頭の本を入れ替えると、その本の内容が行動に出てしまうという楽しい設定だったのですが、あまりうまく使えませんでした。”
“今夜は『O』。オンプーです。歌が大好きな音符の女の子です。歌でみんなを応援するが、ひつこすぎて逆にやる気を無くしてしまう話もありました。『バンシー』と言う精霊がテーマのこのエピソード『風のささやき』は、ハリウッドのシナリオライターが書いてくれました。”
“今回は『W』、ワットです。彼は電球のゴースト。アンプーと仲良しで、毎回ペアで登場します。興奮しすぎてフィラメントが切れ、動けなくなる事がよくありました。まるで脳梗塞みたいで、僕も気をつけなきゃ、と思うこの頃です。”
Ballet Paper Dolls part 2
This is a lovely book and each outfit has glitter applied somewhere on it. How they did it is beyond me, but it is so beautiful. Wish you could see them in person. It is also a large book, front…
