Today, a gal with no powers, no real origin, no real gimmick--just a snazzy accidental wardrobe and a pair of fists!!
Who?
Pat Patrios--the most convenient civilian name ever, as she only has to change one letter--is fired from her job at a defense plant by her evil foreman (spoiler alert--he's a Nazi!). Yet Pat is tough...
She almost single-handedly takes out a group of nazi smugglers/saboteurs, and the authorities are impressed:
During her short, 10-issue life, Pat's adventures never had a lot of consistency. Different logos, different costumes, different artists...and her adventures were all over the place as well--one issue she's fighting cattle rustlers in the west, next she's underwater fighting amorous octopi--but almost always, Nazis were involved.
Which leads to the greatest comic story in the history of humanity:
But some spies get wind of the show...
Look, no one said they were smart spies.
So...
No wonder the Nazis are upset!
And the crowd agrees:
Look, we got an attractive hero, an easy concept without a lot of baggage, AND she can sing and dance!! Why the hell hasn't she been revived already? Reprints aside, she hasn't made a single appearance since 1942, for heaven's sake!!
So someone get on the stick, and bring back Pat Patriot!! (And don't forget my finder's fee!)
From Daredevil Comics #2 (1941) and #10 (1942)
2 comments:
Boy, nothing beats that genuine Nazi smell. That's the smell of quality.
Whatever would comics have done without Nazis?
The gift that keeps giving.
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