Susie Perkins

Susie Perkins is a charming piece of Dell Comics history, stepping onto the Golden Age scene in 1945 courtesy of creator Gaylord Du Bois in the pages of Popular Comics. She found herself in wonderfully eclectic company — sharing those anthology pages with the likes of Smilin' Jack, Felix the Cat, and Smokey Stover, the kind of lively lineup that made Dell's flagship anthology such a beloved read for mid-century comics fans. Her run was brief, but those 15 appearances place her squarely in that warm, postwar world of all-ages comics storytelling that Dell did so well. For collectors who love hunting the corners of the Golden Age, Susie Perkins is exactly the kind of find that makes digging through old Popular Comics issues such a rewarding adventure.