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Trina Robbins
(
nee
Perlson
; August 17, 1938 ? April 10, 2024) was an American cartoonist and writer. She was born in
New York City
. She was known for being part of the
underground comix
movement, and one of the first women in the movement. She co-founded the organization
Friends of Lulu
in 1993.
Robbins helped create the 1970 underground comic
It Ain't Me, Babe
, which was the first comic book entirely created by women.
[3]
She co-founded the
Wimmen's Comix
collections, wrote for
Wonder Woman
, and created comics for
Dope
and
The Silver Metal Lover
.
Robbins was honored into the
Will Eisner Hall of Fame
in 2013 and received
Eisner Awards
in 2017 and 2021.
She was also a scholar and historian. Robbins researched the history of women in cartooning. She wrote several nonfiction books including
Women and the Comics
(1985),
A Century of Women Cartoonists
(1993),
The Great Women Superheroes
(1996),
From Girls to Grrrlz
(1999),
Pretty In Ink
(2013), and
Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age
(2020).
Robbins was an author of
nonfiction
books on the history of women in cartooning. She was also in the
feminist
movie
She's Beautiful When She's Angry
.
[4]
Robbins had a daughter with cartoonist
Kim Deitch
.
[5]
She was in a partnership with artist
Steve Leialoha
from 1977 until her death.
[6]
Robbins died from a
stroke
in
San Francisco, California
on April 10, 2024, at the age of 85.
[7]
[5]
- ↑
Hix, Lisa.
"Women Who Conquered the Comics World"
.
Collectors Weekly
.
Archived
from the original on August 9, 2020
. Retrieved
May 28,
2020
.
- ↑
"The Women"
.
She's Beautiful When She's Angry
.
Archived
from the original on February 19, 2019
. Retrieved
March 11,
2024
.
- ↑
5.0
5.1
Edwards, Gavin (April 10, 2024).
"Trina Robbins, Creator and Historian of Comic Books, Dies at 85"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on April 11, 2024
. Retrieved
April 11,
2024
.
- ↑
"An Interview with Steve Leialoha"
. Comicsalternative.com. August 29, 2014. Archived from
the original
on July 7, 2017
. Retrieved
June 9,
2017
.
- ↑
"Trina Robbins, Legendary Cartoonist and Wonder Woman Artist, Passes Away at 85"
.
Comics
.
Archived
from the original on April 11, 2024
. Retrieved
April 11,
2024
.