Who says studying history isn’t fun?
I was very delighted to receive this book last week. It had been so long since I first ordered it (well over a year) that I’d forgotten about it. At one point I’d heard from my supplier (at least, I think I’d heard – my memory sometimes plays tricks on me) that unexpected delays in either publication or printing had caused them to cancel their order. However, here it now is, complete with a publication date of September 2009, in my home library.
The Misadventures of Jane a hardcover collection of comic strips and supplementary mostly from the World War II era. Jane, created and drawn by Norman Pett, first appeared in British papers in December 1932. Pett continued to draw Jane until May 1948. J.H.G. (“Don”) Freeman then took over the strip and continued writing her until May 1959, Six months later, the Jane stories ended.
The commercial description of this book provided by the publisher includes the following two paragraphs:
She was the world’s first pin-up girl and glamour model. She teased, thrilled and titillated a generation of fighting men, her likeness graced bombers, tanks and tattoos and at the height of her popularity she was enjoyed by over four million readers a day!
The new Jane anthology, the first in 20 years, collects together a year’s worth of classic cartoon strips as well as some extremely rare, full-color pin-up art not seen in print for over sixty years.
