Posted By Dan Greenfield on Nov 11, 2023 | 4 comments

Un tendre hommage à la combattante de la Résistance Française…

By PETER BOSCH

Veterans Day, celebrated Nov. 11 every year, is known as Remembrance Day in other countries. In France, it is known as Armistice Day. (It originally marked the end of World War I — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.)

France was a major fighter against Germany in both World Wars and, when the country was overtaken by the Nazis in WWII, La Résistance was a force in helping the Allies. To honor all of those patriots, here are 13 COVERS (and images) saluting one of comics’ most famous characters of the Resistance, Mademoiselle Marie, co-created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Jerry Grandenetti in Star Spangled War Stories #84 (Aug. 1959).

Hasbro even added her to their G.I. Joe line in 2002. The images on the packages were by Joe Kubert:

Now on to the 13 COVERS, mes amis…

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Star Spangled War Stories #84 (Aug. 1959). First Mademoiselle Marie. Cover art by Irv Novick

Star Spangled War Stories #85 (Sept. 1959). Art by Novick.

Star Spangled War Stories #86 (Oct. 1959). Art by Jerry Grandenetti.

Star Spangled War Stories #87 (Nov. 1959). Art by Grandenetti.

Star Spangled War Stories #88 (Dec. 1959-Jan. 1960). Art by Grandenetti.

Star Spangled War Stories #89 (Feb.-Mar. 1960). Art by Novick.

Our Army at War #164 (Feb. 1966). Art by Joe Kubert.

Our Army at War #190 (Feb.-Mar. 1968). Art by Kubert.

DC Super-Stars #15 (July-Aug 1977). Art by Kubert.

Detective Comics #501 (Apr. 1981). Don Newton pencils, Dan Adkins inks. Did Mlle. Marie die in this moment? Not if Julia Remarque in this issue was really the secret daughter of Marie, with the father being Alfred Pennyworth.

Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 (Apr. 1986). Art by Andy Kubert.

Super-Soldier: Man of War #1 (June 1997). Dave Gibbons pencils, Jimmy Palmiotti inks. Mademoiselle Peggy, the Amalgam version of DC’s Mademoiselle Marie and Marvel’s Peggy Carter.

Star-Spangled War Stories: Mademoiselle Marie #1 (Nov. 2010). Art by Brian Bolland.

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MORE

— VETERANS DAY: The Fabulous ARMY MAGAZINE Art of WILL EISNER and MURPHY ANDERSON. Click here.

— 13 COVERS: A VETERANS DAY Salute With SGT. ROCK. Click here.

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13th Dimension contributor-at-large PETER BOSCH’s first book, American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s – From the Small Screen to the Printed Page, was published by TwoMorrows. He is currently at work on a sequel, about movie comics. Peter has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. He lives in Hollywood.