Remembering Artist Ruth Atkinson

Remembering writer-artist Ruth Atkinson on her birthday (June 2, 1918-June 1, 1997), who was best known as the creator of Millie the Model and co-created Patsy Walker.

Millie the Model had 143 issues, starting in 1945 and going to November, 1966, and Patsy Walker had 124 issues starting in 1945, and going to December, 1965 (with Patsy eventually becoming Hellcat in Avengers!).

Millie The Model Goes To London

Millie the Model was usually a wholesome, American model, but, for two special issues of her title, blonde bombshell Millie and her friend, redhead Chili Storm, went to London to take advantage of the mod scene...first in Millie The Model #147 (March, 1967) with a cover by Bill Williams, and the second in Millie The Model #153 (September, 1967) with a cover by Ogden Whitney.

Millie got a bit of a make over after that last issue as well, changing format and art style, to become more of an Archie style humor comic as opposed to romantic soap opera, with art by Stan Goldberg, up until her final issue (#207) in December, 1973.