I subsequently found out that Pat Patriot’s name was Patricia Patrios, and she was introduced in Daredevil Comics #2. Some character in the origin story misspelled her last name and she became Pat Patriot. It was a short-lived series, lasting only until Daredevil #11. But what I like about it is its portrayal of a female character who is without super powers, but who can fight. That was considered fanciful 80 years ago, but then as now some women kick butts as well as a man.
The Grand Comics Database has questions about who wrote and drew this story from Daredevil Comics #3 (1941), Pat’s second appearance. They guess it was written by Charles Biro and Bob Wood, and also guess at artists Frank Borth and Reed Crandall. I see a couple of panels I believe are by Crandall, but I would not be able to identify anything by Borth.
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I don't know about Crandall, but Ward certainly stepped in for page 3, panel 6!
I'm guessing Pat was flying the Bell P-39 Airacobra (and so was her adversary). The P-39 flew at 359mph, so 2 hours flight time from Hoover Field meant the base could have been anywhere east of the Mississippi (and north of Jacksonville, FL). However, its max range was only 525 miles, an arc from Atlanta to Chicago to Portland, ME.
There wasn't a flu pandemic in 1941 (the next one was in 1957). The first flu vaccine was produced in 1942 (and not sold to civilians until 1945).
Another similar heroine was Pat Parker.
Thanks!
Darci, thanks for sharing your amazing knowledge of aircraft. Also flu pandemics. I was caught up in the Asian Flu scare in the late '50s. I believe we may have been given free flu shots in school, but I don't remember. I just remember I didn't get the flu.
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