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Full articleTrina Robbins (1938–2024) was an American cartoonist, writer, and historian who advanced the representation of women in comics through her creative and scholarly work. She produced It Ain't Me Babe in 1970, the first comic book created exclusively by women, and contributed to Wimmen's Comix, an ongoing anthology that highlighted female creators in the underground comix scene. In mainstream publishing, Robbins became the first woman to draw a complete issue of Wonder Woman for DC Comics in 1986. As a historian, she authored books such as From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women's Comics from Teens to Zines, documenting the contributions of female artists from the early 20th century onward. Her efforts earned induction into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2013, along with Eisner Awards for her historical writings in 2017 and 2021.
In brief
Robbins drew in a scene that did not always make room for her, then built the room. It Ain't Me, Babe was a first; the collective work kept coming.
As a historian she named the women the textbooks had skipped. Wonder Woman, flappers, and girl zines all got their scholar.
Photographs
Hero photograph: Wikimedia Commons
