History ComicBook / GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill

* PrussiansInPickelhauben: Hugo Von Schwatzenburg, [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/8.php#anchor when first introduced]].

The serial is notable for its proactive heroine, patriotic underpinnings, and distinct Brinkley art style (which blended elements of ArtDeco and ArtNouveau into elegant, sumptuous illustrations that embodied the ideals of feminine beauty in the 1910s).

* ItsPersonal: Bill's reason for wanting to SettleItWithoutWeapons when he gets his hands on Hugo Von Schwatzenburg - he just watched Hugo drag Golden Eyes to the top of the trenches with the intent of shooting her in front of the oncoming American forces.

--> "He [Hugo Von Schwatzenburg] would shoot her before the eyes of the American sentries of their lines three hundred yards away!... As the Hun raised his automatic, two mud-bespattered, glitter-eyed beings, Uncle Sam and Bill, fell upon him, a snarling dog and a roaring man, a man crying, 'My bare hands for you!'"

* ClothingDamage: After Golden Eyes' ambulance is shelled, she crawls out of the wreckage with her uniform tattered - being that this is a work from the 1910's the damage is limited to one knee of her pants and the shoulders & sleeves of her shirt.

--> "-against the evening sky, went Bill, for once not hearing the every word of his men—for in his arms he carried Golden-Eyes—his girl—his pal—his little American with a "heart good as bread," her draggled finer blowing against his knees, the sweet feel of her again on his breast—above his heart. He clinched her tight, his blouse about her—tied by the arms under her chine, and knew the strange, wonderful savoir of Love and Victory mingled."

* ThePoppy: In a fit of patriotic fervor, Golden Eyes pauses in a field of "bending red poppies like blood on gold, the blood on the pure-gold of our young soldiers' breasts" to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner".

* ParasolOfPrettiness: One appears in [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/3.php#anchor installment 3]], when Golden Eyes in in her garden, detaining a German spy.

-->-- ''Creator/NellBrinkley,'' ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill" Over There No. 1''

As the serial begins, Golden Eyes must bid her sweetheart Bill farewell when he is deploys to France to fight the Germans. He leaves his faithful dog "Uncle Sam" in her care, and while girl and dog try to [[KeepTheHomeFiresBurning do their part for the allies from home]] they're spurred into action by the discovery of a German spy in Golden Eyes' own backyard. Golden Eyes, with Uncle Sam at her side, enlists as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, and they are briefly reunited with Bill in France before duty separates them again. The three are reunited and separated several times throughout the course of the war, and end up rescuing each other from capture and injury alike as they fight for the allies - and for their future.

--> ''"In the amethyst twilight of a quiet church the two lovers and their war-dog keep a vigil as the knight did long ago when he fiercely desired that his arms be blest with victory and he himself return. This time no tears. These are three soldiers now."''

As the serial begins, Golden Eyes must bid her sweetheart Bill farewell, as he is deploying to France to fight the Germans. He leaves his faithful dog "Uncle Sam" in her care, and while girl and dog try to [[KeepTheHomeFiresBurning do their part for the allies from home]] they're spurred into action by the discovery of a German spy in Golden Eyes' own backyard. Golden Eyes, with Uncle Sam at her side, enlists as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, and they are briefly reunited with Bill in France before their duties separate them again. The three are reunited and separated several times throughout the course of the war, and end up rescuing each other from capture and injury alike as they fight for the allies - and for their future.

* BridalCarry: Happens immediately after Bill rescues Golden Eyes from the German camp - not only that, he wraps her up in his coat.

* CaptiveDate: Golden Eyes' dinner with German officer Hugo Von Schwatzenburg, as a prelude to his IHaveYouNowMyPretty advances once the champagne starts flowing - doubles as GoGoEnslavement, what with the evening wear she's been dolled up in.

* DamselOutOfDistress: Golden Eyes gets a brief stint as this when the Hugo Von Schwatzenburg knocks himself out trying to grab her and she takes the opportunity to steal his official communiques and sends them off to Bill via Uncle Sam. She falls back into the DamselInDistress trope because she can't sneak out of the German camp and isn't willing to kill Hugo Von Schwatzenburg while he's unconscious - as soon as he's up again he's ready to shoot her in front of the incoming American forces.

* DistractedByTheLuxury: Hugon Von Schwatzenburg plies Golden Eyes with looted French gowns, jewelry, and champagne in the hope that it will make her fall madly in love with him. Needless to say, it doesn't work out as he planned.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Golden Eyes, Bill, and Uncle Sam - between the three of them, someone has ended up in an ambulance on the wrong end of a shelling, captured by German soldiers, [[GoGoEnslavement Go-Go-Enslaved]] by said Germans, shot at, shot in the leg, missing in no-man's land, and nearly freezing to death. But it's all okay, because by the last installment they've all three settled down in a beautiful cottage in France with a healthy dose of BabiesEverAfter to top it off.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: The illustrations of Golden Eyes trapped in the German officer's personal quarters show her dripping in pearls once she changes into her outfit for their CaptiveDate. Justified, as the officer is trying to invoke DistractedByTheLuxury to seduce her.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Both Bill and Golden Eyes dote on Uncle Sam. The German patrol that spots Uncle Sam shoots at him.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Hugo Von Schwatzenburg, the German officer who captures Golden Eyes, has her dressed up in looted French evening wear before "inviting" her for dinner and champagne - after which he wrenches the table aside and tries to make a move on Golden Eyes. [[spoiler: Fortunately, his advances are stopped by the timely intervention of Uncle Sam, who tackles the officer and knocks him out.]]

--> "He [Hugo Von Schwatzenburg] would shoot her before the eyes of the American sentries of their lines three hundred yards away!... As the Hun raised his automatic, two mud-bespattered, glitter-eyed beings, Uncle Same and Bill, fell upon him, a snarling dog and a roaring man, a man crying, 'My bare hands for you!'"
* KeepTheHomeFiresBurning: The first three installments could count as this, as Golden Eyes takes to selling war bonds and knitting socks for Bill while he's away. By the time she discovers a German spy in her garden she's ready to ship out and serve overseas.

--> "At the rearing slope of a shell hone, where the roots of a stricken tree, stone and wrecked, earth made a wild heap, they lifted their stealthy lengths, and looked over the crest..... and the moon looked down for a quiet moment and saw—the statue—still, frozen figures of a listening girl and dog, a slim girl and a collie-dog."

* DadTheVeteran: Bill becomes one at the end of the story.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Golden Eyes, almost to the point of being an AllLovingHero - she's shown to be a friend to children and animals, faithful to Bill, and reluctant even to harm the German Officer who captures and menaces her.

* HospitalHottie: Golden Eyes is quite a cutie, especially in her nurse uniforms.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Hugo Von Schwatzenburg, the German Officer who captures Golden Eyes, has her dressed up in looted French evening wear before "inviting" her for dinner and champagne - after which he wrenches the table aside and tries to make a move on Golden Eyes. [[spoiler: Fortunately, his advances are stopped by the timely intervention of Uncle Sam, who tackles the Officer and knocks him out.]]

* PimpedOutDress: Golden Eyes gets to wear several throughout the story. Of note are the dress she wears while detaining a German spy in her garden, the pilfered French finery the German Officer dresses her up in during the brief GoGoEnslavement arc, and her wedding dress.

* TrappedBehindEnemyLines: When Golden Eyes is captured by a German Officer, he takes her back to the German field camp, though it's remarked to be within sight of the front line.

* CallToAction: Golden Eyes sees the discovery of a German spy in her own garden as a wake-up call, after which she enlists to serve overseas.

* NewSeasonNewName: The name of the serial changed from ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill"' to ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill" Over There'' after a handful of installments to reflect that Golden Eyes had enlisted - it would retain the new title for the remainder of publication.

* AnimalEspionage: Uncle Sam--he ferries Hugo Von Schwatzenburg's papers to the allied forces after Golden Eyes pilfers them off his unconscious body, and accompanies her when she discovers a Germans are maneuvering to charge the American side.

The product of prolific illustrator and cartoonist Creator/NellBrinkley, ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill"'' is a serial comic that concerns the adventures of a girl known as Golden Eyes during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. Running from March 1918 through February 1919, the serial was published in the form of twenty full-color, one-page illustrations for the cover of The American Weekly. The series was renamed ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill" Over There'' after only a handful of installments (to reflect that the narrative had shifted to France) and would keep the new name for the remaining fifteen covers.

As the serial begins, Golden Eyes' must bid her sweetheart Bill farewell, as he is deploying to France to fight the Germans. He leaves his faithful dog "Uncle Sam" in her care, and while girl and dog try to [[KeepTheHomeFiresBurning do their part for the allies from home]] they're spurred into action by the discovery of a German spy in Golden Eyes' own backyard. Golden Eyes, with Uncle Sam at her side, enlists as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, and they are briefly reunited with Bill in France before their duties separate them again. The three are reunited and separated several times throughout the course of the war, and end up rescuing each other from capture and injury alike as they fight for the allies - and for their future.

The serial is notable for its proactive female protagonist, patriotic underpinnings, and distinct Brinkley art style (which blended elements of ArtDeco and ArtNouveau into elegant, sumptuous illustrations that embodied the ideals of feminine beauty in the 1910's).

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* AnimalEspionage: Uncle Sam- he ferries Hugo Von Schwatzenburg's papers to the allied forces after Golden Eyes pilfers them off his unconscious body, and accompanies her when she discovers a Germans are maneuvering to charge the American side.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: After her ambulance is struck by a shell and Golden Eyes has to crawl out of the wreckage and shuffle through the underbrush in a tattered uniform, she's still so beautiful that a German Officer who finds her sneaking about can't help but be instantly besotted with her looks.

* CanineCompanion: Uncle Sam the collie dog. Bill sends him to keep Golden Eyes safe while he's away at war. Uncle Sam "enlists" with Golden Eyes as an ambulance driver, and even tracks her down and protects her when she's captured by a German officer.

* CreatorThumbprint: Lets see: female protagonist with ridiculously voluminous curly hair, huge eyes, and spindly limbs? Check. Male love interest with short, slicked-back black hair and a trim mustache? Check. Billowing fabric/ costumes/ drapery in nearly every illustration, whether it makes sense for there to be billowing fabric in the scene or not? Check. All trademarks of Brinkley's style.

* HeroicDog: Uncle Sam - he sniffs out a German spy even before he has the chance to enlist. Once he and Golden Eyes make it to France, he proceeds to knock out an enemy officer, assist with the transport of captured German intelligence, and work to locate wounded soldiers after battles.

* [[LoveGoddess Love God]]: The personification of love, who appears as a towheaded cherub that follows Golden Eyes in her travels, is alternately referred to as Love, "[[AllCaps LOVE]]," or "The God of Love."

* NicknamingTheEnemy: The German forces are as likely to be referred to as "the bosche" or "the huns" as they are by their country's name - TruthInTelevision, as the "Real Life/ History" section in NicknamingTheEnemy can attest.

* ThePoppy: In a fit of patriotic fervor, Golden Eyes pauses in a field of " bending red poppies like blood on gold, the blood on the pure-gold of our young soldiers' breasts" to sing the star spangled banner.
* PropagandaPiece: Written during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, the serial's heroine is an American ambulance driver who enlists to follow her sweetheart, a soldier fighting "the boche" with the stated mission "of wiping the Hun-stain from the earth." Illustrations of Golden Eyes with Uncle Sam were also used to sell war bonds, and even the chapter narrated by the dog expounds on the contrast between the American forces and the Germans opposition:
--> "Devils they are—our dough-boys—to that army who ravished the children—the women—the fruit trees—of God! Saints they are to little children, and the old, and dogs like me!"

* WartimeWedding: As the war ends, Golden Eyes and Bill officially say "I do." Bill's even in his Dress Uniform, with spurs & a sword.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: The protagonist - so much so that the Brinkley seems to have forgotten to give her a name besides Golden Eyes.
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-->-- ''Creator/Nell Brinkley,'' ''"Golden Eyes" and Her Hero "Bill" Over There No. 1''

* PropagandaPiece: Written during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, the serial's heroine is an American ambulance driver who enlists to follow her sweetheart, a soldier fighting "the boche" with the stated mission "of wiping the Hun-stain from the earth." Illustrations of Golden Eyes with Uncle Sam were also used to sell war bonds, and even the chapter narrated by the dog draw contrasts between the American forces and the Germans opposition: