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Comicbook: Action Girl

"Action is everything!"

A comic series created by Sarah Dyer, Action Girl is about an action girl named Erica Smith, an ordinary high school student from the West Coast who finds the outfit and personal effects of an aviator heroine from the forties. She decides to adopt the original Action Girl's identity, rounds up her friends (Jenna, Lilia, Marina, and Ginnie) into Team Action, and battles threats such as the Go-Go Gang and the Catgirls from Mars.

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Action Girl contains examples of:

  • Action Girl - Of course!
  • Catch Phrase - "Action is everything!"
  • Genius Bonus: Ginny Exupery's last name is a reference to Antoine de Saint-Exupery, famed French writer and aviator.
  • Legacy Character - Erica adopts the identity of the former superheroine, Action Girl.
  • Sidekick - Ginnie Exupery is Flying Girl, Erica's best friend and confidante.
  • Super Hero - Arguably.


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