Winnie the Witch debuted in Ghost Manor #13, an unlucky number for anyone but a ghost host of a comic book I'd reckon. She added something to the Charlton ghost host roster that had been woefully missing to that point--sex appeal.
Winnie was a looker. She was probably inspired by Warren's sultry horror hostess and heroine Vampirella. With her brilliant blue skin, her long green tresses, her sometimes green and sometimes white mini-dress, and those mod glasses, she was a total babe for sure.
Winnie was a winner and hung around Charlton for the duration pretty much, the resident babe even after the arrival of Baroness R.H. Von Bludd a few years later, it was still Winnie who had won my heart.
Here's a gallery of the winsome witch by a twelve of Charlton art greats. The final image is something a bit different.
And finally we have this.
It's a bit blurry, but this is what Winnie might look like in real life if she attended a comic book convention. I prefer to think the camera operator is just quivering with the thrill of meeting such a classic character.
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Ah, Daria, I always knew you'd turn out well.
ReplyDeleteThe guys who drew her without the glasses just didn't get it!
Actually, Winnie reminds me much more of this character
ReplyDeleteVriska Serket of Homestuck
http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Vriska_Serket