The Bionic Woman - No 1 OCT 1977

by Antonios Valamontes

Title

The Bionic Woman - No 1 OCT 1977

Artist

Antonios Valamontes

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Mixed Media - Comic Print Cover

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Charlton Comic's four-color interpretation of THE BIONIC WOMAN, published in the States from 1977 to 78. It is not to be confused with LOOK-IN's contemporary Bionic offerings.

The book only lasted five issues, possibly because the TV show itself was ending or - more likely - because Charlton switched business models around this time to a reprint-only operation, starving the title of the means of producing new material.

The BW was due to return to comics, along with Steve Austin, in Rob Liefeld's BIONIX, but the title was canceled pre-launch despite getting as far as pre-launch publicity (Liefeld was already publishing several BATTLESTAR GALACTICA tie-ins, the first since Marvel surrendered the license in the early 1980s). Dynamite has revisited and reinvigorated the franchise in comics.

Of course, a rebooted Bionic Woman briefly returned to TV, only to be scuppered by falling ratings and a writers' strike. It's generally regarded as terrible, but not by me. I rather liked it and would have liked to see it continue.


A comic book cover features a smiling blonde woman and an action scene where the same woman is fighting a man. The title "The Bionic Woman" is prominently displayed at the top, with additional text indicating it is an all-new issue.

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