Number 1334: Starr Flagg stoned!

I don’t think I’m revealing any secrets by telling you the raison d’etre of the Undercover Girl series, written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Ogden Whitney, was to show Starr Flagg in fights with other beautiful women. All of the stories I’ve seen have that element to them. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; having sex appeal is a good way to attract guys to buy the book. That sex appeal can overcome the silliness of the story.

Siva Dey, wearing a red bra and see-through harem pants, can bring stone to life. She really needs to re-think her plan. World domination is one thing, but it's been tried by several others with limited to no success. Villains should aim just a little lower to maximize returns and lessen the risk. Somebody, somewhere would have paid Siva Dey a lot of money for her secret formula. But then, if she had gone legitimate she wouldn’t have had a hair-pulling match with Starr...so on second thought, never mind.

From ME’s Manhunt #9 (1948):

Number 1307: Undercover Girl meets Deep Throat!

Undercover Girl, who was featured for a time in the late forties in Manhunt comics from ME, was actually U.S. Government agent Starr Flagg.

Starr is a glamorous agent. She wears her spike heels and sexy lingerie while lounging about at home, and she has sexy fights with other women, including this evil babe, Lala the sword swallower. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been a lot more interested in that art since I read a judge’s decision from the early seventies about the movie, Deep Throat. The judge compared star Linda Lovelace to a sword swallower. Watching Lala in action in this tale is no disappointment.

Undercover Girl is mighty sexy. Check out another of her girlfights in Pappy's #1117, where she tussles with a chick with a whip and her pet gorilla...it's a lot for six pages.

Drawn by Ogden Whitney, written by Gardner Fox, “The Riddle of the Radio-Death” is from Manhunt #7 (1948):