Number 1783: Dem Dizzy Dames

As a title, Dizzy Dames sounds sexist, but in the context of its times, the early fifties, to me it seems more situation comedy. “Broadway Babes,” is a funny story of two young women trying to break into show biz so they can pay the rent. What is sexist about that?

The gags featuring the cab driver actually forced a smile onto my normally dour face, and a laugh bubbled up from within me. (I made an effort not to let it be heard by others, in order to preserve my reputation as a grouch.)

ACG is not given enough credit for its line of funny comics, drawn and written by animation professionals. The Grand Comics Database doesn’t list a writer or artist for this story, but both are top-notch. Dizzy Dames did not have a long run, only six issues. Maybe it just got lost on the crowded newsstands of the era. From issue #2 (1952):

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