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Comic By Bill Ward — Sizzle The Girl From A U N T

Tags: Bill Ward, AUNT Magazine, Vintage Comics, Pin-up Art, 1960s Pop Culture, Comic Strip History, Cheesecake Art.

She represents a moment in American culture when sex was funny, not serious. When a woman could be both a damsel in distress and the smartest person in the room. When the art of the cartoonist was measured not in pixels, but in how well you could draw a surprised expression when the couch collapses. Sizzle the Girl from A U N T comic by Bill Ward

If you need a smile, or if you want to see what "effortless cool" looks like with a pen, look up Bill Ward’s The Girl from A.U.N.T. . Tags: Bill Ward, AUNT Magazine, Vintage Comics, Pin-up

The comic strip—often running 4 to 8 pages—featured a stunning, impossibly curvaceous redhead (or brunette, depending on the printing) who was an operative for the "A.U.N.T." organization. When the art of the cartoonist was measured

Because these strips feature mid-century cheesecake art, original pages are expensive. But the magazines are still affordable. You can often find a copy of A.U.N.T. Vol. 2, No. 4 on eBay for the price of a pizza. Final Verdict Sizzle (as I like to call the unnamed heroine) is more than just a pair of high heels and a tight pencil skirt. She is a time capsule.