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''Millie the Model'' was Marvel Comics' longest-running humor title, first published by the company's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and continuing through its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics, to 1970s Marvel. ==Publication history== The series ran 207 issues (cover-dated Winter 1945 to Dec. 1973), a 28-year span that included one of the first Marvel Comics annuals (in 1962), and spin-offs including ''A Date with Millie'', ''Life with Millie'', ''Mad About Millie'' and ''Modelling with Millie''. Initially a humorous career-gal book about New York City model Millie Collins, it very quickly evolved into a broader, more slapstick comedy – though for a time becoming a romantic adventure series with all the same characters (#113–153, March 1963 – Aug. 1967) before returning to humor.〔(''Millie the Model Comics'' ) and (''Millie the Model'' ) (same series; numbering consistent following title change) at the Grand Comics Database.〕 The premiere issue was penciled and inked by Ruth Atkinson, one of the pioneering women cartoonists in comic books; some sources credit her with creating the character, while others say it was a co-creation with writer and Timely editor-in-chief Stan Lee.〔 Alden Getz also claimed that he created the character when working at Timely. Following this first issue, subsequent early stories were drawn mostly by Timely staffer Mike Sekowsky.〔 The character's essential look, however, was the work of future Archie Comics great Dan DeCarlo, who would later create ''Josie and the Pussycats'' and other Archie icons. DeCarlo's 10-year run on the series, from #18–93 (June 1949 – Nov. 1959), was succeeded by the team of writer Lee and artist Stan Goldberg, a.k.a. "Stan G.", the main Atlas/Marvel colorist at the time. Goldberg mimicked the house style DeCarlo set, and later went on to work with him at Archie, as did occasional ''Millie'' artist Henry Scarpelli. Al Hartley and Ogden Whitney provided an occasional cover.〔 The occasional backup feature included a four-page "Powerhouse Pepper" story by cartoonist Basil Wolverton in #9, and work by humorist Harvey Kurtzman in #8, 10–11, 13–14, & 16. Lee and Goldberg had Marvel artist and major industry figure Jack Kirby guest-star in a story in #107 (March 1962), though the image itself did not look like Kirby.〔 Millie became part of the Marvel Universe with ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #3 (1965), which chronicled the wedding of Reed Richards and Susan Storm. Fellow humor-comic stars Patsy Walker and Hedy Wolfe, among the sidewalk crowd outside, talk about wanting to catch a glimpse of celebrity Millie, whom they've heard is on the guest list. Alex Ross depicted her at the ceremony when he revisited the wedding in the 1990s miniseries ''Marvels''. She reappeared in the 1980s as an older character running her own modeling agency and minding her niece, the titular star of writer-artist Trina Robbins' ''Misty'' (Dec. 1985 – May 1986), from Marvel's children's-oriented Star Comics imprint. Millie has also appeared in the superhero comics ''The Defenders'' #65 (Nov. 1978); ''Dazzler'' #34 (Oct. 1985); ''The Sensational She-Hulk'' #60 (Feb. 1994); and in the kitschy flashback series ''The Age of the Sentry'' #3 (Jan. 2009). Millie starred alongside Patsy Walker and Mary Jane Watson in a 23-page story "Un-enchanted Evening", by writer Paul Tobin and artist Colleen Coover, in ''King-Size Spider-Man Summer Special'' #1 (Oct. 2008). Millie stars in the four-issue miniseries ''Models, Inc.'' (Oct. 2009 – Jan. 2010). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Millie the Model」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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