The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History

The 1930s: birth of an industry -- The 1940s: the golden age -- The 1950s: comics code crackdown -- The 1960s: superheroes return -- The 1970s: underground comix rise -- The 1980s: black-and-white boom (and bust) -- The 1990s: "comics aren't just for kids"--The 2000s: webcomics and comic-cons -- The 2010s: digital and diverse