BACK IN BLACK
The SUPERGIRLS
1990’s: The BABE YEARS
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Pretty In Pink: Above, British Betsy Braddock faces the savage Sabretooth, and joins the X-Men as the mental powered Psylocke, 1986. Left and below, Psylocke transformed into an Asian ninja with a killer body and deadly fighting skills.
Image Is Everything: Upstart publisher Image launches in 1992, offering variations of the X-Men featuring huge shoulder pads, ammo belts, and big guns, and hot babes.
Comics-Not Just For Kids Anymore: The poster for 1995’s Showgirls is parodied on the cover of the female superhero team Trinity Angels’ comic book.
Gray Area: The 90’s saw the line between mainstream entertainment and the adult porn world blur. Clockwise from top left, Madonna’s Sex book, Baywatch star and Playboy perennial Pamela Andrerson, the Wonderbra and plastic surgery fueled breast obsession.
