Step aside, Gibson Girls, you've met your match! In 1907 Nell Brinkley drewcartoons for the Hearst syndicate and became a household name: The BrinkleyGirls, a merchandising phenomenon, had taken over from the Gibson Girls. Formore than 30 years, in pen and ink, Nell Brinkley depicted women of differentraces, cultures and occupations. Using her fame, Brinkley campaigned for betterworking conditions and higher pay for women. The Brinkley Girls collectscolored full-page art from 1913 to 1940. Here are her earliest adventure series,"Golden Eyes and Her Hero, Bill;" her almost too romantic series, "Bettyand Billy and Their Love Through the Ages;" her flapper comics from the 1920s;her 1937 pulp magazine-inspired "Heroines of Today." Included are photos ofBrinkley, reproductions of her unpublished paintings, and an intro by the book'seditor, Trina Robbins, which gives the book context. The Brinkley Girlshas appeal for Women's Studies scholars as well as fans of newspaper comicreprints and those interested in comics history.