Jane Arden was an internationally syndicated

Print syndication

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 daily newspaper comic strip

Comic strip

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 which ran from 1927 to 1968. The title character was the original "spunky girl reporter," actively seeking to infiltrate and expose criminal activity rather than just report on its consequences and served as a prototype for later characters such as Superman

Superman

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supporting character Lois Lane

Lois Lane

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 and fellow comic strip heroine, Brenda Starr

Brenda Starr (comic strip)

Brenda Starr, Reporter was a comic strip about a glamorous, adventurous female reporter. It was created in 1940 by Dale Messick for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate....

. Jane Arden was only moderately successful in the United States

United States

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, but it was highly popular in Canada

Canada

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 and Australia

Australia

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