A Brief History of Iconic Women Spies in the Comics

By Gaby Iori

Señorita Rio stands out as a particularly groundbreaking character, an actor of Latinx heritage who gives up the glitz of Hollywood for the danger of espionage. She worked on various Señorita Rio episodes in Fight Comics from 1944–47, and helped popularize the sensational character. ” While Señorita Rio retired from the comics pages in 1950, she was later revived as Rita Rio by AC Comics in 1994.