LINDA LAWSON
Real Name: Linda Lawson
Identity/Class: Normal human (1950s era)
Occupation: Television presenter
Group Membership: TV station
Affiliations: James Willard,
Mrs. Willard (James' mother)
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed, likely a city in the USA
First Appearance: Girl Confessions#30/5
(January, 1954)
Powers/Abilities: Linda Lawson was an amiable
television presenter of new devices. She lacked cooking skills, but
desired to impress men and learned quickly.
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
History:
(Girl Confessions#30/5 (fb) - BTS) - The lithe Linda
Lawson secured a job as a TV presenter of household appliances,
particularly kitchenware like stove tops and ovens. However, the cooked
food shown had already been prepared in advance. She became popular
with television audiences and caught the eye of wealthy (but
conservative) bachelor James Willard.
(Girl Confessions#30/5) - After another successful
broadcast, Lawson was surprised and excited to hear that Willard wished
to meet her personally. At the studio, he tried the food and believed
it had been cooked by her. Lawson did not admit she hadn't cooked it
herself. A whirlwind romance followed and Willard proposed, declaring
he wanted a housewife who matched his mother, especially her cooking
skills. Smitten by love, Lawson accepted. They soon bought a house and
a week later, Willard brought his boss over for dinner and expected
Lawson to cook, but she created kitchen chaos and burned the food.
Lawson finally admitted she couldn't cook, so Willard broke off the
engagement, thinking there could be other lies. Lawson cried alone and
blamed herself. But then she secretly took cooking lessons from
Willard's mother, learning his favorite dishes. Soon after, she cooked
Willard's favorite meal live on TV. Willard had watched this and rushed
to the studio. The couple embraced; Lawson trying hard to be the
perfect housewife and Willard finding the perfect housewife.
Comments:
Ugh, what a story. Thankfully, female characters have progressed considerably.
These romance stories often had the flavor of the time in which they were written, and nothing else to tie them into Marvel's sliding timescale. As such, it's likely that the stories took place at the time of publication rather than being part of the sliding timescale.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Linda Lawson has no known connections to:
James Willard was a conservative and wealthy man who
wished for a wife similar to his mother, i.e., a housewife who was
especially capable of cooking. When Willard saw TV presenter Linda
Lawson showcase kitchen appliances like ovens and stove tops, he
thought she had prepared the elaborate dishes shown. He secured a
personal meeting with Lawson and a whirlwind romance led to a marriage
proposal, which Lawson quickly accepted. Soon, the couple found a house
and Willard invited his boss over for dinner, expecting Lawson to cook
a fancy meal, but Lawson's lack of cooking skills resulted in kitchen
chaos. Feeling fooled and thinking other lies would follow, Willard
broke off the engagement. However, Lawson secretly took cooking lessons
from Willard's mother and a week later, cooked live on air. Willard saw
this and quickly rushed to the studio and embraced Lawson, whom he
realized was indeed his perfect housewife.
--Girl Confessions#30/5
images:
(without ads)
Girl Confessions#30/5, p1, pan1 (main image)
p4, pan5 (headshot)
p3, pan1 (Willard - at least he's honest, I guess)
Appearances:
Girl Confessions#30/5 (January, 1954) - Paul S. Newman (writer), Jay
Scott Pike (pencils & inks), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 03/09/2024
Last updated: 03/09/2024
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