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[Ramcrammer]

A friend of mine has been researching at the public library to find out about a comic strip he once followed, which may have run in the Chicago Sun-Times, and perhaps others.  Can anyone help us out with the name of the heroine and/or the name of the strip?  Here's my friend's description:

"The heroine had dark hair and by touching her wrist with her hand, would become invisible. She had a partner against crime named Stainless Steel.  SS was depicted as a good looking fellow with curly, either white or blond hair. No special powers. I recall that they were battling an ugly skinny guy that had steel bones because he had, at some former time, broken every bone in his body. And had steel bones for replacements.  Now here's the weird one: A giant fish, wearing a belt with a gun in a holster, who always smoked a cigar, underwater, no less!?   How he fit in to all this is unknown to me, but I remember one time Stainless Steel was chasing the skinny guy who jumped off a high overpass and kept going. Stainless, stumped as to how he could jump and survive, decided to do the same, which merely left him woozy for awhile but with no broken bones."

I hope this description is sufficient.  Good luck with this, and thanks!

Ramcrammer

[OtherEric]

Invisible Scarlett O'Neil

http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/index.php?dlid=6039

http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/index.php?dlid=1725

The character also appeared for a long run of Famous Funnies; but due to the Buck Rogers strip in that comic we can't post them here.

No idea about Stainless Steel; but there was another feature in Famous Funnies called Fearless Flint.  I'm not sure I've ever seen that one.  I suspect your friend is conflating two features.

[Ed Love]

According to toonopedia, there was a supporting character called Stainless Steel and he eventually took over the strip. Although the official Invisible Scarlet O'Neil site, www.invisiblescarletoneil.com, doesn't mention him.

[Ramcrammer]

Thanks Ed Love and OtherEric for your help.  I will pass the information and links along to my friend.  I'm sure he will be most appreciative.  And wait till he sees those links to the posted comic books--WOW!

Ramcrammer