Top 10 Lawyers in Comics: #9 Betty Bates

#9 Betty Bates

Law professor and comics historian William Hilyerd notes that Betty Bates was the first female attorney to be introduced in the comic book form, debuting in 1940 and starring in her own Hit Comics feature over the next 10 years. She was devoted to her profession and clever enough to hire her own leg-breaker to handle the unsavory types, but her adventures have shockingly never been reprinted.