Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells

This comic book was published in 2021. The story is set explicitly in 1715, at which point Anne Bonny has broken up with Jack Rackham and now captains a crew on which her lover Mary Read serves as quartermaster. Mary Read goes just by Read and is never referred to with third person pronouns, but… Continue reading Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells

A Man Among Ye by Stephanie Phillips

This comic was published from 2020 to 2022. The story is by Stephanie Phillips. In the first issues the art is by Craig Cermak, and in later issues by Josh George. Eight years before the story begins, Mary Read was on a ship with her father when they were attacked by pirates. At some other… Continue reading A Man Among Ye by Stephanie Phillips

Histoire du monde: Revue et corrigée by Paul Roux

This comic book was published in 1998. In 2013 it was published as Drôle d'histoire in the Ariane et Nicolas series. A comic about John Rackam calls him Rackam le Rouge, and he got this nickname because he is cripplingly shy around women. Anne Bonny is recruited into his crew and he falls in love… Continue reading Histoire du monde: Revue et corrigée by Paul Roux

Witchblade

Anne on both variant covers for Witchblade #9--left by Michael Turner, right by Tony Daniel Witchblade is a comic book that began its run in 1995. The Witchblade is a magical weapon that bonds with a human host to fight evil, and among its hosts throughout history is Anne Bonny. The Tony Daniel cover for… Continue reading Witchblade

Pirates by Rae Page Stimmler

This comic was published in Wimmen's Comix #7 in 1976 and claims to be "the true story of Mary Read and Anne Bonny". It opens with Anne at sea with Jack Rackham, who evicts her from his cabin after sex. She hits on Mary, who reveals her identity, and they have sex. Mary then also… Continue reading Pirates by Rae Page Stimmler

Graveyard of Ghost Ships by Lou Cameron

This comic was published in July 1953 in The Beyond #21. In it, a 20th century man named Gil Morgan encounters the ghosts of Captain Anne Bonny and her crew in the Sargasso Sea, where they apparently died in 1720. Anne falls immediately in lust with Gil and rescues him from her murderous henchmen. She… Continue reading Graveyard of Ghost Ships by Lou Cameron

The Time Travelers

This episode of The Time Travelers appeared in Operation: Peril #5, from June/July 1951. This comic series is about a scientist named Tom Redfield who uses a time machine to have adventures throughout history. In this episode, an evil author named Roger Blake forces Tom to take him to the year 1720 so he can… Continue reading The Time Travelers

The Sorceress of the Briney Deep

This comic was published in Captain Kidd #25 in August 1949. According to the narrator, "Ann Bonny was not an ordinary piratess who took to the sea for the need of money and fortune," since she was rich. The story begins with Ann losing her temper and being punished by her father. She is something… Continue reading The Sorceress of the Briney Deep

The Beautiful Buccaneer

This comic appeared in Captain Kidd #24, published by Fox Feature Syndicate in June 1949. In this story, Mary is "a comely young girl in her early twenties" who goes to work as a governess in France. She spends a lot of time hanging out with sailors, some of whom at one point invite her… Continue reading The Beautiful Buccaneer