Dragon Lady (Terry and the Pirates)

[citation needed] The Dragon Lady first appeared in December 1934, in the first Sunday strip story.

[1] She began as a stereotypically beautiful, seductive and evil Asian, but as the comic strip became more realistic, the character grew more complex.

Fans of the strip recall her passionate love for the journalist and man-of-action Pat Ryan, and the time she taught Terry how to dance.

[2] Various actresses played the Dragon Lady in the radio series of Terry and the Pirates (1937–48), including Agnes Moorehead, Adelaide Klein and Marion Sweet.

Agnes Moorehead's portrayal of the Dragon Lady is mentioned in Harlan Ellison's "Jeffty is Five" as a comment marking the passage of time and things past.