"Señorita Rio"
 was the code-name  given to popular Hispanic-American film actress Rita
 Farrar (real name:  Consuela Maria Ascencion De Las Vegas), as she 
spied on  against Axis agents in Central and South American countries 
during World War II.
She
 was proficient with weapons, and could handle herself in perilous  
situations, requiring rescue by male associates far less frequently  
than most heroines of the Golden Age of Comics.
Based on  real-life actress and World War II pin-up queen Rita Hayworth, whom most  people don't realize was Hispanic/Irish-American (Her real name was Margarita Carmen  Cansino), Señorita Rio started as a backup  feature in Fight Comics #19 in  1942, and took over the cover slot as of #37 for a year.
After
  that, she remained as a backup, at least, until #71 came out in 1951, 
as  the series ended with her retiring from espionage and returned  
full-time to her acting career.
The first few Señorita Rio
 stories, including this premiere tale, were illustrated by noted  
Golden and Silver Age artist Nick Cardy (using his full name Nick Viscardi), but the bulk of her tales were  rendered by one of the few female comic book artists of the era, Lily Renee, who  did spectacular work in every  comics genre: sci-fi, adventure, superhero, war, western, horror, and  romance!
Atomic Kommie Comics™  has lured Señorita Rio out of retirement,  as beautiful and deadly as ever, on two of her best covers, in our Heroines™ line of  cool comics-based collectibles including tops, bottoms, t-shirts, mugs,  and other goodies!
(She's also one of the dozen dynamic dames on  our Heroines™ 2015  12-Month Calendar!)
If
 you're a gal who wants to show off a classic example of Hispanic female
  empowerment, a guy who's confident enough in his masculinity to 
display a  strong (and voluptuous) woman, or someone who wants a 
spectacular Cinco  de Mayo gift for a pop-culture-oriented loved one, 
head over to see Señorita Rio!
Just make sure to tell her  you're on the Allied side. She can be a bit trigger-happy!
 








 
