Monte BarrettJane Arden was an internationally syndicated daily newspaper comic strip which ran from November 26, 1928 to January 20, 1968.[1] The title character was the original spunky girl reporter, actively seeking to infiltrate and expose criminal activity rther than just report on its consequences and served as a prototype for later characters such as Superman supporting character Lois Lane and fellow comic strip heroine Brenda Starr, Reporter. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mary McGrory credited Jane Arden with instilling her interest in journalism.[citation needed] Jane Arden was only moderately successful in the United States, but it was highly popular in Canada and Australia. The strip was widely reprinted in comic books and was also adapted into both a film and a radio series. Read More Read Less