Non-fiction
In addition to her comics work, Robbins is an author of non-fiction books, including several with an emphasis on the history of women in cartooning.
- Women and the Comics by Catherine Yronwode and Trina Robbins (Eclipse, 1983) ISBN 0-913035-01-7
- A Century of Women Cartoonists (Kitchen Sink, 1993) ISBN 0-87816-206-2
- The Great Women Superheroes (Kitchen Sink, 1997) ISBN 0-87816-482-0
- From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women’s Comics from Teens to Zines (Chronicle, 1999) ISBN 0-8118-2199-4
- The Great Women Cartoonists (Watson-Guptill, 2001) ISBN 0-8230-2170-X
- Nell Brinkley and the New Woman in the Early 20th Century (McFarland & Co., 2001) ISBN 0-7864-1151-1
- Eternally Bad: Goddesses with Attitude (Conari Press, 2001) ISBN 1-57324-550-X
- Tender Murderers: Women Who Kill (Conari Press, 2003) ISBN 1-57324-821-5
- Wild Irish Roses: Tales of Brigits, Kathleens, and Warrior Queens (Conari Press, 2004) ISBN 1-57324952-1
- The Brinkley Girls (Fantagraphics Books, 2009) ISBN 978-1560979708
- Forbidden City: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs (Hampton Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1572739475