Cutie Honey

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Ecchi Magical girl manga with an older protagonist who uses her power for her own benefit instead of fighting for peace or the sake of justice. The protagonist can transform into an alter-ego form that features a somewhat sexualised outfit which is often (unsurprisingly) torn during action sequences. 

Cutie Honey and Cosmo Familia* are two magical girl adjacent manga series with some sci-fi elements and an innocent female protagonist as the main character. She can sometimes change forms as she uses magical abilities, and there is an organization of women targeting her for whatever reason. There are also some lesbian characters/subtext throughout, though it is not overly stereotyped and not just a running gag in Cosmo Familia* as opposed to Cutie Honey. 

Cutie Honey and Codename: Sailor V are two magical girl manga featuring an athletic blonde-haired girl with a superhero secret identity as the main character. She is assisted by a male character who also knows about her identity as she has to fight an evil organization with magical abilities, weapons, and even shapeshifting. The comedy in both of these manga are really random and often tease the main character's outfit, though it's all arguably better in Sailor V as opposed to Cutie Honey. 

Both are classical genres (mahou-shoujo/mecha) done slightly different. Both have some kind of hero defending peace on earth. But are unexpectedy violent at some points. Both have similare art desing and both were made by same mangaka. Both are pre-1980 manga.