PHANTOM LADY (1947-49) #17
CGC PR: 0.5
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SOLD ON: Thursday, 05/21/2020 8:46 PM
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PUBLISHER: Fox
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the Ultimate Good Girl Comic! classic cvr used in SOTI; Matt Baker cvr/art
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the Ultimate Good Girl Comic! classic cvr used in SOTI; Matt Baker cvr/art
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crm/pink pgs
the Ultimate Good Girl Comic! classic cvr used in SOTI; Matt Baker cvr/artPhantom Lady #17 famously sold at 9.6 grade for nearly half a million dollars in 2021, due in no small part to the reverence and respect for cover illustrator >Matt Baker
The lady herself was created by Arthur Peddy as a female counterpart to the publisher's pulpy crime fighters. The comic didn't really take off until it moved to Fox, where Baker worked with writer Ruth Roche to gave the heroine a lot more spunk and attitude. She also took on a revealing outfit that played directly to Baker's strengths as the best Good Girl cheesecake artist of the Golden Age. The low print runs of the title have led to Baker's immortal Phantom Lady covers becoming the most in-demand cape books of the late Golden Age, with this issue featuring what might be Baker's best-known and most-collected cover.
Baker, whose work was sadly unsung during his brief life, has become among the most revered of mid-century American illustrators. His notable position as one of the precious few black artists regularly working in WWII-era comics lends gravitas to his extraordinary body of work. This may be the most coveted Good Girl Art cover ever produced.
the Ultimate Good Girl Comic! classic cvr used in SOTI; Matt Baker cvr/artPhantom Lady #17 famously sold at 9.6 grade for nearly half a million dollars in 2021, due in no small part to the reverence and respect for cover illustrator >Matt Baker
The lady herself was created by Arthur Peddy as a female counterpart to the publisher's pulpy crime fighters. The comic didn't really take off until it moved to Fox, where Baker worked with writer Ruth Roche to gave the heroine a lot more spunk and attitude. She also took on a revealing outfit that played directly to Baker's strengths as the best Good Girl cheesecake artist of the Golden Age. The low print runs of the title have led to Baker's immortal Phantom Lady covers becoming the most in-demand cape books of the late Golden Age, with this issue featuring what might be Baker's best-known and most-collected cover.
Baker, whose work was sadly unsung during his brief life, has become among the most revered of mid-century American illustrators. His notable position as one of the precious few black artists regularly working in WWII-era comics lends gravitas to his extraordinary body of work. This may be the most coveted Good Girl Art cover ever produced.