ALL TOP COMICS (1945-59) #15
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SOLD ON: Monday, 04/22/2024 4:50 PM
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PUBLISHER: Fox
COMMENTS: Phantom Lady story + classic gorilla cover, lingerie panels; Matt Baker art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 6 (CBI)
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Phantom Lady story + classic gorilla cover, lingerie panels; Matt Baker art; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 6 (CBI)
Stories and art by Alec Hope, Stan Ford, John Alton and Matt Baker. Cover by Matt Baker (partial). A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A strange letter leads a reporter to the jungle, and death; To save his mate, Tarzan-like Jo-Jo battles a jungle giant with inferiority issues; Phantom Lady tries to prove a woman's innocence by tracking down her crooked twin sister. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: Murder in Duplicate!; Jo-Jo: Kingdom of Unseen Terror; Bonnie Hawks; Phantom Lady: The Substitute Cinderella; Jack Kent, Lock Expert; Kit Carson and the Two Bears; Mis-Fit; Neglect Is Crime; Jungle Oddities; Crime Notes.
Artists Information
Matt Baker is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the late Golden Age, who was also one of the first black comic artists to work in the industry. Baker, who toiled in relative obscurity in his day, has become a cause célèbre to savvy modern collectors — not only for his historical significance, but for his remarkable talent that spanned the creation of classic covers for both horror and romance comics. Any book with a Baker cover has become a hot collectible in recent years,
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.
Stories and art by Alec Hope, Stan Ford, John Alton and Matt Baker. Cover by Matt Baker (partial). A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A strange letter leads a reporter to the jungle, and death; To save his mate, Tarzan-like Jo-Jo battles a jungle giant with inferiority issues; Phantom Lady tries to prove a woman's innocence by tracking down her crooked twin sister. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: Murder in Duplicate!; Jo-Jo: Kingdom of Unseen Terror; Bonnie Hawks; Phantom Lady: The Substitute Cinderella; Jack Kent, Lock Expert; Kit Carson and the Two Bears; Mis-Fit; Neglect Is Crime; Jungle Oddities; Crime Notes.
Artists Information
Matt Baker is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the late Golden Age, who was also one of the first black comic artists to work in the industry. Baker, who toiled in relative obscurity in his day, has become a cause célèbre to savvy modern collectors — not only for his historical significance, but for his remarkable talent that spanned the creation of classic covers for both horror and romance comics. Any book with a Baker cover has become a hot collectible in recent years,
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.