Get ready for Phantom Lady #1. The female member of the Freedom Fighters stars in her own miniseries by writers Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Amanda Conner with her partner in crime Doll Man.
I just discovered the amazing history of Phantom Lady in The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy and the History of Comic Book Heroines. Mike Madrid kicks off his book with the origin of Sandra Knight in the 1947. Knight was a bored rich girl who donned a yellow bikini and cape to seek thrills and fight crime as Phantom Lady.
I met Madrid recently at GeekGirlCon 2012 in Seattle where he delivered an insightful and hilarious look at female superheroes through the decades starting with Phantom Lady.
Knight’s costume has definitely changed over the years and this is Jennifer Knight. This Phantom Lady’s parents were killed when she was a child by Gotham City gangsters, The Benders. Jennifer will infiltrate the mob family as part of her plan for revenge.
Phantom Lady #1 is out this week from DC Comics.
For Mike Madrid’s book and more about his extensive research here’s the link – Heaven4Heroes.com.
By Editor