Phantom Lady (1955 Ajax) comic books
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Issue #1(#5)
Phantom Lady (1955 Ajax) #1(#5)Published Jan 1955 by Farrell Publishing.$325.00
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- Label #4527231001
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#5 in indicia on inside front cover. "Ringside Racket"; While out on a date Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady) and Don Borden come upon two men beating up the middleweight champ Slim McKay; He explains that they wanted him to throw his next fight and he refused; Phantom Lady decides that it is time to shut down this gang of thugs. "The Intruders"; In 1732–35 New York, John Peter Zenger goes on trial for libel against the King's governor, William S. Cosby; Andrew Hamilton successfully defends him, striking a blow for freedom of the press. "The Silly Sorceress"; Humor story about the Salem witch trials. "The Escape" text story. "Cold War At a Boiling Point"; Phantom Lady is told that King Eduardo of Travania is being duped by his Prime Minister Kantroff into declaring war on the Allies so she flies to Travania to make sure that King Eduardo is brought to his senses. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 1955 by Farrell Publishing.- Cover oxidation. Water damage.
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- Cover detached, 2.5" cumulative spine split, small lateral spine tears, piece of front cover detached, but present.
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Stories by Ruth Roche and Fred Schwab. Art by Fred Schwab. The beloved yet notorious hero at the center of the 1940s good-girl art trend returns in a slightly less skimpy costume, just in time for the Comics Code. Phantom Lady must protect an odd little man named Mr. Ringo, who has seen the plans for an atomic bomb; The true story of pioneering investigative reporter Nellie Bly and her celebrated campaigns; Sandra and Senator Knight take a flight that is hijacked by agents of the Golden Monkey Society. First issue of any Phantom Lady title to carry the Comics Code seal. Television Spies; Trouble Rode the Trains!; Slug McLug; Headline Heroine; Test Flight Task; Yankee Doodle Luck. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
