160 – The Phantom Lady

A panel from Police Comics #1, May 1941
A panel from Police Comics #1, May 1941

The second superhero introduced in Police Comics #1 (May 1941) by Quality was the Phantom Lady, created by Eisner & Iger studio. Sandra Knight moonlights as a costumed adventurer with a black lantern that shines darkness onto her targets – and she has a vehicle that shines the same darkness beams out of the rear. No origin is given for the Phantom Lady at this point… where does she get those wonderful toys? And why does she later take her relatively tame one-piece bathing suit and turn it into a tool for the seduction of the innocent?