Blonde Phantom #12 (1946)

By Syd Shores
$139.95
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Mat
Print Sizes (see Frame Sizes for overall dims)
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Overall Frame Sizes

Below are each print size's approximate overall framed dimensions:

1: 11 5/16"H print = 17 x 20” overall

2: 22 5/8"H print = 25 x 31” overall

3: 27 1/8"H print = 28 x 35” overall

4: 33 7/8"H print = 33 x 42” overall

See the Frame Sizes section at the bottom of this page for a visual guide.

Frame Styles & Materials

Frames
Choose from three styles:

  • Ashford - Aluminum, powder coated with a slim ⅜” wide flat face
  • Durham - Modern wood, poplar with stained finish. 1” wide x 1 ¼” deep
  • Granby - Ornate wood, antique-gilded finish. 1 ⅜” wide flat face

Print
Premium smooth matte-finish art paper

Matting
Acid-free ⅛” white conservation board

Protection
Clear acrylic, 1.5mm thick, protects your art from 66% of UV light. It offers the clarity of the finest picture frame glazing at half the weight of glass and many times the impact resistance

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About the Art

This pivotal issue marked the rebranding of All Select Comics into Blonde Phantom Comics, showcasing the Golden Age heroine Louise Grant in her glamorous crime-fighting persona. Syd Shores' striking cover art captures the era’s noir aesthetic, with the Blonde Phantom wielding a pistol in her signature red evening gown and domino mask, symbolizing both elegance and danger. 

The narrative reflects post-war intrigue, as Louise defies gender norms by rescuing her boss, Mark Mason, while battling villains like False Face amidst atomic-age anxieties. A cultural icon of empowered femininity, this comic encapsulates the mid-1940s fascination with bold, resourceful heroines.

Syd Shores

Syd Shores (1916–1973) was a pivotal Golden Age comic artist and inker known for his dynamic realism and Alex Raymond-inspired style. A Pratt Institute graduate, he shaped Timely/Marvel’s iconic Captain America and Sub-Mariner, later defining titles like The Black Rider and Kid Colt. His versatile postwar work spanned gritty men’s adventure magazines and Silver Age classics, leaving a legacy as Jack Kirby’s collaborator and Gene Colan’s mentor.

Comic Genres

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Frame Sizes

Below are each print size's approximate overall framed dimensions:

1: 11 5/16"H print = 17 x 20” overall

2: 22 5/8"H print = 25 x 31” overall

3: 27 1/8"H print = 28 x 35” overall

4: 33 7/8"H print = 33 x 42” overall

Frame Styles

A frame style for every interior, each in a variety of finishes:

  • Ashford -Aluminum, powder coated with a slim ⅜” wide flat face
  • Durham - Modern wood, poplar with stained finish. 1” wide x 1 ¼” deep
  • Granby - Ornate wood, antique-gilded finish. 1 ⅜” wide flat face

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