Matt Baker (artist)
| Matt Baker | |
|---|---|
Baker (left) and publisher Archer St. John at Grauman's Chinese Theatre (undated) | |
| Born | Clarence Matthew Baker December 10, 1921 Forsyth County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1959 (aged 37) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
| Pseudonym(s) | Matt Bakerino |
Notable works | Phantom Lady |
Clarence Matthew Baker (December 10, 1921 – August 11, 1959) was an American comic book artist and illustrator, best known for drawing early comics heroines such as the costumed crimefighter Phantom Lady, and romance comics. Active in the 1940s and 1950s Golden Age of comic books, he is one of the first known African-American artists to find success in the comic-book industry. He also penciled St. John Publications' digest-sized "picture novel" It Rhymes with Lust (1950), the first graphic novel despite that term not having been coined at the time.
Baker was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2009. His influence can be seen in artists such as Dave Stevens and Adam Hughes.