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Jobs/Roles:
- Artist
- Cover Artist
- Inker
- Penciller
Date of Birth: December 10, 1921
Date of Passing: August 11, 1959
Birthplace: Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Ethnicity/Nationality:
- American
- Black
Matt Baker (born Clarence Matthew Baker, December 10, 1921 – August 11, 1959) was one of the first successful Black comic book artists, active during the Golden Age of Comics. He is best known for drawing Phantom Lady and for co-creating what is considered one of the first graphic novels, It Rhymes with Lust (1950). Baker's identity as a gay man was confirmed by his close friends Frank Giusto and Lee J. Ames. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2009.
Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards:
2009 Hall of Fame inductee
Distinctive Awards, Recognition & Accolades:
Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (2009)