Alex Schomburg Covers the Mysterious Miss Masque, Up for Auction

The iconic cowl artist Alex Schomburg created over 240 Golden Age covers for writer Standard/Better/Nedor, amongst them a bunch of Miss Masque covers on Exciting Comics and America’s Best Comics throughout the late Golden Age.   Created by artist Lin Streeter, Miss Masque was an indication of the occasions in comedian ebook on this 1946-1949 period throughout which feminine superheroes have been on the rise.  The mixture of an interesting character and Schomburg’s cowl artistry makes has at all times served to make these points fascinating to collectors, and there are a number of problems with Exciting Comics, and America’s Best Comics that includes Miss Masque covers by Schomburg up for public sale in the 2023 February 23 The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction #40219 at Heritage Auctions.

While the character was by no means given an origin, Miss Masque is the rich socialite Diana Adams, counting on her athletic skill and her handguns to battle crime.  She was created by the artist Lin Streeter for Exciting Comics #51 in 1947. The cowl of America’s Best Comics #23 with the Black Terror and Fightning Yank actually giving Miss Masque her flowers is an efficient image of what was taking place in the comedian ebook business at the time. The character rose to cowl stardom at a time when a brand new wave of feminine superheroes resembling Black Canary, Namora, Sun Girl, and Blonde Phantom have been being launched and gaining recognition. Streeter (1915-1968) labored for all kinds of publishers all through the Golden Age and past, from Lev Gleason to Marvel/Timely and ACG.  Streeter and artist Bob Oskner seemingly did a number of of the inside Miss Masque tales right here.

In comedian books, Alex Schomburg is finest remembered for his Marvel/Timely WWII-era covers, however he did extra covers for Standard/Better/Nedor than some other comedian ebook writer.  The set of Miss Masque covers up for public sale right here consists of America’s Best Comics #23 in CGC 4.0, America’s Best Comics #24 in CBCS 5.5, America’s Best Comics #29 in CGC 5.5, America’s Best Comics #30 in CGC 5.5, America’s Best Comics #31 in CGC 5.0, Fighting Yank #22 VG+ and Exciting Comics #53 in CGC 5.0.

Like all of his Golden Age covers, Alex Schomburg’s Miss Masque covers are wanted by collectors, and these covers have the added significance of being from a time when feminine characters have been on the rise in comics. There are a number of problems with Exciting Comics, and America’s Best Comics and Fighting Yank that includes Miss Masque covers by Schomburg up for public sale in the 2023 February 23 The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction #40219 at Heritage Auctions. Any potential bidders ought to take a look at their FAQ on the bidding course of and associated issues.

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