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Sandra Knight
Sandra Knight

Sandra Knight

78 appearances · Golden Age · 1941–2025 · 2 key issues
Who is Sandra Knight?

Daughter of U.S. Senator Henry Knight, Sandra Knight used her privileged connections and sharp intellect to become the Phantom Lady, wielding an experimental black-light ray projector that could blind foes or render her invisible, backed by her formidable athletic and combat skills.

Sandra Knight stepped out of the Golden Age in 1941, debuting in the landmark Police Comics #1 courtesy of creator Vern Henkel, and she's been a fixture of classic comics lore ever since. Known to fans as Phantom Lady, she's one of the defining figures of that era's bold, adventurous heroines, and her appearances across Phantom Lady, All Top Comics, and Good Girl Art Quarterly have made her a beloved staple of AC Comics' celebration of vintage characters. With two key collector issues to her name and a publishing history stretching an remarkable 84 years, she's clearly more than a relic — she's a survivor. The fact that her pages have been shared with luminaries like Plastic Man, Starman, and Green Lantern only underscores just how central she is to the rich tapestry of Golden Age comics history.

Identity

Real name. Sandra Knight

Powers. No innate superpowers; wields a "black light"/blackout ray projector that blinds enemies or renders objects/herself invisible. Skilled athlete and hand-to-hand combatant.

Affiliations. Solo Golden Age heroine; later Freedom Fighters; daughter of U.S. Senator Henry Knight.

★ First appearance
Police Comics #1
Aug 1941

Top series

Covers through the years — 1941–2019

Police Comics #1 1941
Police Comics #1
Phantom Lady #23 1949
Phantom Lady #23
All-Star Squadron Annual #2 1983
All-Star Squadron Annual #2
Damage #6 1994
Damage #6
Golden-Age Greats #8 1996
Golden-Age Greats #8
Savage Dragon #141 2008
Savage Dragon #141
Savage Dragon #199 2014
Savage Dragon #199
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition #1 2019
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition #1

Appearances

Police Comics (1941)
Phantom Lady (1947)
All Top Comics (1946)
Jungle Thrills (1952)
#16
Daring Adventures (1963)
#12
Paragon Illustrated (1969)
#3
Captain Paragon (1972)
#1
Bizarre Thrills (1977)
#1
Fem Fantastique (1971)
#3
The Comics Journal (1977)
#42
The Phantom Lady (1972)
#2
Fun Comics (1980)
#1
All-Star Squadron Annual (1982)
#2
All-Star Squadron (1981)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Tales of the Teen Titans (1984)
#72
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990)
Damage (1994)
Golden-Age Greats (1994)
#8
Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory (1997)
#1
Starman (1994)
Men of Mystery Comics (1999)
Big Girl Adventures (2001)
#1
Golden Age Men of Mystery Star Studded Spectacular (2006)
#1
Savage Dragon (1993)
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#2
Infinity, Inc.: The Generations Saga (2011)
#1
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Bizarre Thrills: The Paragon Publications Story (2012)
#1
Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour (2012)
Roy Thomas Presents Frankenstein: The Classic Series Written and Drawn by Dick Briefer (2013)
#4
Convergence: Infinite Earths (2015)
#2
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018)
#1
Super Freaks (2022)
X-Amount of Comics: 1963 (WhenElse?!) Annual (2023)
The Golden Age (2024)
#4
PS Artbooks Softee: Police Comics (2025)
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man (2025)
Vint Age Press Presents… Leading Ladies (2025)