5/27/2023 0 Comments Invisible Men by Ken QuattroMy research eventually evolved into a mountain of data about these men and the idea that a book could be made of their stories. This information led me to start looking for further details on these men he mentioned and any other Black artists. I wrote to Joyner and he responded with a four-page letter revealing that he had not only met Baker, but several other Black comic artists when he was a young man in the early ’50s. My many inquiries finally bore fruit when someone suggested I contact Samuel Joyner, a retired Black cartoonist from Philadelphia. But very little was known about Baker at that time, other than the fact that he was Black. Ken Quattro: I’ve been researching and writing about comics history for decades, and about 20 years ago I was hoping to write an article about Matt Baker, one of my favorite comic book artists and probably the greatest romance comic artist of all-time. The Pop Insider: Can you tell us about how you got interested in this topic, and how the idea for this book came to be? We chatted with Ken Quattro, whose new book Invisible Men chronicles the impact that these creators had on the comic book industry. But because they were Black men, their contributions have not been as well-documented as those of their white peers. Stoner, and Alphonse Barreaux - You may not recognize these names, but they are four artists who made significant contributions to the Golden Age of comic books, back in the ’30s and ’40s. Matt Baker, Alvin Hollingsworth, Elmer C.
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