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The premise of the series was to follow the adventures of buxom blonde Angela St. Grace (the "Codename: Knockout" of the title) a secret agent and operative for the "G.O.O.D." (Global Organization for the Obliteration of Dastardliness) organization as she battled the nefarious agents of "E.V.I.L."
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She is assisted by her partner Go Go Fiasco, a young, handsome, gay fellow agent and by her mother Celeste St. Grace, the leader of the G.O.O.D. organization.
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Rodi wrote each issue of the title. Small left the series after #5 and was replaced by an assortment of artists including
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went on to edit the first 6 issues; Bedard was succeeded by Will Dennis who edited the title until its cancellation.
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Each issue had a painted cover, and many were by high-profile comic book artists including
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series featuring absurdist espionage plots and artwork heavily inspired by the
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had picked up the option to adapt the series into film.
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Index

Publisher
Vertigo
DC Comics
Ongoing series
Robert Rodi
Amanda Conner
Yanick Paquette
Phil Jimenez
Ed Benes
John Lucas
Tony Bedard
Collected editions
ISBN
1-4012-2798-8
comic book
series
Vertigo
DC Comics
2001
2003
Robert Rodi
comedy
good girl art
Amanda Conner
Yanick Paquette
Phil Jimenez
Ed Benes
John Lucas
Joe Chiodo
J. G. Jones

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