The Obscure Adventures of Comics' Greatest Generation!
The Golden Age of comics was a time overflowing with oddities and eccentricities, but few of them equalled the all-encompassing weirdness of Madam Fatal.
You see, Madam was actually Mister Richard Stanton, a former actor who posed as an old woman to rescue his daughter from kidnappers. Believing his elderly female appearance would be underestimated by criminals, Stanton embarked upon a crime-fighting career as Madam Fatal.. .becoming comics' first transvestite superhero (though certainly not the last).
Created by writer/artist Art Pilajian, Madam Fatal made his/her debut in Crack Comics #1 (1940) and appeared in 22 issues. Let's join the crime-busting cross-dresser in issue #11, as Madam Fatal faces the threat of a tiny gangster named Dwarf Rogan...
Dwarf Rogan's challenge:
Fatal's riposte...
Thus, a happy...yet vaguely unsettling ending.
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Not a particularly good drag queen. In that last panel, he just looks like a leering Dr. Sivana. Eep.
Posted by: Bill S. | July 28, 2007 at 06:21 PM
Madam Fatal should have taken some lessons in drag from William Powell in the underrated comedy "Love Crazy" (1941).
Posted by: Vincent | July 29, 2007 at 02:02 PM
I suppose when a guy's impersonating an old lady, the Drag Standards don't have to be quite so high.
Posted by: Mark Engblom | July 30, 2007 at 10:42 AM
You can find more about the creator of this comic at www.artpinajian.com He was also an artist.
Posted by: www.artpinajian.com | April 29, 2008 at 03:53 PM
You can find more about the creator of this comic at www.artpinajian.com He was also an artist.
Posted by: www.artpinajian.com | April 29, 2008 at 03:54 PM