Arthur Pinajian

Arthur Pinajian
BornArthur Ashod Pinajian
1914
Died1999
Bellport, New York
NationalityArmenian American
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Pseudonym(s)Art Gordon
Art Franklin
Jay Fletcher
Tohm Dixon
Tomm Dixon
Notable works
Madame Fatal
Invisible Hood

Arthur A. (Art) Pinajian was an Armenian American artist and comic book creator.[1][2] He was active as a comic book creator from the late 1930s throughout the 1950s, during the Golden Age of Comic Books, and as an artist from the 1950s until his death in 1999. He was a member of the Eisner-Iger Studio in 1938-39 and of Funnies, Inc. in 1939-42.[1] Pinajian created the Quality Comics characters Madame Fatal[3] and the Invisible Hood, also known as Hooded Justice and Invisible Justice.[4]

  1. ^ a b Pinajian entry, Lambiek Comiclopedia. Accessed Nov. 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "'Lost & Found: Pinajian Discovery' debuts in NYC Feb. 13"". Auction Central News. January 8, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ 'The World's First Cross-Dressing Superhero'. Accessed Jan. 17, 2013
  4. ^ Invisible Hood entry, International Hero website. Accessed Nov. 15, 2011.