Madame Fatal (sometimes referred to as Madam Fatal) is a fictional character and a comic book superhero active during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Madame Fatal was created and originally illustrated by artist/writer Art Pinajian and the debut of the character was in the Crack Comics #1 (May 1940), a crime/detective anthology series published by Quality Comics. Madame Fatal continued as feature in that title but when the character was not well received, Madame Fatal made a last appearance in #22 (March 1942).
The character later appeared in some publications by DC Comics when DC Comics bought the rights to the character in 1956, along with a bulk buy of all Quality Comic's characters, although Madame Fatal not been seen much since except a few brief appearances and passing mentions by other comic book characters.
Madame Fatal is notable for being a male superhero who dressed up as an elderly woman and as such is the first cross-dressing comics hero. The original incarnation of the more famous cross-dressing character, Red Tornado, later that year, would become the first cross-dressing heroine.
Read more about Madame Fatal: Fictional Character Biography, Powers and Abilities, Controversy and Ridicule, Madame Fatal in Recent Years
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