 He first appeared in "Smash Comics" #1 (August 1939), and was created by Art Pinajian, who illustrated the story under the pseudonym "Art Gordon".The character first appeared in "Smash Comics" #1 in 1939, as published by Quality Comics in a story titled "Hooded Justice".Years after the character was acquired by DC Comics, a retroactive fictional history was developed (see notes below in Character History).