Researching Arthur Peddy
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36 people with the Peddy surname? In that year Peddy was ranked number 3543 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Peddy on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Peddy and the Peddy Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Arthur Peddy
Arthur Peddy
Arthur F. Peddy (December 26, 1916 – May 15, 2002) was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for co-creating Quality Comics' superhero character Phantom Lady and Atlas Comics' jungle girl character Jann of the Jungle. He also was known for a stint as penciler of the superhero team the Justice Society of America for what later became DC Comics.
Peddy began his art career during the late-1930s and 1940s that period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books and remained active in the medium into the 1970s, when he began concentrating on commercial art and advertising.
Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's 1965 painting Sound of Music is based on a Peddy comic-book panel.
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