Fight Comics (1940) comic books 1953
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Issue #85
Published Mar 1953 by Fiction House.$27.00
View scans- 2" spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
$19.00
View scan- Cover detached. reattached with glue at spine. Water damage.
Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by John Belcastro, Dick Beck and Robert Webb. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines in Korea and take an ancient ship into battle against modern guerrillas; The final Rip Carson adventure; The life of Attila the Hun, culminating with his unsuccessful attack on Rome. This is the first Fight Comics cover with a word balloon, possibly influenced by Harvey Kurtzman's EC war comics. Takusan Tough; Retreat!; Prison Break; Teamwork; Famous Fighters; Rip Carson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
