Fight Comics (1940) comic books

Fight Comics (1940) 9 FR 1.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Full length spine split with heavy tape on cover and most interior wraps. Cover and interior oxidation.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Prey of the War-Eagle"; Chip Collins vs. a Chinese man. Untitled Rip Regan, the Power-Man story. Untitled Shark Brodie story, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Prof. Gustoff vs. Basil. "The True Life Story of Fitzsimmons"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story; Spencer Steel takes Nora to the 77 Club; Steel vs. the Jinxes, Joe Stag and his gang. "The Louis-Braddock Fight" one-page nonfiction story. Keeping Fit article. Untitled Kinks Mason story, pencils by Steve Broder. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Chas Netcher); Big Red travels to Frisco to search for his one-time fiancé Sally Breen; While there, he is substituted into a boxing match when he breaks the jaw of one of the boxers in a sparring session. Untitled Oran of the Jungle story. Untitled Strut Warren story, script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed North), art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled story starring Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby), John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons, art by Ray Burley. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; The Spy Fighter vs. an inventor. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 29 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tearing and residue. Cover detached. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Claude Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by George Tuska, Rafael Astarita and John Cassone. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Good-girl art aplenty as Senorita Rio tries to discover what a box of crimson capsules has to do with missing men; The true story of the pilot who watched the Normandy invasion from an inflatable dinghy; A beautiful native woman rescued by Chip Collins sets out to return the favor. Cover by Joe Doolin defines the term "Gung ho." Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; Grandstand Seat; Bombs Away; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Chip Collins. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Interior tearing. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl's origin is retold: an orphaned blonde (half-Irish) Indian princess survives in the jungles with the aid of her pet tigers; A corrupt governor covertly sells the medicine needed to fight an epidemic, and Captain Fight must retrieve it; German agents set a trap for Senorita Rio while her movie-star alter ego ducks out of a premiere. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; The Dollar; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 63 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl discovers that a radium mine, a strange monster, and a doctor experimenting on natives are all connected; Captain Crag uses hypnosis to turn Captain Fight's crew against him; Senorita Rio battles rebels who take over a TV station to prevent a presidente's speech from being broadcast. In-your-face Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; World Adventurers - William Phips Part 2; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 70 VG 4.0

Centerfold loose at one staple.

Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill La Cava, Gus Schrotter, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Evil white men try to turn the natives against Tiger Girl by creating phony versions of her pet tigers; Boxer Kayo Kirby faces crooks and a gigantic opponent in Central America; Senorita Rio investigates rumors of US forces aiding rebels in a South American republic. Another classic Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; The Camera Eye; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited; Senorita Rio. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.