Fighting American (1954 Headline/Prize) comic books 1954
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Issue #1
Published May 1954 by Headline Publications.$350.00
View scans- 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, originally a serious hero battling anti-American menaces. After his brother Nelson is killed by enemies of America, Johnny Flagg has his brain put in Nelson's body, and the result is the superhero Fighting American. New sidekick Speedboy helps Fighting American stop enemy attacks with tiny remote-controlled buzz-bombs. Fighting American takes the place of a driver killed by spies to win an auto race for America. Break the Spy Ring; Reuel Gridley; Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs; Abracadabra!; Eagle Trap; Homer; Duel to the Finish Line! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Jul 1954 by Headline Publications.- Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American and Speedboy track a gang of killers who are especially handsome. The bi-cranial criminal Doubleheader uses technology to fix sports games, until FA and Speedboy pick up his trail. Fighting America, Speedboy, and Mary are captured by Communists and must fight their way out of Mount Shasta. The League of the Handsome Devils!; Find the King of the Crime Syndicate; Investigate the City of Ghouls; Gerard. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Nov 1954 by Headline Publications.$265.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #6500098-AA-007
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
$220.00
View scans- Centerfold detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
$189.00
View scans- 3" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. An American pilot stranded in Tokyo battles Japanese mobsters and communist secret agents until Fighting American can get there. Johnny Flagg dreams of the strange future worlds explored by Starman Zero. Communist spy Rhode Island Red and her gang use Doraymirio Wolfirosoff to swindle wealthy single women. Tokyo Run Around; Home-Coming Year 3000; Operation Wolf. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
