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Issue: Fighting American #1
Publication Date: October 1966
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Indicia Publisher: Illustrated Humor Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/15/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon; Leon Harvey
Disclose Notes: Only Leon Harvey is credited in the indicia as editor. On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: olor
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Kirby (signed)
Joe Simon (signed)
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin
Look out! It's Round Robin!
Reprinting
FlagFighting American #[nn] published January 1989
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Round Robin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon (see notes)
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson; Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin (introduction); Yakima Fuldoon; Floyd Dragnet
Police chief Floyd Dragnet calls on Fighting American and Speedboy to help capture the crook Round Robin.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American #[nn] published January 1989
as Round Robin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
First two pages of Round Robin open, interrupted by an introduction to Fighting American, "Peter Piper's Red Vipers" which includes Fighting American's origin. Page 13 opens with a four panel origin of Speedboy, with what appears to be new Joe Simon art, followed the conclusion of the Red Robin story. last app. in FIGHTING AMERICAN #7 (Prize)
Peter Piper's Red Vipers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Martha Von Lohded; Mary Stewart; Peter Piper
Nelson Flagg's older brother, Johnny, is killed by enemies of America. The Army transfers Nelson's brain into Johnny's body to create the Fighting American, who tracks down and captures Peter Piper and his gang.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #1 [1] published April 1954
was Break the Spy Ring [Story on Interior Page(s)]under the title: "Peter Piper's Red Vipers"
 
Miscellaneous
10
New art on splash page, possibly by Joe Simon, has Fighting American and Speedboy interrupting Round Robin story to present Fightin American's origin story.
Roman Scoundrels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Commissar Yutz (villain, introduction, death); Shepard Shoestring (introduction); Rupert Blatzbier (introduction); Theda Barracuda (introduction); Eric Von Junkheap (introduction)
Fighting American and Speedboy travel to Hollywood to be in a motion picture but the movie is being directed by communists who want to kill them.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American #[nn] published January 1989
as Roman Scoundrels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Duel to the Finish Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Mary Grady; Gnortz; Bohltz; Dan Grady
Enemy agents kill race car driver Dan Grady before the big European race but the Fighting American takes his place and wins the auto race.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #1 [1] published April 1954
was Duel to the Finish Line! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Fighting American: The Hero Who Laughed at Himself

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Perrin
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Reprint of a fanzine article on Fighting American, accompanied by illustrations.
Find the King of the Crime Syndicate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Doubleheader [Casper Dewberry] (first appearance, villain); Mary Stewart
Doubleheader has created a device to fling energy which he uses to fix various sporting events and to help him win at gambling. The Fighting American and Speedboy put an end to his criminal enterprise.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was Find the King of the Crime Syndicate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The League of the Handsome Devils!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Big Deal [Sleppinger] (first appearance, villain); the Handsome Devils (first appearance, villains); Mike Malone; Adam Sanfield
The Fighting American and Speedboy battle a group of muggers who kill their victims and are only identified as "handsome devils" by eye witnesses.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was The League of the Handsome Devils! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
next app. in FIGHTING AMERICAN #0-87135-600-7 (Marvel)"
Flash Farrell Gets the Picture at Goodyear Aerospace

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Goodyear tires (originally printed in Boys' Life Magazine; verified as Neal Adams pencils/inks via discussion with the man in 2019); might be the same ad as in Richie Rich #39 (November 1965).
You'll Never See The Likes of Them Again

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?
?
Joe Rosen; Ben Oda
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
ad for forthcoming issues includes 3 images from Fighting American covers and a new image, likely by Joe Simon. This was the only issue published.
The Secret of Yafata's Moustache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Viva Yafata [Harvey Nibble] (villain, introduction); Bosworth Nibble; La Mombo; El Ropo (villain, introduction); Jispers
Bosworth Nibble contacts the Fighting American to ask him to go to Mexico to find his son, Harvey Nibble, who he believes has been captured by bandits.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American #[nn] published January 1989
as The Secret of Yafata's Moustache [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Next appearance in Fighting American (Marvel, 1989 series).

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