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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Round Robin

First Line: Look out! It's Round Robin!

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Pages: 1

Round Robin!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Round Robin (introduction); Yakima Fuldoon; Floyd Dragnet

Synopsis: Police chief Floyd Dragnet calls on Fighting American and Speedboy to help capture the crook Round Robin.

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Pages: 5.25

Notes: Story begins on the first two pages with Fighting American and Speedboy "interrupting" the story to introduce new readers to his origin, retitled "Peter Piper's Red Vipers".

Fighting American and Speedboy last appeared in Fighting American #7 (Prize)

Peter Piper's Red Vipers

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Martha Von Lohded; Mary Stewart; Peter Piper

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 10

Notes: New art on page one, likely by Joe Simon, has Fighting American and Speedboy interrupting the Round Robin story to present Fighting American's origin story.

Meet Speedboy

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Genres: superhero

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Recap of Speedboy's origin follows Fighting American's origin. Round Robin story continues on bottom portion of page.

Roman Scoundrels

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Commissar Yutz (villain, introduction, death); Shepard Shoestring (introduction); Rupert Blatzbier (introduction); Theda Barracuda (introduction); Eric Von Junkheap (introduction)

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 8

Duel to the Finish Line!

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Character(s): Mary Grady; Gnortz; Bohltz; Dan Grady

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 7

Fighting American: The Hero Who Laughed at Himself

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Pages: 2

Notes: Reprint of a fanzine article on Fighting American, accompanied by illustrations.

Find the King of the Crime Syndicate

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Doubleheader [Casper Dewberry] (first appearance, villain); Mary Stewart

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 7

The League of the Handsome Devils!

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Character(s): Big Deal [Sleppinger] (first appearance, villain); the Handsome Devils (first appearance, villains); Mike Malone; Adam Sanfield

Synopsis: The Fighting American and Speedboy battle a group of muggers who kill their victims and are only identified as "handsome devils" by eye witnesses.

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Pages: 9

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for The Spirit # 1.

Flash Farrell Gets the Picture at Goodyear Aerospace

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Notes: 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!

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad promoting future issues (which were never published) includes three small repros of Fighting American covers along with a new image likely drawn by Joe Simon.

The Secret of Yafata's Moustache

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Viva Yafata [Harvey Nibble] (villain, introduction); Bosworth Nibble; La Mombo; El Ropo (villain, introduction); Jispers

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Next appearance in Fighting American (Marvel, 1989 series).