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Issue: Fighting American #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1989
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
On Sale Date: 1989
Volume:
Pages: 200
ISBN: 0871356007
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $35.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sid Jacobson; Lisa Trusiani (associate editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
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Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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reprinted 32 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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First Came the Pants

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Joe Simon (illustration)
?
typeset
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2
Introduction.
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Fighting American -- Innovation and Quality

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Joe Simon (illustration)
?
typeset
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2
Introduction.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American; Speedboy
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #1 [1] published April 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Break the Spy Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
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.
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FlagFighting American v1 #1 [1] published April 1954
was Break the Spy Ring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Von Feygel
Speedboy helps the Fighting American stop Von Feygel from attacking Johnny Flagg with miniaturized remote controlled buzz-bombs.
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FlagFighting American v1 #1 [1] published April 1954
was Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Duel to the Finish Line

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
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)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The League of the Handsome Devils!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
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.
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FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was The League of the Handsome Devils! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The King of the Crime Syndicate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
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)]
 
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The City of Ghouls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Mary Stewart; Gen. Dragonin (first appearance, villain, death); Blaggart (first appearance, villain, death); Ghosts of Shasta (first appearance, villain, death)
The Fighting American and Speedboy, along with Mary, are captured by Reds and taken to Mount Shasta where a battle ensues between the Reds and the Ghosts of Shasta. Both sides are destroyed when Fighting American calls in an air strike.
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FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was Investigate the City of Ghouls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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7
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Hotsky Trotsky; Poison Ivan
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #3 [3] published August 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Square Hair Malloy, the Man Who Sold Out Liberty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Square-Hair Malloy (first appearance, villain, death)
The Fighting American and Speedboy battle Square-Hair Malloy on top of the Statue of Liberty.
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FlagFighting American v1 #3 [3] published August 1954
was "Square Hair" Malloy The Man Who Sold Out Liberty! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Stranger from Paradise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Vladimir and his family (first appearance)
A boy in a communist country writes Speedboy a letter.
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FlagFighting American v1 #3 [3] published August 1954
was Stranger from Paradise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Poison Ivan and Hotsky Trotski

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Poison Ivan (villain); Hotski Trotski (first appearance, villain)
Poison Ivan and his companion Hotski Trotski spread anti-American propaganda to neighborhood children.
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FlagFighting American v1 #3 [3] published August 1954
was Poison Ivan and Hotsky Trotski [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Title comes from the cover of the original issue.
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Z Food

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; John (first appearance, villain); Marsha (first appearance, villain); Rammerhead (first appearance, villain); Schwartz; Fodrick; Nutwelder J. Cloudball; Crawlby Wormwood; Comrade Farkriminisch
Scientists have created "Z Food" which turns the eater into what they think they are. The Fighting American and Speedboy must keep it out of communist hands.
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FlagFighting American v1 #3 [3] published August 1954
was Z Food [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Rhode Island Red; Yuscha Liffso
Listen, Rhode Island Red!
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #4 [4] published October 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Tokyo Run Around!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Ginza Goniff (first appearance, villain, death); Massamuttin (first appearance, villain); Madame Butterscotch (first appearance); Togo (first appearance); Uncle Samurai (first appearance)
An American pilot is shot down in the ocean by a communist submarine. The pilot makes his way to Tokyo where he is caught between Japanese mobsters and communist secret agents, but the Fighting American and Speedboy are there to rescue him.
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FlagFighting American v1 #4 [4] published October 1954
was Tokyo Run-Around! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Home-Coming Year 3000

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Johnny Flagg; Dan Sprite; Starman Zero; Kleeter
Johnny Flagg goes to sleep and dreams of the future, when Starman Zero returns from a distant planet telling tales of the strange aliens he met there.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #4 [4] published October 1954
was Home-Coming Year 3000 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Johnny and Dan do not appear as the Fighting American or Speedboy in this story but only as their civilian selves.
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Operation Wolf!

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]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Rimsky (first appearance, villain); Korsakoff (first appearance, villain); Doraymirio Wolfirosoff (first appearance, villain); Rhode Island Red (first appearance, villain); Count Yuscha (first appearance, villain); Sawdoff (first appearance, villain); Geegee La Swill
Rhode Island Red and her gang use Doraymirio Wolfirosoff to swindle rich single females out of their money to help fund their communist plots.
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FlagFighting American v1 #4 [4] published October 1954
was Operation Wolf! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #5 (5) published December 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Jiseppi the Jungle Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Jiseppi (first appearance); Sir Cedric Hardwhack; Pamela Hardwhack; Pastrami (tiger); Fat Maria
Fighting American and Speedboy travel to India to find a jungle boy who has stolen a hydrogen bomb from the communists.
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FlagFighting American v1 #5 (5) published December 1954
was Jiseppi the Jungle Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Year Bender

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Prof. Dyle Twister (first appearance); Gregory
Speedboy rescues Gregory, a scrawny kid who is being picked on by bullies. Gregory's grandfather has invented a time machine that accidentally takes them all 3000 years in the past.
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FlagFighting American v1 #5 (5) published December 1954
was The Year Bender [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Invisible Irving the Great Nothing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Invisible Irving (first appearance; villain); Freddy Fowlup
Invisible Irving escapes from Alcatraz and sets up a racket brainwashing people and getting them to steal from their employers.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #5 (5) published December 1954
was Invisible Irving, the Great Nothing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story swiped from Starman story in Adventure Comics #77, per Harry Mendryk's blog at the Kirby Museum.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Ali Ghazam
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v1 #6 (6) published February 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Deadly Doolittle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Icy-Fingers McTouch; Stumblebaum; Stickpin; Iggy; Marilyn Biltrite; Deadly Doolittle; Munneybelt; Hooley
Marilyn Biltrite steals Munneybelt's diamonds but the mob is on her tail. Fighting American saves her and gives her a chance to turn her life around.
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FlagFighting American v1 #6 (6) published February 1955
was Deadly Doolittle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Super Khakalovitch .... Boy "Has-Been"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby; ?
Joe Simon; ?
Greg Theakston
Howard Ferguson ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Super Khakalovitch; Charity Bizarre
Communists send their "superman", Super Khakalovitch, to America to kill Fighting American but once he arrives in America he decides he likes it better than his homeland.
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FlagFighting American v1 #6 (6) published February 1955
was Super-Khakalovitch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Professor
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v2 #1 (7) published April 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Sneak of Araby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby; ?
Joe Simon; ?
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Little Abdul (first appearance, villain); Col. Flopkin (first appearance, villain); Scarlet O'Haircut (first appearance, villain); Ali Bubu; Shishkabob the Sorcerer; Shashlik; Alikhan
A genie takes Fighting American and Speedboy to Kishmir on the Desert, in the Middle East, to stop the communists from getting the oil owned by Little Abdul.
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FlagFighting American v2 #1 (7) published April 1955
was Sneak of Araby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Three Coins in the Pushcart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
John Prentice
John Prentice ?; Joe Simon ?
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Skudnik; Yakfoot; Grummel; Gorgeous Georgia [Gloria Swandive]
Communists send three agents, dressed as the Fighting American, to sabotage his reputation.
Reprinting
FlagFighting American v2 #1 (7) published April 1955
was Three Coins in the Pushcart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Greg Theakson, via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008), challenged traditional crediting of the pencils to Jack Kirby. John Prentice pencils per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. Carl Wessler script per Robin Snyder, via Wessler's record books. Title is a parody of the 1954 movie "Three Coins in the Fountain."
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Space-Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; 20-20 (first appearance, villain); Skurvee (first appearance, villain); Space-Face (first appearance, an alien); Mister Sharp; Lucy Liverwurst
Someone is stealing government secrets and the prime suspect is the alien Space-Face.
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FlagFighting American v2 #1 (7) published April 1955
was About Space-Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Wessler script per Robin Snyder, via Wessler's record books. Originally titled "Out of This World".
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin
Reprinting
FlagFighting American #1 published October 1966
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Round Robin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Greg Theakston
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
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 #1 published October 1966
was Round Robin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Roman Scoundrels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Greg Theakston
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
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 #1 published October 1966
was Roman Scoundrels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Secret of Yafata's Moustache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?;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 #1 published October 1966
was The Secret of Yafata's Moustache [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Beef Box

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?
George Tuska
Joe Simon ?
?
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American and Speedboy
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Allan Pain; Gulnik; Transmittor Man
Gulnik, an alien from Mars, comes to Earth to stop the TV signals that are polluting the Martian airwaves.
Reprinting
 
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Originally intended for Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #2. Tuska pencils per Ed Erkes via the Comic Book Historians Facebook page. Previous indexer credited Jack Kirby.

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