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Issue: Fight Comics #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1940
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Issues: #4 of 86 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFiction House
Brand: Fiction House MagazinesView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Fight Stories Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/14/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 443883.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Lou Fine
Inker(s): Lou Fine
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Rip Regan the Power-Man
Character(s): Rip Regan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Tuska [as George Aksut)
Inker(s): George Tuska [as George Aksut)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Shark Brodie
Character(s): Shark Brodie; Stubby (Intro); Fritz (Intro); Blackie and his gang (Villain, Introduction); Snooky; Dolly; Susie
First Line: Shark meets a strange opponent on the far-off...
Synopsis: Fritz tricks Brodie into boxing with a kangaroo. Brodie knocks Stubby's and Fritz's heads together for getting him in the fight and takes their winnings.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Steve Broder]
Penciller(s): Steve Broder (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Broder (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Kinks Mason
Character(s): Kinks Mason; Sneely (Villain, Intro)
First Line: Kinks and friends are cruising about on a...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Frank (signed)
Inker(s): Leonard Frank (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Spy Fighter
Character(s): Saber [Spy Fighter]; A group of spies (Villain, Intro, Death)
First Line: Starring Saber, the mightiest and most intelligent man...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Inker(s): Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Slug-Nutty Sam
Character(s): Slug-Nutty Sam
First Line: Haw! This guy that you're fighting tonight is...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Previous indexer assigned script also to Schwab. We cannot corraborate.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ted Torrence]
Penciller(s): Charles Sultan
Inker(s): Charles Sultan?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Chip Collins
Character(s): Chip Collins; Wang Chi (Villain, Intro, Death); Chin Lo and his daughter (Intro)
First Line: Chip and his brave Skull Squad fight their way out...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Herman Bolstein
Penciller(s): John Celardo (signed)
Inker(s): John Celardo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Rip Regan the Power-Man
Character(s): Rip Regan; Big John (Intro, Death); Racketeers (Villain, Intro)
First Line: I'll get behind this market racket if it's...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Signs of Sid Greene in the inks seen by all three indexers. Could be coincidence, but seems consistent in early Celardo stories.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (2 panels art)
Inker(s): ? (2 panels art)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Keeping Fit
First Line: In this article we give the novice champ...
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Inker(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Fletcher Hanks
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Big Red McLane
Character(s): Big Red McLane; Tom Farr
First Line: 'Big Red,' as Tom Farr's new partner, has discovered...
Synopsis: Big Red stops a group of lumber raiders who turn out to be wanted murderers.
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In Content Item: FlagYou Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] published June 2009
as The Lumber Hijackers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Chuck Walker]
Penciller(s): Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Kayo Kirby
Character(s): Kayo Kirby; The Kid (Guest-Star); Sidney Snowden (Villain, Intro); Buck (Villain, Intro); assorted gangsters (Villain, Intro)
First Line: The kid is great, Mary! A mere youngster...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The True Life Story of Tony Canzoneri

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Tony Canzoneri
Character(s): Tony Canzoneri
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.75
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Case 2: File-A: Clue-3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): The Case of the Frightened Killer
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): George Tuska?; Art Saaf?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Oran of the Jungle
Character(s): Oran; The Champ (Villain, Intro); Boss Murphy (Villain, Intro); Mike (Villain, Intro, Death)
First Line: Born to defend himself in the dark continent...
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Strut Warren
Character(s): Cpl. Strut Warren; Karawai (Villain, Intro)
First Line: Returning to the marine barracks from an evening...
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Pages: 5

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