Fight Comics (1940) comic books

Fight Comics (1940) 2 GD 2.0

4 1/2" spine split from bottom (taped). Cover and centerfold detached.

Cover art by Will Eisner. "Renegades' Lair," script by Will Eisner, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie meets plenty of trouble on an island and tangles with Skinny and his gang. "The Life Story of Joe Louis"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; Saber (Spy Fighter) vs. The Antarcticans. Untitled Kayo Kirby story, art by William Wills. Untitled story, art by Steve Broder; Another ship sinks in Gulf; Kinks Mason vs. The Weed People and their Queen. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks; Lumberjack Big Red McLane tangles with The Red River Lumber Co. Untitled story; Oran of the Jungle encounters Jim Murphy and a gang of crooks. Untitled Terry O'Brien Gang Smasher story. "Corporal! Hey....Corporal Warren!", script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed Norris), art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. The Japanese. Untitled story; Chip Collins vs. Chung Hang. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 24 VG 4.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch. 1" cumulative spine split. Water spotting. Oxidation. Tape on interior cover.

Bondage cover

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Bayonets For the Banzai Breed" starring Rip Carson, art by Dan Zolnerowich. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as Nick Viscardi); Senorita Rio has a mission to destroy a secret Nazi airfield in Panama. Untitled Kayo Kirby story, pencils by Art Peddy. Untitled Dusty Rhodes story, pencils by Robert Webb. "Torpedo Squadron 8," art by Richard Case. Untitled story, art by John Cassone; Chip Collins goes to Germany to help the German resistance against the Nazis. Untitled Hooks Devlin story, art by Rafael Astarita. Untitled Shark Brodie story, art by Art Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 29 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tearing and residue. Cover detached. Tape on interior cover and pages.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Claude Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by George Tuska, Rafael Astarita and John Cassone. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Good-girl art aplenty as Senorita Rio tries to discover what a box of crimson capsules has to do with missing men; The true story of the pilot who watched the Normandy invasion from an inflatable dinghy; A beautiful native woman rescued by Chip Collins sets out to return the favor. Cover by Joe Doolin defines the term "Gung ho." Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; Grandstand Seat; Bombs Away; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Chip Collins. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 38 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Half an interior page torn out, interrupts art and story. Cover and interior oxidation. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop.Tiger Girl investigates the legends of a lost Greek colony that survived in the Indian jungle; Hooks Devlin investigates murder at a carnival when he and Peaches find a corpse in the Tunnel of Love; Senorita Rio investigates the case of the Singing Skulls in the Amazon rainforest. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; The Corpse Had a Message; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 41 FR/GD 1.5

Interior tearing with minor impact to art (chew). Oxidation.

Bondage cover, Tiger Girl by Baker

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl battles a mad Dr. Moreau-type who turns jungle animals into half-human creatures; Hooks Devlin investigates a strange murder in the trick-riding ring of a county fair. Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio battles escaped Nazi war criminals who plan to replace her with a duplicate. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Another creative bondage cover, this one involving a paddle-wheel boat. Flying Jeep; Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Shark Brodie. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 42 VG- 3.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Investigating mysterious stampedes of cattle and rhinos, Sheena discovers underwater pygmies with spears; Hooks Devlin tries to clear his own girlfriend Peaches after she confesses to the murder of a millionaire; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio tracks a supposedly dead Nazi architect to South America. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Now It Can Be Told; Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Shark Brodie. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 43 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Tear seal and color touch. Cover detached at one staple, coming loose at second. Water damage. Staple rust.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Treasure hunters torment natives and animals alike to find the location of Tiger Girl's secret temple; Far from the city, Hooks Devlin and Peaches encounter an elderly couple who force kids to commit crimes for them; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio gets a cryptic message from a man wrapped in bandages. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Blind Man's Bluff; Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Shark Brodie. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 44 PR 0.5

Interior complete. Glue on cover. Water damage. Mold.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A rogue chieftain plots to frame Tiger Girl with his own magically controlled attack tigers; Another stylish episode with Senorita Rio, as she tracks diamond smugglers in Caracas; The debut of Captain Fight, who flees a phony murder charge to become a pirate hero in the 17th century. (No connection with the earlier Captain Fight from issues #16-19.) Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Yet another upside-down bondage cover, like issues #27 and 30. Tiger Girl; Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Rosin Is So Restful; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 48 GD/VG 3.0 (R)

Trimmed

TRIMMED. Water damage.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Robert Webb, Charles Sultan and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Opal thieves abduct a young girl and try to force Tiger Girl to grant them safe passage out of the jungle; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio meets jungle queen Zengara while investigating attacks on rubber plantations; Captain Fight stars in a comics adventure and an illustrated text story. Dynamic cover features a female hero in action. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Dirge From the Deep; Hateful Herman; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 52 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Bondage cover.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Nick Cardy, Robert Webb, John Forte and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Good-girl art aplenty as Tiger Girl tries to aid a pygmy tribe; A masquerade party complicates a mystery on a yacht for Hooks Devlin and his gal Peaches; Senorita Rio must stop a plot to free the dictator El Fuente, in a story drawn by Rio creator Nick Cardy. Another upside-down bondage cover, a recurring theme on this title, with Tiger Girl likely drawn by various hands in the Iger Shop. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Delayed Payment; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 58 FR/GD 1.5

Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and Edmund Good. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl, white traders and Zalaka tribesmen all become involved in a dangerous quest to find the lost treasure ship of mad Capt. Hawkins; Hooks Devlin investigates the mysterious murder of the Great Zalini, lion tamer; Senorita Rio seeks the source of a strange gas that turns ordinary men into killers. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 59 VG- 3.5

Moisture damage. Staple rust.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and George Evans. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A phony colonel promotes intertribal warfare to benefit his trading scheme, but first he must get rid of Tiger Girl; A phony treasure map brings Captain Fight into battle with Captain Bones; Senorita Rio joins forces with a masked man to retrieve a downed pilot with biological weapons data. Another vibrant Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; World Adventurers - Grizzly Adams; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fight Comics (1940) 61 GD/VG 3.0

Interior tearing. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl's origin is retold: an orphaned blonde (half-Irish) Indian princess survives in the jungles with the aid of her pet tigers; A corrupt governor covertly sells the medicine needed to fight an epidemic, and Captain Fight must retrieve it; German agents set a trap for Senorita Rio while her movie-star alter ego ducks out of a premiere. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; The Dollar; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.