Fighting American (1954 Headline/Prize) comic books
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Issue #1
Published May 1954 by Headline Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, originally a serious hero battling anti-American menaces. After his brother Nelson is killed by enemies of America, Johnny Flagg has his brain put in Nelson's body, and the result is the superhero Fighting American. New sidekick Speedboy helps Fighting American stop enemy attacks with tiny remote-controlled buzz-bombs. Fighting American takes the place of a driver killed by spies to win an auto race for America. Break the Spy Ring; Reuel Gridley; Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs; Abracadabra!; Eagle Trap; Homer; Duel to the Finish Line! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Jul 1954 by Headline Publications.- 2" spine split from top. Oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American and Speedboy track a gang of killers who are especially handsome. The bi-cranial criminal Doubleheader uses technology to fix sports games, until FA and Speedboy pick up his trail. Fighting America, Speedboy, and Mary are captured by Communists and must fight their way out of Mount Shasta. The League of the Handsome Devils!; Find the King of the Crime Syndicate; Investigate the City of Ghouls; Gerard. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$225 Prize Publications Fighting American #2 CGC 2.5 Golden Age Comic Jack Kirby Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #3
Published Sep 1954 by Headline Publications.$315.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4387545002
- INCOMPLETE. Missing ad page, does not interrupt art or story.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American and Speedboy battle crew-cut criminal Square-Hair Malloy atop the Statue of Liberty. Poison Ivan and his cohort, Hotski Trotski, spread anti-American propaganda to hapless schoolchildren, making them rebel against their parents. Fighting American and Speedboy try to keep the revolutionary new "Z Food" out of communist hands. The Man Who Sold Out Liberty!; Stranger from Paradise; Poison Ivan and Hotsky Trotski; Z Food. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Nov 1954 by Headline Publications.$190.00
View scans- Centerfold detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
- INCOMPLETE. Page missing (affects "Operation Wolf!" story). Low quality reproduction cover taped over heavily damaged cover. Staples added (not manufacturing).
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. An American pilot stranded in Tokyo battles Japanese mobsters and communist secret agents until Fighting American can get there. Johnny Flagg dreams of the strange future worlds explored by Starman Zero. Communist spy Rhode Island Red and her gang use Doraymirio Wolfirosoff to swindle wealthy single women. Tokyo Run Around; Home-Coming Year 3000; Operation Wolf. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Jan 1955 by Headline Publications.$95.00
View scans- 1" spine split from top, heavy staple rust/migration, water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, plus a one-pager by Dick Malm. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American and Speedboy try to retrieve an H-bomb in India. Speedboy helps a kid victimized by bullies and ends up 3000 years in the past. Invisible Irving brainwashes ordinary Americans into stealing from their workplaces. Follow the Dangerous Trail of Jiseppi the Jungle Boy; Red Agent; The Year Bender; No Greater Glory; Poor Richard; Invisible Irving the Great Nothing. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$299 FIGHTING AMERICAN #5- CGC 2.5 -1955 PRIZE PUBLICATION-KIRBY CVR/ART Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #6
Published Mar 1955 by Headline Publications.$225.00
View scans- Paper: Slightly britle
- Label #4346141008
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Other items consigned by Poka
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Art Gates, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Sometimes listed as Fighting American Vol. 2 #1. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American goes after beautiful jewel thief Marilyn Biltrite. The Communist answer to Fighting American, Super Khakalovitch, is overcome by America's plentiful goods at low, low prices. Deadly Doolittle; Rube; The Making of Fighting American; One Error; Super-Khakalovitch; Celebration. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$175 Prize Publications Fighting American #6 CGC 1.8 Golden Age Comic $800 Fighting American #6 CGC 6.5 Prize 1955 Jack Kirby & Joe Simon Art & Story Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #7
Published May 1955 by Headline Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by Carl Wessler, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Art by John Prentice, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. A genie enlists Fighting American and Speedboy to prevent Russian agents from claiming Middle Eastern oil. Enemy spies disguise themselves as Fighting American to sabotage his reputation. Fighting American and Speedboy suspect the alien Space-Face is stealing government secrets. The Sneak of Araby; Three Coins in the Pushcart; Ask Fighting American and Speedboy about Space-Face; Rube. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
