Fighting American #v1#1 [1]
(April-May 1954)

Prize, 1954 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Headline Publications Inc.
Brand
Prize Group
Editing
Joe Simon (editor); Jack Kirby (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fighting American / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who is the Fighting American?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Break the Spy Ring (Table of Contents: 1)

Fighting American / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; 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.
Reprints
Keywords
Cold War

Indexer Notes

Colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Reuel Gridley (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs (Table of Contents: 3)

Fighting American / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Von Feygel
Synopsis
Speedboy helps the Fighting American stop Von Feygel from attacking Johnny Flagg with miniaturized remote controlled buzz-bombs.
Reprints
Keywords
buzz bomb; Cold War

Indexer Notes

Colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Abracadabra! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Eagle Trap (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Homer (Table of Contents: 6)

Homer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Van (house name)
Pencils
Van (house name)
Inks
Van (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Duel to the Finish Line! (Table of Contents: 7)

Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; 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.
Reprints
Keywords
auto racing; Cold War; Eiffel Tower; France

Indexer Notes

Colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Who is the Fighting American?"]
    Fighting American
  2. 1. Break the Spy Ring
    Fighting American
  3. 2. Reuel Gridley
  4. 3. Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs
    Fighting American
  5. 4. Abracadabra!
  6. 5. Eagle Trap
  7. 6. Homer
    Homer
  8. 7. Duel to the Finish Line!
    Fighting American
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Rodrigo Baeza
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bosco Hazard
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore