The Simon and Kirby Library
#[nn] - Superheroes
(October 2010)
Titan,
2010 Series
- Price
- 49.95 USD; 35.00 GBP; 62.00 CAD
- Pages
- 488
- On-sale Date
- 2010-10 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Titan Books
- Brand
-
Titan Books
- ISBN
-
978-1-84856-365-0
- Barcode
- 9781848563650 54995
- Editing
- Steve Saffel (editor)
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Stuntman Battles a New Menace on Terror Island
cover / 2 pages
- Characters
- Stuntman; The Panda
Indexer Notes
On cover of book. Wraparound cover, slightly cropped.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
Stuntman / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman; Ozzie Meeker
Indexer Notes
Opening spread of unpublished story, slightly cropped. On endpapers.
Introduction
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
The 1940's. War & Peace
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jim Simon
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
[The Whistler]
Black Owl / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Whistler (first appearance; villain); Arnold Goodrich (first appearance); Excalibur (first appearance; King Arthur's sword)
- Synopsis
- Black Owl gains full costume.
- Reprints
-
from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v1#7 (7) (December 1940)
-
[The Return of the Whistler]
Black Owl / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Whistler (villain; death)
- Synopsis
- Excalibur is lost at sea.
- Reprints
- from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v1#8 (8) (January 1941)
-
[The Menace of Madame Mystery]
Black Owl / comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; Madame Mystery (first appearance; villain); Barney Dunn (first appearance)
- Reprints
- from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v1#9 (9) (February 1941)
-
[no title indexed]
Stuntman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1 (April-May 1946)
-
- Keywords
- circuses; tightropes; trapezes
[no title indexed]
Stuntman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2 (June-July 1946)
-
Killer in the Big Top!
Stuntman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman (Fred Drake introduction and origin); Don Daring (intro); Sandra Sylvan(inro); Alfred Babcock (intro); Maxwell Forbes (intro); Flying Apollos (intro and death); Ian Spine (Intro); Felix Black (villain intro and death))
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1 (April-May 1946)
-
The Crime On Cauliflower Row
Stuntman / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Herman Glassjaw (intro); The Fisticuff Fraternity
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1 (April-May 1946)
-
House of Madness
Stuntman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Chalker (villain Intro)
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1 (April-May 1946)
-
Curtain Call for Death
Stuntman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Gil Golden (villain, introduction, death); Wendell Spencer (Death); Anton Thorax
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2 (June-July 1946)
-
The Rescue of Robin Hood
Stuntman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Will Stout (intro); John Granger; the Mysterious Elves of the Woodland (a lodge)
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2 (June-July 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Unpublished cover for Stuntman (Harvey, 1942 Series) #3.
Rest Camp For Criminals
Stuntman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #3 (October-November 1946)
-
The Diamond's Curse
Stuntman / comic story / 13 pages
- Reprints
- from All-New Comics (Harvey, 1943 series) #13 (July-August 1946)
-
Stuntman Battles a New Menace on Terror Island
Stuntman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman; the Panda
Indexer Notes
Opening page spread of unpublished story.
Stuntman Brings to Justice the Evil Sons of M. LeBlanc
Stuntman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman; the Rapier; the Lash; the Tumbler
Indexer Notes
Opening page spread of unpublished story.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
Stunt / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman; Ozzie Meeker
Indexer Notes
Previously unpublished story.
Trapped in Wax
The Vagabond Prince / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Vagabond Prince; Chief Justice; Boss Tweed
Indexer Notes
Previously unpublished story possibly intended for Boy Explorers Comics (Harvey, 1946 Series) #2. Text in final frame reads: "If you live to be two thousand years old ... you will never read a more mysterious and startling story than "The Madness of Doctor Altu" with the Vagabond Prince and Roger ... in the next big issue of Boy Explorers Comics!"
The Madness of Dr. Altu
Vagabond Prince / comic story / 12 pages
- Characters
- Vagabond Prince; Dr. Altu (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #8 (October-November 1947)
- Reprint source given in this book as Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 Series) #7 (August-September 1947).
-
Death-Trap De Luxe
Vagabond Prince / comic story / 10 pages
- Characters
- Mr. Magna (Intro, Dies, villain); Vagabond Prince; Chief Justice; The Jester
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #7 (August-September 1947)
- Source given in this book as Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 Series) #8 (October-November 1947).
-
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Looks like the cover for an issue of Fighting American (Prize, 1954 Series), but none issued look like this one.
The 1950's. Fighting Americans
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jim Simon
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ? (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
The Man from the World of D
Captain 3-D / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mort Meskin; Steve Ditko (assist)
- Colors
- Harry Mendryk
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain 3-D (introduction; origin); Danny Davis (introduction); Cat People (villain; introduction)
- Reprints
- from Captain 3-D (Harvey, 1953 series) #1 (December 1953)
-
The Menace of the Living Dolls
Captain 3-D / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mort Meskin; Steve Ditko (assist)
- Colors
- Harry Mendryk
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Tigra (villain); Cat People (villain)
- Reprints
- from Captain 3-D (Harvey, 1953 series) #1 (December 1953)
-
Iron Hat McGinty and His Destruction Gang
Captain 3-D / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mort Meskin; Steve Ditko (assist)
- Colors
- Harry Mendryk
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iron-Hat McGinty (introduction; villain)
- Reprints
- from Captain 3-D (Harvey, 1953 series) #1 (December 1953)
-
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who is the Fighting American?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American; Speedboy
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#1 [1] (April-May 1954)
-
Break the Spy Ring!
Fighting American / comic story / 10 pages
- 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
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#1 [1] (April-May 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War
Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs
Fighting American / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#1 [1] (April-May 1954)
-
- Keywords
- buzz bomb; Cold War
Duel to the Finish Line!
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- 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
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#1 [1] (April-May 1954)
-
- Keywords
- auto racing; Cold War; Eiffel Tower; France
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby (signed by Joe Simon)
- Colors
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Throw them down the sky well!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#2 [2] (June-July 1954)
-
The League of the Handsome Devils!
Fighting American / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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
- Synopsis
- The Fighting American and Speedboy battle a group of muggers who kill their victims and are only identified as "handsome devils" by eye witnesses.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#2 [2] (June-July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- mugging
Find the King of the Crime Syndicate
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Doubleheader [Casper Dewberry] (first appearance, villain); Mary Stewart
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#2 [2] (June-July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- gambling
Investigate the City of Ghouls
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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)
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#2 [2] (June-July 1954)
-
- Keywords
- air strike; anti-aircraft; California; Cold War; communist; G-Man; Mount Shasta; Reds; subway
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby (signed by Joe Simon)
- Colors
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't laugh -- they're not funny -- "
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Hotsky Trotsky; Poison Ivan
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#3 [3] (August-September 1954)
-
The Man Who Sold Out Liberty!
Fighting American / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Square-Hair Malloy (first appearance, villain, death)
- Synopsis
- The Fighting American and Speedboy battle Square-Hair Malloy on top of the Statue of Liberty.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#3 [3] (August-September 1954)
-
- Keywords
- FBI; Statue of Liberty
Stranger from Paradise
Speedboy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Vladimir and his family (first appearance)
- Synopsis
- A boy in a communist country writes Speedboy a letter.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#3 [3] (August-September 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War; communism
[Poison Ivan and Hotsky Trotski]
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Poison Ivan (villain); Hotski Trotski (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- Poison Ivan and his companion Hotski Trotski spread anti-American propaganda to neighborhood children.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#3 [3] (August-September 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War; propaganda
Indexer Notes
Title from the cover of the original issue.
Z Food!
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#3 [3] (August-September 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War; communists
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen, Rhode Island Red!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Rhode Island Red; Yuscha Liffso
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#4 [4] (October-November 1954)
-
Tokyo Run-Around!
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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)
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#4 [4] (October-November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War; communists; Japan; pickpocket; submarine; Tokyo
Home-Coming Year 3000
Fighting American / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Flagg; Dan Sprite; Starman Zero; Kleeter
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#4 [4] (October-November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- alien; dream; space travel
Indexer Notes
dream adventure
Johnny and Dan do not appear as the Fighting American or Speedboy in this story but only as their civilian selves.
Operation Wolf!
Fighting American / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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
- Synopsis
- Rhode Island Red and her gang use Doraymirio Wolfirosoff to swindle rich single females out of their money to help fund their communist plots.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#4 [4] (October-November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- Cold War; communist; playboy
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#5 (5) (December 1954-January 1955)
-
- Keywords
- alligator; swamp
Jiseppi the Jungle Boy
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Jiseppi (first appearance); Sir Cedric Hardwhack; Pamela Hardwhack; Pastrami (tiger); Fat Maria
- Synopsis
- Fighting American and Speedboy travel to India to find a jungle boy who has stolen a hydrogen bomb from the communists.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#5 (5) (December 1954-January 1955)
-
- Keywords
- circus; Cold War; communist; hydrogen bomb; jungle
The Year Bender
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Prof. Dyle Twister (first appearance); Gregory
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#5 (5) (December 1954-January 1955)
-
- Keywords
- bull; bullying; elephant; exercise; time machine
Invisible Irving, the Great Nothing!
Fighting American / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Invisible Irving (first appearance; villain); Freddy Fowlup
- Synopsis
- Invisible Irving escapes from Alcatraz and sets up a racket brainwashing people and getting them to steal from their employers.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#5 (5) (December 1954-January 1955)
-
- Keywords
- Alcatraz prison; invisibility
Indexer Notes
Story swiped from Starman story in Adventure Comics #77, per Harry Mendryk's blog at the Kirby Museum.
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Zoot! Fighting American and Speedboy are putty in the hands of the great Ali Ghazam!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Ali Ghazam
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#6 (6) (February-March 1955)
-
Deadly Doolittle
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Icy-Fingers McTouch; Stumblebaum; Stickpin; Iggy; Marilyn Biltrite; Deadly Doolittle; Munneybelt; Hooley
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#6 (6) (February-March 1955)
-
- Keywords
- diamonds; mob; organized crime
Super-Khakalovitch...
Fighting American / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Super Khakalovitch; Charity Bizarre
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v1#6 (6) (February-March 1955)
-
- Keywords
- body odor; Cold War; Communist; Turkish Bath
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Fighting American! The horses have sprouted wings!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Professor
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v2#1 (7) (April-May 1955)
-
Sneak of Araby
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v2#1 (7) (April-May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- communist; desert; genie; oil; sneezing powder
Three Coins in the Pushcart
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Skudnik; Yakfoot; Grummel; Gorgeous Georgia [Gloria Swandive]
- Synopsis
- Communists send three agents, dressed as the Fighting American, to sabotage his reputation.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v2#1 (7) (April-May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- communists; sabotage
Indexer Notes
Greg Theakson, via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008), challenged the original indexer's 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.
About Space-Face
Fighting American / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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
- Synopsis
- Someone is stealing government secrets and the prime suspect is the alien Space-Face.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #v2#1 (7) (April-May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- communist; space alien
Indexer Notes
Wessler script per Robin Snyder, via Wessler's record books. Originally titled "Out of This World".
[no title indexed]
Fighting American / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look out! It's Round Robin!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
-
Round Robin
Fighting American / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda; Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Round Robin (introduction); Yakima Fuldoon; Floyd Dragnet
- Synopsis
- Police chief Floyd Dragnet calls on Fighting American and Speedboy to help capture the crook Round Robin.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
One page cut compared to original appearance.
Roman Scoundrels
Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- 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)
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
-
- Keywords
- communist; Hollywood; movie set
The Secret of Yafata's Moustache
Fighting American / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Viva Yafata [Harvey Nibble] (villain, introduction); Bosworth Nibble; La Mombo; El Ropo (villain, introduction); Jispers
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
-
- Keywords
- bandits; firing squad; Mexico
The Beef Box
Fighting American and Speedboy / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American; Speedboy
- Reprints
- from Fighting American (Marvel, 1989 series) (1989)
-
The Mad Inker
Fighting American / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fighting American [Johnny Flagg; Nelson Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; The Mad Inker [Inky]
- Synopsis
- Inky, the inker of the Fighting American comic book goes on a crime spree.
- Reprints
-
in Fighting American (Titan, 2011 series) (May 2011)
-
- Keywords
- octopus
Indexer Notes
Previously unpublished story.
[no title indexed]
The Double Life of Private Strong / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- military; superhero
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials; missiles
Meet Lancelot Strong, The Man with the Double Life
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; military
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Intro page.
The Double Life of Private Strong
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- military; superhero
- Characters
- The Shield
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Origin.
Spawn of the "X" World!
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- military; superhero
- Characters
- The Shield
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
Sneak Attack
The Shield / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Combination comic story and promo introducing The Shield, featured in The Double Life of Private Strong, the second issue of which is shown and advertised as "Now On Sale!".
Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- military; superhero
- Characters
- The Shield
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
The Menace of the Micro-Men!
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- military; superhero
- Characters
- The Shield
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
The Strange Case of Lovable Lou the Toy Master
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero; military
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (August 1959)
-
The Ultra-Sonic Spies
The Double Life of Private Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero; military
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (August 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
The Strange New World of the Fly
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Origin.
The Fly Discovers His Buzz Gun
The Fly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
Come into My Parlor
The Fly / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly; Spider Spry (first appearance)
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly; Tim O'Casey
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Marco's Eyes
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Mister Marco; Dolly; Slats Dillon; J.B. Bascombe
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
The Hideout
The Fly / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Combination comic story and promo, advertising next issue of Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1959 Series).
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew!
The Fly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers; Joe Simon (see notes)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman; Joe Simon (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Tim O'Casey; Bertrand; Drews; Finn MacCool; Mr. March
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Joe Simon may have pencilled and/or inked pages 1;3-4, with Ayers/Reinman on the remainder. Info per Nick Caputo, May 2013.
Bonus Gallery
illustration / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2 (June-July 1946) [Pg. 1 only.]
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (August 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Reproduction of three covers and one lead page. Includes unused covers for Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 Series) #2, and Thrills of Tomorrow (Harvey, 1954 Series) #22.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
illustration / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Opening spread of unpublished story, slightly cropped. On endpapers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Stuntman Battles a New Menace on Terror Island
-
2.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
Stuntman -
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
[no title indexed]
-
5.
Introduction
-
6.
The 1940's. War & Peace
-
7.
[The Whistler]
Black Owl -
8.
[The Return of the Whistler]
Black Owl -
9.
[The Menace of Madame Mystery]
Black Owl -
10.
[no title indexed]
Stuntman -
11.
[no title indexed]
Stuntman -
12.
Killer in the Big Top!
Stuntman -
13.
The Crime On Cauliflower Row
Stuntman -
14.
[Don't Miss the Next Big Issue of ...]
-
15.
House of Madness
Stuntman -
16.
Curtain Call for Death
Stuntman -
17.
The Rescue of Robin Hood
Stuntman -
18.
[no title indexed]
-
19.
Rest Camp For Criminals
Stuntman -
20.
The Diamond's Curse
Stuntman -
21.
Stuntman Battles a New Menace on Terror Island
Stuntman -
22.
Stuntman Brings to Justice the Evil Sons of M. LeBlanc
Stuntman -
23.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
Stunt -
24.
Trapped in Wax
The Vagabond Prince -
25.
The Madness of Dr. Altu
Vagabond Prince -
26.
Death-Trap De Luxe
Vagabond Prince -
27.
[no title indexed]
Fighting American -
28.
The 1950's. Fighting Americans
-
29.
The Man from the World of D
Captain 3-D -
30.
The Menace of the Living Dolls
Captain 3-D -
31.
Iron Hat McGinty and His Destruction Gang
Captain 3-D -
32.
["Who is the Fighting American?"]
Fighting American -
33.
Break the Spy Ring!
Fighting American -
34.
Track Down the Baby Buzz Bombs
Fighting American -
35.
Duel to the Finish Line!
Fighting American -
36.
["Throw them down the sky well!"]
Fighting American -
37.
The League of the Handsome Devils!
Fighting American -
38.
Find the King of the Crime Syndicate
Fighting American -
39.
Investigate the City of Ghouls
Fighting American -
40.
["Don't laugh -- they're not funny -- ""]
Fighting American -
41.
The Man Who Sold Out Liberty!
Fighting American -
42.
Stranger from Paradise
Speedboy -
43.
[Poison Ivan and Hotsky Trotski]
Fighting American -
44.
Z Food!
Fighting American -
45.
["Listen, Rhode Island Red!"]
Fighting American -
46.
Tokyo Run-Around!
Fighting American -
47.
Home-Coming Year 3000
Fighting American -
48.
Operation Wolf!
Fighting American -
49.
[no title indexed]
Fighting American -
50.
Jiseppi the Jungle Boy
Fighting American -
51.
The Year Bender
Fighting American -
52.
Invisible Irving, the Great Nothing!
Fighting American -
53.
["Zoot! Fighting American and Speedboy are putty in the hands of the great Ali Ghazam!"]
Fighting American -
54.
Deadly Doolittle
Fighting American -
55.
Super-Khakalovitch...
Fighting American -
56.
["Look, Fighting American! The horses have sprouted wings!"]
Fighting American -
57.
Sneak of Araby
Fighting American -
58.
Three Coins in the Pushcart
Fighting American -
59.
About Space-Face
Fighting American -
60.
["Look out! It's Round Robin!"]
Fighting American -
61.
Round Robin
Fighting American -
62.
Roman Scoundrels
Fighting American -
63.
The Secret of Yafata's Moustache
Fighting American -
64.
The Beef Box
Fighting American and Speedboy -
65.
The Mad Inker
Fighting American -
66.
[no title indexed]
The Double Life of Private Strong -
67.
Meet Lancelot Strong, The Man with the Double Life
The Double Life of Private Strong -
68.
The Double Life of Private Strong
The Double Life of Private Strong -
69.
Spawn of the "X" World!
The Double Life of Private Strong -
70.
Sneak Attack
The Shield -
71.
Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage
The Double Life of Private Strong -
72.
The Menace of the Micro-Men!
The Double Life of Private Strong -
73.
The Strange Case of Lovable Lou the Toy Master
The Double Life of Private Strong -
74.
The Ultra-Sonic Spies
The Double Life of Private Strong -
75.
[no title indexed]
The Fly -
76.
The Strange New World of the Fly
The Fly -
77.
The Fly Discovers His Buzz Gun
The Fly -
78.
Come into My Parlor
The Fly -
79.
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew
The Fly -
80.
Marco's Eyes
The Fly -
81.
The Hideout
The Fly -
82.
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew!
The Fly -
83.
Bonus Gallery
-
84.
["Joe Simon and Jack Kirby worked in ..."]
-
85.
Coming Soon
-
86.
Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord
-
87.
["Here you'll see stories and characters ..."]
This issue was modified by
- Nick Caputo
- Alan Hutchinson
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Claus Simonsen
- Richard Thomson
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