Fighting American #v2#1 (7)
(April-May 1955)

Prize, 1954 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Headline Publications Inc.
Brand
Prize Group
Editing
Joe Simon (credited) (editor); Jack Kirby (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fighting American / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
Ben Oda

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

Indexer Notes

Cover colors and inks credits from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008); the original indexer credited the inks to Joe Simon

Sneak of Araby (Table of Contents: 1)

Fighting American / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon; ?
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

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
Keywords
communist; desert; genie; oil; sneezing powder

Top Hat; Goes Fishing (Table of Contents: 2)

Rube / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Gates (signed as Art Gates)
Pencils
Art Gates (signed as Art Gates)
Inks
Art Gates (signed as Art Gates)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[The Branding] (Table of Contents: 3)

Poor Richard / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Inks
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Keywords
wordless

Three Coins in the Pushcart (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice ?; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

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
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. Title is a parody of the 1954 movie "Three Coins in the Fountain."

The Lama (Table of Contents: 5)

Fighting American / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

No feature name.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Private Giggy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh... you're calling in to pick up Captain Brewster's new hat.
Genre
humor; military

The Window Washer (Table of Contents: 7)

Poor Richard / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Pencils
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Inks
Dick Malmgren (signed as Dick Malm)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Keywords
wordless

About Space-Face (Table of Contents: 8)

Fighting American / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

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
Keywords
communist; space alien

Indexer Notes

Wessler script per Robin Snyder, via Wessler's record books. Originally titled "Out of This World". Next appearance in Fighting American (Harvey, 1966 series) #1.

Treasures (Table of Contents: 9)

Fighting American / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

No feature name.

[At Talent, Inc.] (Table of Contents: 10)

Rube / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Maurice Rosenfield (credited) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Look, Fighting American! The horses have sprouted wings!"]
    Fighting American
  2. 1. Sneak of Araby
    Fighting American
  3. 2. Top Hat; Goes Fishing
    Rube
  4. 3. [The Branding]
    Poor Richard
  5. 4. Three Coins in the Pushcart
    Fighting American
  6. 5. The Lama
    Fighting American
  7. 6. ["Oh... you're calling in to pick up Captain Brewster's new hat."]
    Private Giggy
  8. 7. The Window Washer
    Poor Richard
  9. 8. About Space-Face
    Fighting American
  10. 9. Treasures
    Fighting American
  11. 10. [At Talent, Inc.]
    Rube
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky