Fight Comics #4

(April 1940)

["Shark meets a strange opponent on the far-off..."] (Table of Contents)

Shark Brodie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska [as George Aksut)

Inks:

George Tuska [as George Aksut)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Shark Brodie; Stubby (Intro); Fritz (Intro); Blackie and his gang (Villain, Intro)

["Kinks and friends are cruising about on a..."] (Table of Contents)

Kinks Mason / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Steve Broder]

Pencils:

Steve Broder (signed)

Inks:

Steve Broder (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Kinks Mason; Sneely (Villain, Intro)

["Starring Saber, the mightiest and most intelligent man..."] (Table of Contents)

The Spy Fighter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Leonard Frank (signed)

Inks:

Leonard Frank (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Saber [Spy Fighter]; A group of spies (Villain, Intro, Death)

["Haw! This guy that you're fighting tonight is..."] (Table of Contents)

Slug-Nutty Sam / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]

Pencils:

Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]

Inks:

Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Slug-Nutty Sam

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer assigned script also to Schwab. We cannot corraborate.

["Chip and his brave Skull Squad fight their way out..."] (Table of Contents)

Chip Collins / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ted Torrence]

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chip Collins; Wang Chi (Villain, Intro, Death); Chin Lo and his daughter (Intro)

["I'll get behind this market racket if it's..."] (Table of Contents)

Rip Regan the Power-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Herman Bolstein

Pencils:

John Celardo (signed)

Inks:

John Celardo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Rip Regan; Big John (Intro, Death); Racketeers (Villain, Intro)

Indexer Notes

Signs of Sid Greene in the inks seen by all three indexers. Could be coincidence, but seems consistent in early Celardo stories.

["In this article we give the novice champ..."] (Table of Contents)

Keeping Fit / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (2 panels art)

Inks:

? (2 panels art)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

sports

["'Big Red,' as Tom Farr's new partner, has discovered..."] (Table of Contents)

Big Red McLane / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)

Pencils:

Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)

Inks:

Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fletcher Hanks

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Big Red McLane; Tom Farr

Synopsis:

Big Red stops a group of lumber raiders who turn out to be wanted murderers.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn] (June 2009)

["The kid is great, Mary! A mere youngster..."] (Table of Contents)

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Chuck Walker]

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Kayo Kirby; The Kid (Guest-Star); Sidney Snowden (Villain, Intro); Buck (Villain, Intro); assorted gangsters (Villain, Intro)

The True Life Story of Tony Canzoneri (Table of Contents)

Tony Canzoneri / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Tony Canzoneri

Case 2: File-A: Clue-3 (Table of Contents)

The Case of the Frightened Killer / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

["Born to defend himself in the dark continent..."] (Table of Contents)

Oran of the Jungle / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Hugh Bartlett]

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

George Tuska?; Art Saaf?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Oran; The Champ (Villain, Intro); Boss Murphy (Villain, Intro); Mike (Villain, Intro, Death)

["Returning to the marine barracks from an evening..."] (Table of Contents)

Strut Warren / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cpl. Strut Warren; Karawai (Villain, Intro)