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Fighting American

Fighting American

47 appearances · Golden Age · 1954–2018 · 1 key issues
Who is Fighting American?

Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Fighting American is a patriotic super-soldier hero launched during the early 1950s Cold War era, channeling the same star-spangled spirit the duo had pioneered with Captain America — this time fighting Communist threats.

Born from the legendary partnership of Jack Kirby and Joe Simon — the creative titans who helped define American superhero comics — Fighting American burst onto the scene in 1954, a bold patriotic figure who carries the DNA of the Golden Age in every panel. Launched through Prize Comics at a moment when red-blooded adventure heroes were a staple of the spinner rack, this star-spangled champion has proven remarkably durable, with a publishing history stretching all the way to 2018 and a collector-significant key issue that makes him a genuine find. In his adventures he shares the page with the likes of Johnny Flagg, Speedboy, and Gloriana Demeter, a colorful roster that speaks to the rich, pulpy world surrounding him. For fans of classic superhero history and the Kirby-Simon legacy, Fighting American is an essential piece of the puzzle.

Fighting American
#1 [1]
★ First appearance
Fighting American #1 [1]
Apr 1954

Top series

Covers through the years — 1989–2009

Fighting American #[nn] 1989
Fighting American #[nn]
Big Bang Comics #4 1996
Big Bang Comics #4
Judgment Day #[nn] 2003
Judgment Day #[nn]
The Best of Star-Studded Comics #[nn] 2005
The Best of Star-Studded Comics #[nn]
The Best of Simon and Kirby #[nn] 2009
The Best of Simon and Kirby #[nn]

Appearances

The Steranko History of Comics (1970)
#1
Hembeck: The Best of Dateline: @!!?# [Hembeck Series] (1980)
#1
Big Bang Comics (1996)
#4
Judgment Day Sourcebook (1997)
#1
Fighting American: Rules of the Game (1997)
Awesome Holiday Special (1997)
#1
Awesome Preview (1998)
Judgment Day: Aftermath (1998)
#1
Savage Dragon (1993)
#50
Fighting American: Dogs of War (1998)
Avengelyne (1999)
#1
Golden-Age Men of Mystery (1996)
#15
Brigade (2000)
#1
Judgment Day (2003)
The Best of Star-Studded Comics (2005)
The Best of Simon and Kirby (2009)
The Simon and Kirby Library (2010)
Fighting American: The Ties That Bind (2018)