Fight Comics #5

Fight Comics #5 from Fiction House delivers exactly what its tagline promises — "Two-Fisted Adventures of Men of Action!" — with a cover by the Will Eisner Studio, inked by Lou Fine, that puts The Power-Man front and center, unleashing a devastating punch against a towering green-skinned brute while more of these monstrous figures crowd the background menacingly. The vivid colors and kinetic energy of that central collision are pure 1940 pulp excitement, and the issue also promises stories featuring Shark Brodie, Kinks Mason, K.O. Kirby, and Strut Warren. Fletcher Hanks handles the interior work, including "The True Life Story of John L.," making this a compelling package of rough-and-tumble action from one of the era's most distinctive comic talents.