Joe Louis #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeJoe Louis defeats challenger Billy Conn in a boxing match, with the referee stopping the fight in the eighth round, declaring Louis still champion of the world. Meanwhile, news breaks that Nazi Germany has invaded Russia, prompting discussion about America's military preparedness. The issue also includes "Tiger in the Ring," a text story by William Woolfolk about Philadelphia boxer Jack O'Brien's match against Michigan middleweight Stanley Ketchell, in which O'Brien uses his superior boxing technique to outmaneuver his aggressive opponent through six rounds.
Jimmy Lafferty learned boxing to stand up to bullies, but when Mr. Collins invites him to join the athletic club as an amateur boxer, Jimmy's mother refuses to let him fight—convinced the sport is too brutal. When a burglar breaks into their home, Jimmy gets a chance to prove that his boxing skills are worth far more than his mother feared. By the story's end, Mrs. Lafferty sees the value in what her son has learned, and Jimmy's future in the ring looks bright.
Gene Tunney, the undefeated heavyweight champion of boxing's golden age, overcame brittle hands early in his career through dedicated recovery, then stunned the boxing world by outboxing the legendary Jack Dempsey for the title despite being dismissed as an intellectual more interested in Shakespeare than fighting. His reign was cemented by a controversial rematch with Dempsey in 1927, featuring the infamous "long count," and he retired at the top after defeating Tom Heeney in 1928.
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Reprinted in Joe Louis Comics #2 (1951)
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