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The Fighting Yank #24

Apr 1948 · Pines · 0.10 USD
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The Fighting Yank investigates the murder of a man named Jameson, who was shot through the heart with a specially designed magnetic weapon that fires steel slivers. The evidence points to a watch chain containing a tiny magnet belonging to a suspect, leading the Yank to uncover the killer's identity. The story culminates with police arriving at the scene and acknowledging the detective work of Bruce Carter, revealing that the trains involved were built by the same toy maker, connecting the Yank to a larger mystery surrounding the case.

Contains 7 stories
The Panic of the Proton Bomb!
10 pp · Superhero

A cunning foreign faction hatches a scheme to steal America's newest weapon—the proton bomb—by hijacking a traveling circus and using it as cover to breach the military zone surrounding the Amford plant. When the Fighting Yank uncovers the plot and races to stop them, he finds himself caught between pursuing ruthless gunmen and protecting a town gripped by panic over mysterious radiation fears. Armed with his ancestor's magic cloak, the Yank must prevent the thieves from escaping with a devastating payload.

The Last Laugh!
11 pp · Superhero
Mr. Gag

Rocky Butts, an underworld boss, hires the crafty Mr. Gag to destroy the Fighting Yank's reputation through an elaborate campaign of ridicule and public humiliation. As Mr. Gag unleashes a series of increasingly elaborate pranks and traps, Bruce Carter III—the Fighting Yank—must see through the scheme to expose the real conspiracy threatening the city. A battle of wits, bullets, and nerve decides whether the underworld's plot will succeed or crumble under its own weight.

The Case of the Murderous Magnet!
10 pp · Superhero

When toy locomotives become instruments of murder, the Fighting Yank must uncover a deadly conspiracy at the heart of a wealthy broker's innocent hobby. A concealed magnetic weapon transforms a simple racing game into a death trap, and Bruce Carter III discovers that the real killer is far closer than anyone suspected—forcing him to battle through fire, explosives, and betrayal to stop a man willing to murder his own partners for a fortune in stock.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Tony
Death On Skis!
10 pp · Superhero

When debutante Diana Adams arrives at Suntop Lodge for a winter vacation, a fellow guest meets a fatal accident on the toboggan run—but Miss Masque suspects foul play. Investigating the death, the mysterious vigilante uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen jewels and discovers that someone at the lodge is willing to kill to keep their secret hidden.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor

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Raw (Good) $208
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $3,232*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,216*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $990*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $823*
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CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $620
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $477*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $391
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $333
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $278
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Full credits

artist, inker Ken Champin
cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

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