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1January 1940
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Fight Comics #1

Fiction House · January 1940 · on sale 1939-11-01

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Identification plate

Series
Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1940
Key date
1940-01-00
On-sale date
1939-11-01
Indicia publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Island of Stolen Pearlscover1pencils: Lou Fine, Will Eisner; inks: Lou FineShark Brodie
1The Island of Stolen Pearlscomic story10script: Will Eisner; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaShark Brodie (intro); Banu (intro); Manaii (intro); Chief Koa (intro); VILLAIN: Nemo (intro; dies)
2True Life Story of Jack Dempseycomic story4pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumJack Dempsey; John the Barber; Doc Kearns; Jimmy DeForest' Jack Johnson; Jesse Willard
3-comic story2script: Fred Ricks; pencils: Fred Ricks; inks: Fred RicksSlaphappy Sam (a boxer; intro); his manager; Butch the Butcher (intro)
4-comic story6script: Will EisnerSaber [Spy Fighter] (intro; origin); President Delano (intro); Secretary of State Cornell (intro); VILLAINS: Major Duncan (intro); Russmanians (intro)
5-comic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Chuck Winter, George Tuska; inks: Dan ZolnerowichKayo Kirby [Red Kirby] (intro; origin); Chris Harden (intro); Mary Harden (intro); Patsy Fink (intro); Mauler Martin (intro); Joe Harkey (intro); VILLAINS: Carver and other gangsters (intro)
61000 Fathoms Under the Seacomic story8pencils: Steve Broder; inks: Steve BroderKinks Mason (intro); Proconians (intro); VILLAIN: Goors (intro)
7-comic story5script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksBig Red McLane (intro); Mr. Farlow (intro); VILLAIN: Red River Lumber Co. (intro)
8-comic story4script: Hugh Bartlett; pencils: Edd AsheOran (intro; origin); Zack Temson (intro); Oran's father (intro); VILLAINS: Faro Farly (intro); Torpedo Ribula (intro)
9-comic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthTerry O'Brien (intro); VILLAINS: Martin and his gang (intro)
10-comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingCpl. Strut Warren (intro)
11-comic story6script: Ted Torrence; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaChip Collins (intro); The Skull Squadron [Jinx Jordan; others] (intro); Rodney Dawes (intro); Wendy Dawes (intro)

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