Fighting American
Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harvey Comics published one additional issue in 1966. One final inventoried tale was published in 1989, in a Marvel Comics hardcover collection of all the Fighting American stories.
| Fighting American | |
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Fighting American #2 (July 1954), depicting the title character and his sidekick Speedboy. Cover art by Jack Kirby (signed "Simon & Kirby" for the writer-artist team). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Prize Group, Harvey Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Awesome Entertainment |
| First appearance | Fighting American #1 (May 1954) |
| Created by | Joe Simon (writer, artist) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Nelson Flagg John Flagg |
| Partnerships | Speedboy |
| Abilities | Artificially enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and agility Master hand-to-hand combatant Longevity |
Subsequent publishers have had short runs of Fighting American stories with the permission of the owners' estates. The character gained some notoriety due to a lawsuit in the late 1990s when Awesome Entertainment founder Rob Liefeld announced intentions to publish a mini-series that was allegedly similar to that artist's run on Marvel's Captain America title. After settling the dispute, Awesome released three Fighting American series.