Publishers / Fiction House / Fight Comics (1940) / #2
2February 1940
$0.10

Fight Comics #2

Fiction House · February 1940 · on sale 1940-01-05

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Identification plate

Series
Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1940-01-05
Indicia publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Renegades' Laircover1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerShark Brodie; Kayo Kirby; Chip Collins
1Renegades' Laircomic story10script: Will Eisner; pencils: George Aksut; inks: George AksutShark Brodie; Mr. Cannin (intro); Jane Cannin (intro); VILLAINS: Skinny (intro; dies); Skinny's gang (intro; some die); Toans; Sandy
2The Life Story of Joe Louiscomic story3.75Joe Louis; Joe Bauer; John Roxborough; Larry Udell; Lee Ramage; Mike Jacobs; Jack Sharkey; Primo Carnera; King Levinsky; Max Baer; Max Schmeling; Bob Pastor; Jim Braddock; Tommy Farr; Nathan Mann; Harry Thomas
3Pedro Montanezcomic story0.5script: Jim ToppsPedro Montanez; Lou Ambers
4-comic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Leonard Frank; inks: Leonard FrankSaber [Spy Fighter]; VILLAINS: The Antarcticans (intro)
5-comic story9script: Chuck Walker; pencils: William Wills; inks: William WillsKayo Kirby [Red Kirby]: Willy (intro)
6-comic story8pencils: Steve Broder; inks: Steve BroderKinks Mason; VILLAINS: The Weed People and their Queen (intro; all die)
7-comic story5script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksBig Red McLane; Mr. Farlow; The Red River Lumber Co. (villain)
8-comic story5script: Hugh Bartlett; pencils: August FroehlichOran; VILLAINS: Jim Murphy and a gang of crooks (intro for all)
9-comic story5script: ? [as Al Tener] (credited)Terry O'Brien (last appearance); K.O. O'Brien (Terry's father; intro); VILLAINS: Jake Kelly (intro); Silk (intro); Killer Casey (intro)
10-comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingCpl. Strut Warren; VILLAINS: The Japanese
11-comic story5script: Ted TorrenceChip Collins; VILLAIN: Chung Hang (intro)

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CollectionYear
Captain Flight Comics #101945On eBay ›
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! #[nn]
ISBN 9781560978398
2007On eBay ›

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