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9October 1940
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Fight Comics #9

Fiction House · October 1940 · on sale 1940-07-15

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Series
Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-07-15
Indicia publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Power Man Smashes the Steel-Clad Invaderscover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyRip Regan the Power-Man
1Prey of the War-Eaglecomic story8script: Ted TorrenceChip Collins; A Chinese man (villain, introduction, death)
2The Power Man Smashes the Steel-Clad Invaderscomic story5script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: Witmer Williams, John Celardo; inks: Witmer WilliamsRip Regan, the Power-Man
3-comic story7pencils: George Aksut; inks: George AksutShark Brodie; Prof. Gustoff (villain, introduction); Basil (villain, introduction); Terry
4The True Life Story of Fitzsimmonscomic story4Bob Fitzsimmons; Billy McCarthy; Jack Dempsey; Peter Maher; Rose Julian; Con Riordan; Jim Corbett; Hickey
5-comic story4script: ? [as Dennis Colebrook] (credited)Spencer Steel; Nora Steel; Jackson; Shivers Mayo (villain, introduction); the Jinxes (villain, introduction); Joe Stag (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)
6The Louis-Braddock Fightcomic story1script: Jim Topps; pencils: Jim Topps; inks: Jim ToppsJim Braddock; Jow Louis
7Keeping Fittext article2pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); colors: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset
8Escape From Realitycomic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred SchwabSlug-Nutty Sam; Joe the Shrimp (villain, introduction)
9-comic story7script: Steve Broder; pencils: Steve Broder; inks: Steve BroderKinks Mason
10-comic story5script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksBig Red McLane (last appearance); Tom Farr; Sally Breen (introduction); Bulldog Brice (introduction); Battling Gatzo (introduction); Mike Stone (introduction)
11-comic story5script: Hugh BartlettOran
12-comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingCorporal "Strut" Warren
13-comic story4script: Chuck Walker; pencils: Ray Burley; inks: Ray BurleyKayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; GUEST STARS: John L. Sullivan; Jim Corbett; Bob Fitzsimmons (in a dream; all beat Kayo Kirby)
14-comic story5pencils: Leonard Frank; inks: Leonard FrankSaber, the Spy Fighter; an unnamed inventor (villain, introduction, death)
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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Great Comics #21941On eBay ›
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
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