{"product_id":"fighting-american-1966-1-1807500","title":"Fighting American 1966 #1 - back issue - $12.00","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolice chief Floyd Dragnet calls on Fighting American and Speedboy to help capture the crook Round Robin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson Flagg's older brother, Johnny, is killed by enemies of America.  The Army transfers Nelson's brain into Johnny's body to create the Fighting American, who tracks down and captures Peter Piper and his gang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting American and Speedboy travel to Hollywood to be in a motion picture but the movie is being directed by communists who want to kill them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnemy agents kill race car driver Dan Grady before the big European race but the Fighting American takes his place and wins the auto race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoubleheader has created a device to fling energy which he uses to fix various sporting events and to help him win at gambling.  The Fighting American and Speedboy put an end to his criminal enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fighting American and Speedboy battle a group of muggers who kill their victims and are only identified as \"handsome devils\" by eye witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBosworth Nibble contacts the Fighting American to ask him to go to Mexico to find his son, Harvey Nibble, who he believes has been captured by bandits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly Leon Harvey is credited in the indicia as editor. On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound Robin! - Story begins on the first two pages with Fighting American and Speedboy \"interrupting\" the story to introduce new readers to his origin, retitled \"Peter Piper's Red Vipers\". \r\n\r\nFighting American and Speedboy last appeared in Fighting American #7 (Prize)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Piper's Red Vipers - New art on page one, likely by Joe Simon, has Fighting American and Speedboy interrupting the Round Robin story to present Fighting American's origin story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet Speedboy - Recap of Speedboy's origin follows Fighting American's origin. Round Robin story continues on bottom portion of page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting American: The Hero Who Laughed at Himself - Reprint of a fanzine article on Fighting American, accompanied by illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - House ad for The Spirit # 1.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlash Farrell Gets the Picture at Goodyear Aerospace - Ad for Goodyear tires (originally printed in Boys' Life Magazine; verified as Neal Adams pencils\/inks via discussion with the man in 2019); might be the same ad as in Richie Rich #39 (November 1965).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'll Never See The Likes of Them Again! - House ad promoting future issues (which were never published) includes three small repros of Fighting American covers along with a new image likely drawn by Joe Simon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Secret of Yafata's Moustache - Next appearance in Fighting American (Marvel, 1989 series).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46560605175958,"sku":"CSAS1740I20426B1807500","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/5854\/5795\/files\/20426.jpg?v=1789326967","url":"https:\/\/shop.thecomicsplace.com\/products\/fighting-american-1966-1-1807500","provider":"Comics Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}