AC Comics - AC Comics Characters, AC Comics Titles, Fighting Yank, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Miss Victory, Femforce, Arrow, Airman (Paperback)

Chapters: Ac Comics Characters, Ac Comics Titles, Fighting Yank, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Miss Victory, Femforce, Arrow, Airman, List of Sentinels of Justice Members, Dragonfly, Captain Paragon, Captain Freedom, List of Ac Comics Publications, Garganta's Thrilling Science. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Fighting Yank is the name of several fictional comic book superheroes. The initial comic-book character called Fighting Yank first appeared in Nedor Comics' Startling Comics #10 (Sept. 1941), during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writer Richard E. Hughes and artist Jon L. Blummer. Later artwork was produced by Jack Binder's studio, and by Elmer Wexler. Fighting Yank was created during World War II as a patriotic hero similar to The Shield and Captain America. He was one of Nedor Comics more successful characters, eventually replacing Captain Future in Startling Comics. In September 1942, Fighting Yank received his own title. Fighting Yank also appeared in America's Best Comics until that series was canceled in 1949. Bruce Carter III obtained his superhuman powers when the ghost of his ancestor Bruce Carter I, a hero from the American War of Independence, appeared to him and showed him the location of a magical cloak that could give the wearer invulnerability and super strength. Only Carter III's girlfriend, Joan Farwell, knows of his dual identity. Along with this magical cloak, Fighting Yank's outfit also included a tri-corner hat, square buckles, an American flag on his chest, a white shirt, and blue pants. The 1940s precursor of Marvel Comics had a character also named Fighting Yank who made a single appearance in Captain America Comics #17 (Aug. 1942), in the story "The China Ro...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=337394