The Fighting American
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The Fighting American is a patriotic comic book superhero created in the 1950s as a satirical response to anti-communist fervor and a counterpart to Captain America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fighting American canonical | 2 |
| Fighting American #1 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book superhero
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fictional character ⓘ patriotic superhero ⓘ |
| alignment | superhero ⓘ |
| alterEgo | Nelson Flagg ⓘ |
| artStyle | classic Golden Age / early Silver Age superhero style ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Marvel Comics character Captain America
ⓘ
surface form:
Captain America (in concept as a patriotic hero counterpart)
|
| colorScheme | red, white and blue costume ⓘ |
| combatStyle | acrobatic brawling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Jack Kirby
ⓘ
Joe Simon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Fighting American universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Fighting American
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fighting American #1
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
ⓘ
satire ⓘ superhero comics ⓘ |
| hasCostumeType | mask and patriotic uniform ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
limited series (later revivals)
ⓘ
ongoing series ⓘ |
| hasMoralCode | defends American ideals as interpreted satirically ⓘ |
| hasPower |
enhanced agility (varies by version)
ⓘ
enhanced strength (varies by version) ⓘ |
| hasSecretIdentity | Nelson Flagg ⓘ |
| hasSidekick | Speedboy ⓘ |
| hasWeapon | hand-to-hand combat skills ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | World War II patriotic superheroes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDispute | subject of legal disputes involving similarities to Captain America ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | satirical response to anti-communist fervor ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
created by the same team that created Captain America
ⓘ
parodies Cold War anti-communist hysteria ⓘ |
| notableFor | transitioning from straight anti-communist hero to overt satire ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
anti-communism
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patriotism ⓘ satire of McCarthyism ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | communist villains (various) ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | intermittently published ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvey Comics
ⓘ
Prize Comics ⓘ |
| revivedInDecade |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era United States
|
| targetAudience | comic book readers ⓘ |
| teamAffiliation | U.S. government (various agencies, in stories) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fighting American #1