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Fighting American #1 From Titan Comics Will Debut On Joe Simon's Birthday, October 11th
Titan Comics are publishing a new Fighting American series in October, the character created by the late Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1954 as a response to Timely/Atlas Comics (the precursor to Marvel) revamping Captain Americain a new series without them.
So they decide to create another patriotically themed character, Fighting American. to show Atlas how to actually do the character. Initially an anti-Communist screed, it flipped into a superhero satire with the second issue. The new series debuts on October 11th, the date of Joe Simon's birthday and during Jack Kirby's 100th birthday
With this cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson…