Fight Comics, #56

Published: June 1948

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Fight Comics #56

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1 page jungle

"Her whip is the lash of justice --"

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Story Notes

Several guesses have been made as to the identity of the cover artists. The current educated best guess of HS/HW/JV is that Joe Doolin did the background scene and Jack Kamen (or another Iger Shop artist) drew the Tiger Girl figure which was finished by an unknown Iger Shop inker.

Story 1 10 pages jungle

"The Nasali tribe's great god-man had risen from..."

Characters
  • Tiger Girl
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Story 2 8 pages adventure

"Through cloud-masked China skies droned Rip's battered..."

Characters
  • Rip Carson
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Story 3 6 pages sports

"Hey, wait! It's supposed to be Wheato that's..."

Characters
  • Kayo Kirby
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World Adventurers - George Forsyth

Featuring George Forsyth

Story 4 4 pages non-fiction
Story 5 6 pages crime

"I resisted! But Peaches insisted! The wind-up was..."

Characters
  • Hooks Devlin
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Story Notes

David Heames sneaks his initials on the getaway car's license plate on page two.

Story 6 6 pages historical

"Sorcery! The black arts! The dead to life!"

Characters
  • Captain Fight
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Story 7 8 pages spy

"Frantically, Senorita Rio tried to piece together the incoherent..."

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Story Notes

It seems that this is the initial Iger effort on Senorita Rita and the anonymous penciler (slight chance it might be Maurice Whitman) has done his/her best to imitate the style of Bob Lubbers - who hadn't drawn the strip for nearly two years.