Fighting American

Fighting American
Fighting American #2 (July 1954), depicting the title character and his sidekick Speedboy. Cover art by Jack Kirby (signed "Simon & Kirby" for the writer-artist team).
Publication information
Publisher	Prize Group, Harvey Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Awesome Entertainment
First appearance	Fighting American #1 (May 1954)
Created by	Joe Simon (writer, artist) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Nelson Flagg John Flagg
Partnerships	Speedboy
Abilities	Artificially enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and agility Master hand-to-hand combatant Longevity

Fighting American is a superhero created in 1954 by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.^[1] Published by the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics, it was, contrary to standard industry practices of the time, creator-owned. Harvey Comics published one additional issue in 1966. One final inventoried tale was published in 1989, in a Marvel Comics hardcover collection of all the Fighting American stories.

Subsequent publishers have had short runs of Fighting American stories with the permission of the owners' estates. The character gained some notoriety due to a lawsuit in the late 1990s when Awesome Entertainment founder Rob Liefeld announced intentions to publish a mini-series that was allegedly similar to that artist's run on Marvel's Captain America title. After settling the dispute, Awesome released three Fighting American series.