Fighting Yank

Fighting Yank (Nedor Comics)
Startling Comics #10 (September 1941), art by Elmer Wexler.
Publication information
PublisherNedor Comics
First appearanceStartling Comics #10 (September 1941)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoBruce Carter III
Team affiliationsSMASH
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength
  • Invulnerability
  • Flight (with the aid of a magical cloak)

The Fighting Yank is the name of several superheroes, first appearing in Startling Comics #10 (Sept 1941).

Fall 1941 was a boom period for patriotic superheroes as the country prepared to enter World War II; during this period, comic book publishers also launched Miss Victory, Miss America, the Star-Spangled Kid, U.S. Jones, the Flag, Captain Flag and Yank and Doodle, among others.[1]

  1. ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. p. 52. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.