The Flag (Ace Comics)

The Flag is a comic book superhero, first seen in Our Flag #2 (October 1941) (Ace Comics).[1] The character continued in Our Flag until issue #5 (April 1942), and also appeared in Four Favorites #6 (July 1942).[2] He was given two stories per issue — an expression of the publishers' confidence in the character — but he lasted for less than a year.[3]

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 Fighting Yank, Captain Flag and Yank and Doodle, among others.[4]

  1. ^ "Our Flag Comics". October 1941. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. pp. 175-176. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 978-1605490892.
  4. ^ 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.