The Fightin' Five #40 - F- 5.5

$635.00

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Charlton Comics · The Fightin' Five #40 · November 1966 · $0.12 · 32 pages · Bi-Monthly

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Grade: F- 5.5

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Edited by Pat Masulli. Indicia publisher: Charlton Comics Group.
Cover artist uncredited.

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This issue centers on a dramatic betrayal storyline where team member Hank Hennessey turns against his fellow Fightin' Five members and joins the enemy organization D.E.A.T.H. (Dedicated Enemies And Traitors to Humanity). The remaining team members—Granite Gallero, Sonya, Tom-Tom, and Irv Haganah—must confront their former comrade who now seeks their destruction.

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The issue follows the typical Charlton format of the mid-1960s with action-oriented superhero stories featuring the government-sponsored team facing international threats and espionage scenarios.

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Part of Charlton's Silver Age superhero line, The Fightin' Five represented the publisher's attempt to create a team book during the height of the spy fiction craze.

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Condition F- 5.5 with moderate wear, minor creasing, solid spine, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.

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Charlton Comics · The Fightin' Five #40 · November 1966 · $0.12 · 32 pages · Bi-Monthly

‍ ‍

Grade: F- 5.5

‍ ‍

Edited by Pat Masulli. Indicia publisher: Charlton Comics Group.
Cover artist uncredited.

‍ ‍

This issue centers on a dramatic betrayal storyline where team member Hank Hennessey turns against his fellow Fightin' Five members and joins the enemy organization D.E.A.T.H. (Dedicated Enemies And Traitors to Humanity). The remaining team members—Granite Gallero, Sonya, Tom-Tom, and Irv Haganah—must confront their former comrade who now seeks their destruction.

‍ ‍

The issue follows the typical Charlton format of the mid-1960s with action-oriented superhero stories featuring the government-sponsored team facing international threats and espionage scenarios.

‍ ‍

Part of Charlton's Silver Age superhero line, The Fightin' Five represented the publisher's attempt to create a team book during the height of the spy fiction craze.

‍ ‍

Condition F- 5.5 with moderate wear, minor creasing, solid spine, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.

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