Fighting Yank
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Real Name	Bruce Carter III
First Appearance	Startling Comics #10 (Sep 1941)
Original Publisher	Nedor
Created by	Richard E. Hughes & Jon L. Blummer

Golden Age Origin Edit

Bruce Carter I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Given a special mission by General George Washington, Carter was killed by British spies, and the information he was carrying fell into enemy hands. His spirit was confined to earth for his failure.

Bruce Carter III was the spitting image of his great-grandfather. He was visited by the ghost of Bruce Carter I, who showed him the location of a magical cloak and tri-corner hat that could give the wearer invulnerability and super strength. Only Carter III's girlfriend, Joan Farwell, knows of his dual identity. She figured it out during their first encounter (as she pointed out, she knew him too well to be fooled by a domino mask).

In addition to his superhuman strength and invulnerability, Fighting Yank was frequently aided by his grandfather's ghost, especially when he was in mortal danger. The ghost could manipulate the physical world and provide Bruce III with information and encouragement.

NotesEdit

• Bruce Carter III is played by Pete Crandall in the Legacy of the Masque web series.

Golden Age Appearances Edit

• America's Best Comics #9, #11, #13-25
• Fighting Yank #1-29 ^[1]
• Startling Comics #10-22, #24-49 ^[2]

Renewal Notes Edit

See Also Edit

• Fighting Yank @ DC Database
• Fighting Yank's Origin Story
• International Hero
• Toonopedia
• Wikipedia
• Comicvine
• Nedor-a-Day
• Pure Excitement Comics online reprints of Fighting Yank stories
• Fighting Yank Archives
• Free Universe