Description
For 90 years Joe Palooka has been an American icon Ð in many ways the personification of America itself: a fighter, brave and strong, compassionate but ruthless when needed. He fought in World War Two and continued his adventures into the 80s. His stories have been told in the newspapers, radio, movies, television Ð and of course the comics, where he found a welcome home.
ÒMeet Joe Palooka and the boys – – they’re off to a flying start on their most exciting adventures! It all begins when the American general Staff asks Joe to contact his old buddy, the mysterious Sultan Ibi Ben Abou. The curtain rises on a tavern in Algiers, and we’ll let Joe pick it up from there and go on with the story….Ó
Adapted from the dailies, this is a 159-page continuous Ham Fisher story in one book, a rare occurrence in the Golden Age, and one of the earliest examples of a true Graphic Novel!
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