Fighting Yank

Fighting Yank (Nedor Comics)
Startling Comics #10 (September 1941) Art by Elmer Wexler.
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Publisher	Nedor Comics
First appearance	Startling Comics #10 (September 1941)
Created by	Richard E. Hughes Jon L. Blummer
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Alter ego	Bruce Carter III
Team affiliations	SMASH
Abilities	Superhuman strength Invulnerability Flight (with the aid of a magical cloak)

Fighting Yank (Carol Carter)
Fighting Spirit, the successor to Fighting Yank (center) on the cover of ABC: A-Z, Terra Obscura and Splash Brannigan (2006). Art by Rachel Dodson and Terry Dodson.
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Publisher	America's Best Comics
First appearance	Tom Strong #11 (January 2001)
Created by	Alan Moore (writer) Chris Sprouse (artist)
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Alter ego	Carol Carter
Team affiliations	SMASH
Abilities	Superhuman strength Invulnerability Flight (with the aid of a magical cloak)

The Fighting Yank is the name of several fictional comic book superheroes.

The initial comic-book character called Fighting Yank first appeared in Nedor Comics' Startling Comics #10 (September 1941), during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writer Richard E. Hughes and artist Jon L. Blummer. Later artwork was produced by Jack Binder's studio, and by Elmer Wexler.

Fighting Yank was created during World War II as a patriotic hero similar to the Shield and Captain America. He was one of Nedor Comics' more successful characters, eventually replacing Captain Future in Startling Comics. In September 1942, Fighting Yank received his own title, billed by tagline as "America's Bravest Defender". Fighting Yank also appeared in America's Best Comics until that series was canceled in 1949.

Bruce Carter III obtained his superhuman powers when the ghost of his ancestor Bruce Carter I, a hero from the American War of Independence, appeared to him and showed him the location of a magical cloak that could give the wearer invulnerability and super strength. Only Carter III's girlfriend, Joan Farwell, knows of his dual identity.

Along with this magical cloak, Fighting Yank's outfit also included a tri-corner hat, square buckles, an American flag on his chest, a white shirt, and blue pants.

The 1940s precursor of Marvel Comics had a character also named Fighting Yank who made a single appearance in Captain America Comics #17 (August 1942), in the story "The China Road", by writer-artist Jimmy Thompson. This Fighting Yank was American espionage agent Bill Prince, who fought Japanese agents in China under the code name Fighting Yank. Apart from a mention in the modern day U.S. Agent mini-series and unfinished All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes miniseries (where he is a member of the Crazy Sues), he has not been seen since.