Welcome to our boxing and martial arts category. Maybe it is a lightweight amongst
our categories, but it certainly packs a punch.
The undisputed boxing champion of comics is Joe Palooka.
The creation of cartoonist Ham Fisher, at his height Joe was syndicated to 900 newspapers.
Based on a real life boxer, Pete Latzo, Joe Palooka is a good-guy who really doesn't
like to hurt people. We have a collection of the original comics strips and a large
amount of Joe Palooka comic books. Plus, we also have a title that was created
for his sidekick Humphrey.
The real life legend Joe Louis makes an appearance with his very sort running title.
He performed much better in the ring as proved by the fact he was
World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949 and is consistently ranked amongst the
greatest boxers ever. Outside of the ring he was one of the
first African-Americans to become a national hero.
An interesting oddity is Judo Joe. Published back in 1953 he
predates the current interest in martial arts and remember there is 'a complete JUDO
lesson in each issue!'
We have 11 titles and 202 issues in our 'Boxing / Martial Arts Category' for you to enjoy.
Boxing / Martial Arts Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Fight Stories |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | Jun 1928 |
| To: | 1952 |
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| Section: | Pulp Magazines |
| Categories: | Boxing / Martial Arts |
| Description: | Fight Stories was published by Fiction House based in New York, USA.
Its publishing run covered two spells: monthly from June 1928 to May 1932 for a total of 47 issues, then quarterly from Spring 1936 to Spring 1952 for a further 59 issues (106 total).
A pulp ... |
| Humphrey Comics |
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| Available: | 24 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 22 |
| From: | Oct 1948 |
| To: | Apr 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 22 |
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| Publisher: | Harvey Comics |
| Categories: | Humor | Boxing / Martial Arts | Sports | Comic Strip Spinoff |
| Description: | (1948 series)
October 1948 - April 1952
Issues: #1-22
Note: Spinoff from Joe Palooka.
Artists on this title include Bob Powell |
| Joe Louis |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Sep 1950 |
| To: | Nov 1950 |
| Seq: | 1 - 2 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Sports | Boxing / Martial Arts |
| Joe Palooka |
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| Available: | 19 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1930 |
| To: | 1984 |
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| Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips |
| Categories: | Boxing / Martial Arts | Humor | Sports |
| Description: | In 1921 Ham Fisher, a young sports reporter, met a boxer named Pete Latzo outside a poolroom. As he later recalled:
"Here, made to order, was the comic strip character I had been looking for - a big, good-natured prize fighter who didn't like to fight; ... |
| Judomaster |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 10 |
| From: | May 1966 |
| To: | Dec 1967 |
| Seq: | 89 - 98 |
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| Publisher: | Charlton |
| Categories: | Superhero | Boxing / Martial Arts |
| Description: | Why are there 11 issues here when it says Judomaster only had 10? Because the first issue was actually issue 4 of Charlton's Special War Series. Why was he in a war book? Because it tells the origin of how WWII Sgt. Rip Jagger became Judomaster while fighting ... |
| Moon Mullins |
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| Categories: | Humor | Boxing / Martial Arts |
| Description: | Moon Mullins, created by cartoonist Frank Willard (1893-1958), was a popular American comic strip which had a long run as both a daily and Sunday feature from June 19, 1923 to June 2, 1991. Syndicated by the Chicago Tribune/New York News Syndicate, the strip ... |
