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Character(s): American Eagle & Eaglet
Publication: Exciting Comics No. 25
Publication Date: February 1942
Publisher: Better Publications, Inc.
 The American Eagle and his sidekick Eaglet were two of
the many patriotic heroes of the Golden Age. Their adventures were published by Better/Nedor, publishers of
the popular Fighting Yank and Black Terror stories.
The American Eagle was in reality a young scientist
named Tom Standish who worked for the government. A mysterious black ray endowed both him and his young pal Bud Pierce with the flying and
fighting qualities of America's national bird.
As the American Eagle and Eaglet, they used their power to battle for
liberty and justice. Their adventures usually saw them combating Nazi or Japanese saboteurs and invaders.
The American Eagle appeared in Exciting Comics nos. 22-27, 29-38, 40-47, and 49-50; The Fighting Yank no. 18; and
America's Best Comics nos. 2, 6, 7, 10-12, and 14. The American Eagle's first appearance and
origin was in America's Best Comics no. 2. Eaglet's first appearance and origin
was in Exciting Comics no. 22. The art features on this page was from a story signed by "Maurice Gutwirth."
Click
here to read the story!
Information for this column was found in Howard Keltner's Index to Golden Age
Comic Books. There is a new edition of this great book now available. Email Bob Klein for details on how to purchase a copy!
The above entry originally appeared in The Gallery of Golden Age Heroes.
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