AMERICAN FLAGG! #1 & 2 (Fall 1983) 8.0 VF Howard Chaykin! 2031 Satire & Action!

Item Specifics

Series Name

AMERICAN FLAGG!

Issue Number

#1, #2

Publisher

First

Genre

Crime / Detective

Grade

8.0 VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

AMERICAN FLAGG!_,_ created by artist/writer Howard Chaykin, ran for 50 issues (1983 – 1988), and was one of the first titles to be published by First Comics, an early alternative press comics company founded in Evanston, Illinois in 1983.

Chaykin devised his series set in 2031, as a high-tech but spiritually empty, consumerist world in which the American government has relocated to Mars, leaving what remains of the U.S. to be governed by the all-encompassing corporation known as the Plex. The series star is REUBEN FLAGG, a former TV star drafted into the Plexus Rangers and posted as a deputy in Chicago, Illinois.

In the first issue story, "Hard Times!", new Plexus Ranger REUBEN FLAGG takes up his assignment in the Chicago Plexmall. And in issue #2, ("Hard Times, Part II") FLAGG acts as Mayor Blitz's bodyguard when more new-comers arrive in Chicago. His mentor Conrad Kreiger is murdered.

Chaykin's distinctive art style, with liberal use of duo-tone shading, as well as Ken Bruzenak's streamlined and clean lettering and graphics, really look futuristic and definitely sell the year 2031 setting!

These are solid 8.0 VF copies of this title that won armfuls of awards in its very first year, including Comics Buyers' Guide 'Best Comic of 1983'!. No fingerprints or smudges! No bends or toning! Here are the first two issues of this great title for the lowest price on HipComic, by far - just $15, and we'll throw in our always-L•O•W shipping!

Don't forget - additional purchases on the same order ship ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Seller Information

Seller

bennettoons (881)

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05/07/2005

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Benny's Comics Corner

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Item Location

California, United States

Ships To

United States

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