The American (comics)

The American
The American #1
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Format	Comic book
Publication date	1987
No. of issues	8 regular issues, 1 special, 1 miniseries
Main character(s)	The American
Creative team
Created by	Mark Verheiden (writer)

The American is an American comic book series published in 1987 by Dark Horse Comics.

The American continued for eight regular issues, a special, a miniseries, and occasional stories in anthologies, through the mid-1990s. A collection of all the lead character's appearances was published in 2005. It was written by Mark Verheiden.^[1]

Premise

Since the 1950s, The American has been a symbol of hope and strength for the American people. When a reporter decides to write a story about this apparently indestructible one man army, he discovers everything is not as it appears.^[2]

Awards

It was nominated for the 1988 Eisner Award for "Best New Series".

References

1. Markstein, Don. "The American". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. "The American TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics".

External links

• http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000233
• The American at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• The American at International Hero
• The American at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.