Fighting Texan

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Special investigator for the Express Shipping Company

Affiliations: Mequite (sidekick)

Enemies: Dayton Gang

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Tex, Jason

Base of Operations: Wild West, c.1870s

First Appearance: Wild Western #17 (Atlas, August 1951)

Powers/Abilities: Good fighter and gunman. Skilled tracker.

History: (Wild Western #17, ga) Tex was a special investigator for the Express Shipping Company, working alongside Mesquite tracking stolen shipments and apprehending the thieves.

Comments: Thanks to Jess Nevins for allowing me to use information from his excellent Golden Age Heroes Directory and his Guide to Golden Age Marvel Characters. Thanks also to Richard Boucher & Darrin Wiltshire @ PR-Publications for permission to use information from their equally brilliant collection of Golden Age Sites, PR Publications. Their knowledge of Golden Age characters far outstrips my own.

CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with

• Fighting American, Commie smasher

• Fighting American, DC's update of the above

• Fighting American, Image's update of the above

• Fighting Yank, Better Comics Golden Age character

• Fighting Yank, Timely Golden Age character

• any other Texans

Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.

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