''The American'' is an American

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

series published in 1987 by

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops know ...

. ''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.

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.

Awards

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

References

External links

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