(April 22, 1942)

Fawcett, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]
Editing
France Herron

Issue Notes

Randy Scott data

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spy Smasher / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irvin Steinberg
Inks
Irvin Steinberg
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
Reprints
Keywords
eagles; United States Capitol

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who Who where it is reported that this cover is Steinberg's first work for Fawcett.

The Crime of Pearl Harbor (Table of Contents: 1)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Emil Gershwin
Inks
Emil Gershwin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero

The Man in the Iron Mask (Table of Contents: 2)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Emil Gershwin
Inks
Emil Gershwin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Admiral Corby; Eve Corby; Smithers (construction foreman); The Man in the Iron Mask (villain, unnamed German musician, death); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo)
Synopsis
Admiral Corby takes Alan and Eve out to see the reconstruction of Castle Fenmore into an American fort and is saved from death by Alan. Soon, the trio hear weird music and the admiral relates facts about a mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask," rumored to be a foreign agent wanting to sabotage American defenses. Spotting the villain, Alan changes to Spy Smasher and confronts the man, who escapes, then begins killing off the construction workers.
Reprints
Keywords
Castle Fenmore

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Bill Schelly, in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).

Murder Tests a Bomber (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

George Washington, Hope of the Patriots (Table of Contents: 4)

Thrilling Spy Tales / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy

Old Soldiers March Again (Table of Contents: 5)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero

The Stolen Battleship (Table of Contents: 6)

Spy Smasher / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Emil Gershwin
Inks
Emil Gershwin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spy Smasher
  2. 1. The Crime of Pearl Harbor
    Spy Smasher
  3. 2. The Man in the Iron Mask
    Spy Smasher
  4. 3. Murder Tests a Bomber
  5. 4. George Washington, Hope of the Patriots
    Thrilling Spy Tales
  6. 5. Old Soldiers March Again
    Spy Smasher
  7. 6. The Stolen Battleship
    Spy Smasher
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore