Issue: #5
Published: June 24, 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The indicia lists W. H. Fawcett, Jr. as President, Elliott D. Odell as Advertising Director, Roscoe K. Fawcett as Circulation Director, Ralph Deigh as Editorial Director, and Al Allard as Art Director.
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.
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| Comic Story (11 pages) |
Spy Smasher Vs. America Smasher |
| Synopsis: |
America Smasher escapes from the FBI agent guarding him and steps up his attack on America's morale by projecting propaganda films on a giant screen in the sky, and when the screen is destroyed, shines them on buildings. It is up to Spy Smasher to figure out where he is projecting from so that he can stop the propaganda. |
| Genre: |
Spy Superhero |
| Characters: |
Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong] Admiral Corby Eve Corby America Smasher (villain) |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
The Chinese Pheasant |
| Synopsis: |
Steve investigates a spooky old house after a British naval attaché is found murdered and robbed of vital papers containing part of the Allied plans for naval strategy. |
| Credits: |
Script: Paul Sinderson (signed) | Pencils: ? (illustration) | Inks: ? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
War |
| Characters: |
Steve Laston Japanese (villains, All Die) |
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