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Issue: Spy Smasher #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #4 of 11 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Brand: A Fawcett Publication [Triangle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fawcett Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/27/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
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In Content Item: FlagSpy Smasher [Mighty Midget Comic] #11 [Artwork Cover] published January 1942
as Spy Smasher [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #38 published January 2003
as The Man in the Iron Mask [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSpy Smasher #51 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who Who where it is reported that this cover is Steinberg's first work for Fawcett.
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First Line: Welcome to the screen, Spy Smasher!
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Man in the Iron Mask
First Line: In this issue!
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Pages: 1
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The Crime of Pearl Harbor!

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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Kurusu; Hidoo; Osaki
Synopsis: Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Spy Smasher fights a giant Japanese submarine.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Title from table of contents.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: See his thrilling adventures on the screen!
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Pages: 1
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The Man in the Iron Mask!

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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Smithers (construction foreman); The Man in the Iron Mask (villain, unnamed German musician, death)
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.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #38 published January 2003
as The Man in the Iron Mask [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSpy Smasher #51 published ?
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Bill Schelly, in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).

Title from the table of contents.
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Murder Tests a Bomber

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Dick Wylie; Major Anders; Colonel Hike [Ludwig Von Holz]
Synopsis: Dick Wylie's top secret bomber is stolen by a Nazi imposter.
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Pages: 2
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George Washington, Hope of the Patriots

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Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Thrilling Spy Tales
Character(s): Nathan Hale; John Andre; Henry Clinton; Benedict Arnold; Jameson; Tallmadge; Allen; Lafayette
Synopsis: The story of Benedict Arnold.
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Pages: 6
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Stamp That Moved a Canal

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Adventures in Stamps
Character(s): Christopher Columbus
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four one-panel cartoons about stamps.
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Old Soldiers March Again!

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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Hintze; Dr. Marston; Granpappy Swire
Synopsis: Granpappy Swire claims to be the only real Confederate soldier in the old soldiers home.
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Pages: 9
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: A five star hit! America's Greatest Comics
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The Stolen Battleship!

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Joe; Baron Von Stuka; Mike
Synopsis: Baron Von Stuka steals a battleship.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #41 published January 2003
as The Stolen Battleship [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Title from the table of contents.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: America on the march!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Mechanix Illustrated.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gene Autry (photo)
First Line: Prizes for all!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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