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| Publication | April 22, 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| 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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| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero |
| 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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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
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| Content | Characters: The Man in the Iron Mask |
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| Comic Story | The Crime of Pearl Harbor! (18 pages) |
| Synopsis | Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Spy Smasher fights a giant Japanese submarine. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Kurusu; Hidoo; Osaki |
| Notes | Title from table of contents. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Man in the Iron Mask! (13 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Smithers (construction foreman); The Man in the Iron Mask (villain, unnamed German musician, death) |
| Notes | Script credit from Bill Schelly, in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017).
Title from the table of contents. |
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| Text Story | Murder Tests a Bomber (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dick Wylie's top secret bomber is stolen by a Nazi imposter. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Dick Wylie; Major Anders; Colonel Hike [Ludwig Von Holz] |
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| Comic Story | George Washington, Hope of the Patriots (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Benedict Arnold. |
| Featuring | Thrilling Spy Tales |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Nathan Hale; John Andre; Henry Clinton; Benedict Arnold; Jameson; Tallmadge; Allen; Lafayette |
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| Cartoon | Stamp That Moved a Canal (1 page) |
| Featuring | Adventures in Stamps |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Christopher Columbus |
| Notes | Four one-panel cartoons about stamps. |
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| Comic Story | Old Soldiers March Again! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Granpappy Swire claims to be the only real Confederate soldier in the old soldiers home. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Hintze; Dr. Marston; Granpappy Swire |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Stolen Battleship! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Baron Von Stuka steals a battleship. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Joe; Baron Von Stuka; Mike |
| Notes | Title from the table of contents. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Promo for Mechanix Illustrated. |
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| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Gene Autry (photo) |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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