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| The epic Captain Marvel/Spy Smasher battles raises the stakes in this issue. In the Captain Marvel part, a brainwashed Spy Smasher targets Billy Batson's boss, Sterling Morris. In the Spy Smasher part, Spy Smasher creates a giant 40s style lawn mower to create powerful cyclones. Outlandishly ridiculous and exciting! |
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| Publication | May 16, 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
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| Cover | Capt. Marvel Knocks Out a Tank! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
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| Comic Story | The Threat to Sterling Morris (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Morris is threatened by Spy Smasher with death because he was called to Washington D.C. to organize U.S. radio for its part in the defense program. Billy decides to call on Captain Marvel to act as bodyguard but in disguise. Although Morris averts danger, Marvel learns that Spy Smasher has stolen the army's newest and most secret weapon: a gas so deadly that there is no defense against it. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] [aka Smith]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Sterling Morris; Pete Costanza (salesman, un-named) |
| Notes | Part 4 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Spy Smasher story in this issue.
The splash page figure of Captain Marvel is also found on the cover of Whiz Comics #16.
Beck sometimes drew Pete Costanza into the Captain Marvel stories (which Costanza then inked), as in this one where he appears as an un-named salesman. Information verified by P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #126 (July 2014) and added by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | The Sign of the Sheep (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Airplane Base (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | Confrontation with Captain Marvel (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spy Smasher uses his Hypno-Ray Flashlight on a group of common laborers to put them under his spell, then uses the men to cause havoc and destruction. When the former hero begins using a cyclone machine of some kind, Captain Marvel vows to stop him. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Eve Corby; Jimmy; Joe (laborer); |
| Notes | Part 5 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Captain Marvel story in the next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Cave-In at the Bar-X Mine (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
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| Text Story | Rollo Bollo "The Snake of Ceylon" (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Maxinya is kidnapped by medieval knights whose King Richard wishes Hal's help in conquering all the tribes of the jungle. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Maxinya; King Richard (introduction); Sir Ganal [Sir Galan] (introduction); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey] |
| Notes | Part 1 of Golden Flask Quest. |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapped Cadet (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Trug (Villain); Man of the Mountain (Villain; Intro); Thoth (Intro) |
| Notes | Story continues in next issue. |
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