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| The Captain Marvel/Spy Smasher crossover that started with Whiz Comics # 15 reaches a satisfying conclusion in this issue. No explanation is given for how Billy/Cap knows Spy Smasher is Alan Armstrong. I guess being under the same comics company contracted, they're obligated to know each others' secret identities. |
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| Publication | June 13, 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
| Notes | Inker revision from Pete Costanza ? to Beck per P. C. Hamerlinck, added by Craig Delich. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
| Notes | Inker revision from Pete Costanza ? to Beck per P. C. Hamerlinck, added by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | The Awakening of Spy Smasher (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nazi agents approach Spy Smasher and offer him a medal from the War Lord (i.e. Adolf Hitler), saying that the War Lord wants Spy Smasher to take over his spying and sabotage work in America. But Spy Smasher refuses and the agents conspire to kill the hypnotized hero. However, Captain Marvel sees that Spy Smasher, even though the Brainograph has done its work well, still has some good qualities that come through. So when Spy Smasher destroys the Hypno-Chair of the Mask, Captain decides to try and break the spell through his will power and succeeds. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Geyer (villain, Nazi agent); Schwink (villain, Nazi agent); The Mask (villain, image, flashback) |
| Notes | Part 6 of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline, which continues in the Spy Smasher story in this issue.
Panel two on page 6 depicts a reverse figure of Captain Marvel found on the cover to Captain Marvel Adventures #3.
Panel four on page 9 features the image of Captain Marvel as shown on the package containing "Captain Marvel's Magic Eyes", which readers could buy in the future.
Pencils credit revised from Costanza to Beck per Alter Ego #156 (January 2019). |
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| Comic Story | The Bandits Who Took a Town (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Golden Arrow [Roger Parsons] |
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| Comic Story | Into the Volcano (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Story out of sequence, continues from next issue's story. |
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| Comic Story | Fighting Side-By-Side with Captain Marvel (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Restored to his sanity by Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher vows to escape the clutches of the Nazi agents who have captured him and plan on torturing him. |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Eve Corby; Fritz (villain); Heine (villain) |
| Notes | Part 7 and the conclusion of the Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher storyline. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Tiger's Eye (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
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| Text Story | The Saving Dagger (2 pages) |
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| Synopsis | A wizard sends Hal back in time to the days of the Spanish conquistadors in order to retrieve the golden flask. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Nero (introduction); Maxinya; Captain Perez (villain; introduction; death); Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey] |
| Notes | Part 2 of Golden Flask Quest |
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| Comic Story | The Giant's House (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Trug (Villain) |
| Notes | Story continues in next issue. |
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