Spy Smasher, #5

Published: June 24, 1942

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Spy Smasher #5

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Issue Contents:
1 page spy; superhero
Characters
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
  • George Washington (Mount Rushmore)
  • Thomas Jefferson (Mount Rushmore)
  • Theodore Roosevelt (Mount Rushmore)
  • Abraham Lincoln (Mount Rushmore)
  • Nazis
Another Fawcett Movie Star!

Featuring Captain Marvel

Story 1 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
Story Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Promotional illustrated advertisement for the Spy Smasher serial.

These Smash Stories Inside!

Featuring Spy Smasher

Story 2 1 page superhero
Characters
  • The Victory Battalion [Al Bronson
  • Jimmy
  • rest un-named]
  • Bruno (villain)
Death Over Washington
Story 3 17 pages spy; superhero
Storyline

The death of USN Admiral Thompson by a figure called Death peaks the interest of Alan Armstrong and Spy Smasher takes a hand to track down the foul villain. After being captured by Satan and taken down to a fiery pit of fire and brimstone, Spy Smasher discovers he is in the company of high U.S. officials that have been kidnapped in order to gain Death (and the Nazis) vital military secrets.

Characters
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
  • Admiral Thompson (death)
  • Senator Williams
  • Admiral Corby
  • Eve Corby
  • Death [Baroness Von Todt] (villain, introduction, death)
  • "Satan" (villain, introduction, a German spy, death)
Story Notes

Story taken from contents page, while splash page box says "Death Itself Must Die!" Art formerly attributed to Gene McDonald with a question mark. The Gershwin attribution is from the reprint.

Wow Comics
Story 4 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Mister Scarlet [Brian Butler]
  • Pinky
  • Commando Yank [Chase Yale]
  • Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]
Story Notes

Illustrated promotional advertisement for the features in Wow Comics.

The Two-Faced Killer!
Story 5 13 pages spy; superhero
Storyline

The murder of an investigator gets Admiral Corby involved in getting Spy Smasher to track down the murderer, not knowing the killer is actually in disguise and working under Admiral Corby's command in order to steal Naval secrets.

Characters
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
  • Admiral Corby
  • Eve Corby
  • Casey (private detective)
  • Henry Grogan (investigator, death)
  • Bruno [as Williams] (villain, introduction)
Story Notes

Art formerly attributed to Gene McDonald with a question mark. The Gershwin attribution is from the reprint.

The Woman Who Doomed a Million Men!

Featuring Thrilling Spy Tales

Story 6 6 pages spy
Storyline

Union disaster after Union disaster is known to have been caused by Confederate spy, Mrs. Greenhow, but how to get proof? President Lincoln puts the head of the Federal Secret Service, Allan Pinkerton, on the job to get that proof!

Characters
  • Mrs. Greenhow (introduction, Confederate spy)
  • BG Irvin McDowell (guest star)
  • President Abraham Lincoln (guest star)
  • General George B. McClellan (guest star)
  • Allan Pinkerton (guest star)
Story Notes

Art credits from the reprint.

Spy Smasher Vs. America Smasher
Story 7 11 pages spy; superhero
Storyline

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.

Characters
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
  • Admiral Corby
  • Eve Corby
  • America Smasher (villain)
Story Notes

Story title taken from contents page title. The first sentence in the story is "Fighting flesh-and-blood spies is hard enough work." Art formerly credited to Gene McDonald with a ?. Art identification from reprint.

The Chinese Pheasant
Story 8 2 pages war
Storyline

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.

Characters
  • Steve Laston
  • Japanese (villains, all die)
The Victory Battalion
Story 9 13 pages spy; superhero
Storyline

Al and Jimmy stumble onto a group of spies who are going to be smuggled aboard the freighter "Sea Gull", which will then join a convoy. The spies are then to signal a German submarine so that the sub can sink all the ships in the convoy. Spy Smasher becomes involved when Jimmy is captured by the spies and taken aboard the freighter.

Characters
  • Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
  • The Victory Battalion [Al Bronson
  • Jimmy
  • others unnamed] (Spy Smasher's kid club, introduction)
  • unnamed museum professor
  • Herr Schnitzel
  • his spies [Louie the Bull
  • others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Story Notes

Story title taken from the contents page. Art formerly attributed to Gene McDonald with a question mark. The Gershwin attribution is from the reprint. The last panel in the story informs the readers that they should ask a theatre manager showing the Spy Smasher serial to give them a Victory Battalion button.