Spy Smasher (real name Alan Armstrong) is a DC Comics superhero, formerly owned by Fawcett Comics. The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Spider-Man, one of the best-known superheroes. ... Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ...

Similar to Batman and the Modern Age Blue Beetle, Spy Smasher is a master detective, equipped with a number of gadgets and a specialized vehicle, the "Gyrosub", which was a combination airplane, automobile, and submarine. Created by Bill Parker, Spy Smasher was introduced in Whiz Comics #2 (Feb, 1940) alongside Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher became one of the magazine's most popular characters. The DC Comics hero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman or The Bat-Man) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Three fictional superheroes have used the name Blue Beetle as of 2005. ... Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria-class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Rankin, a Collins-class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... Bill Parker was an American comic book writer. ... Whiz Comics was a monthly ongoing comic book anthology series, which was published by Fawcett Comics from February 1940 to June 1952. ... Captain Marvel is a comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. ...

His name was changed to Crime Smasher after World War II ended. In 1953, Fawcett ceased publication of all superhero comics, after losing a lawsuit against DC Comics over Captain Marvel being an infringment on the copyright of Superman. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Superman, aka the Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons. ...

After DC Comics obtained the rights to the Fawcett characters in 1972, Spy Smasher began appearing irregularly in DC Comics. The character was used prominently in The Power of Shazam! series in the 1990s, where Alan Armstrong, now an aged man, often recounts his adventures as Spy Smasher. Power of Shazam! #24 was dedicated to Armstrong's recounting of a Cold War-era mission with an archaeologist named CC Batson to Batson's children, Billy and Mary. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Jerry Ordway. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... For the generic term for high-tension and / or indirect struggle between states, falling short of actual open hostilities, see cold war (war). ... Captain Marvel is a comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. ... Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superhero derived from the DC Comics (formerly Fawcett Comics) character Captain Marvel. ...

An episode of Batman: The Animated Series, "Gray Ghost", pays tribute to the character. The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ...

Other media

In 1942, Spy Smasher was adapted into a popular 12-part film serial directed by William Witney for Republic Pictures. Spy Smasher featured actor Kane Richmond in the title role as an American freelance agent in Nazi-occupied France and Marguerite Chapman as his imperiled fiancée, Eve Corby. Edited down to 100 minutes, in 1966 the serial was rereleased for television under the title "Spy Smasher Returns." This article is about the year. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Marguerite Chapman Marguerite Chapman (March 9, 1918 - August 31, 1999) was an American actress. ...

Spy Smasher also made a brief appearance in an episode of Justice League Unlimited (though this was merely a flashback; he does not interact with the league in any way). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External link

• Spy Smasher (1942) at the Internet Movie Database