America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) comic books 1942

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, Charles Sultan and Joseph J. Millard. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). After a series of robberies in Central Park, Captain Marvel goes undercover as a policeman. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate the murder of "John D. Rokkafeller" and learn that the crime was committed for a penny. Spy Smasher faces The Spy Smasher Movie Peril, a thinly-disguised plug for the Spy Smasher movie serial. (Fawcett's characters pioneered the live-action superhero movie.) Captain Marvel; Bulletman; The Camera Sees Death; Minute Man: The Return of the Black Poet; Chubby; Spy Smasher; Strange But True; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Crimes for a Penny. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Fawcett, May 13, 1942 - August, 12, 1942. Edited by Otto Binder. Cover by Mac Raboy. Captain Marvel stars in "Captain Marvel and the Magno-Ray," with art by C.C. Beck. Phil Beard delineates Mr. Scarlet and his pal Pinky as they take on the Spirit of Murder, Morto, in "The Baffling Morto," with special guest appearances from villains Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hirohito! Spy Smasher "Leads the Freedom Fight," with pencils by Mac Raboy; Minute Man stars in "The Baffling Case of the Murdered Millionaire," with art by Bard; Bulletman stars in "The Man Who Lived a Million Years," with art by Don Rico. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $365.00 View scans 1" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ray Harford. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, and Charles Sultan. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Dr. Sivana decides to use his daughter Beautia's infatuation with Captain Marvel to create a fake wedding as a trap for the Big Red Cheese. Minute Man debuts his new, masked outfit as he investigates the strange power that turns beautiful women into old crones in minutes. Spy Smasher aids native Pacific Islanders in resisting invading Axis forces. Plus the poor man's Captain America, Commando Yank, joins the America's Greatest Comics lineup. Captain Marvel: The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom; Spy Smasher: Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?; Chubby; Bulletman: The Case of the Purple Blackout; Minute Man: The Sands of Time; Commando Yank; Mr. Scarlet: The Crime College; Destroyer Gob. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $160.00 View scans 6" Cumulative spine split with cover separating from interior pages. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Dave Berg and Phil Bard. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Billy Batson is in trouble when Zeus tires of throwing the magic lightning bolts that turn him into Captain Marvel, in a story with early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mr. Scarlet tracks down the killer known as the Phantom. In the Aleutians, dangerously close to US territory, Spy Smasher discovers that Axis forces are recruiting birds into the bomber squadrons. Captain Marvel: The Lost Lightning; Spy Smasher Battles the Bomber Birds; Bulletman: The Plotter; Sea Hunters; Minute Man: The Goddess of Fire!; Whipper-Snappers: Home Work; Mr. Scarlet: The Phantom of Marston Manor; Commando Yank Joins Forces With the Paris Apaches. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.