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America's Greatest Comics #1

Fawcett · 1941 · on sale 1941-10-15

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Series
America's Greatest Comics (Fawcett, 1941 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1941
Key date
1941-10-15
On-sale date
1941-10-15
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mac Raboy; inks: Mac RaboyCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]
1Marvel Comics' Free $25.00 Prize Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (signed as The Editor); letters: ?; typeset
2Ghost of the Deepcomic story20pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. BeckCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Hugo (villain, a scientist, introduction, death); The Ghost of the Deep [Spriggins] (villain, chief newscaster of the Monopoly Broadcasting Company, introduction, death); unnamed members of the Ghost's gang (villains, introduction for all, all die)
3You've Seen Them All...But You Haven't Seen Anything Yet!promo (ad from the publisher)1Bulletman; Shazam; Captain Nazi
4The Riddle of the Agescomic story18pencils: Mac Raboy; inks: Mac RaboyBulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Invisible Man (villain, introduction)
5Death Doesn't Whispertext story2script: Joseph J. Millard
6Minute Man Meets Mr. Skeletoncomic story18pencils: Phil Bard; inks: Phil BardMinute Man; Mr. Skeleton (villain, introduction, death); Franklin D. Roosevelt (guest star)
7-comic story2script: Tom McNamara; pencils: Tom McNamara; inks: Tom McNamara
8If it's the Best you're looking for...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: ?; typeset
9The Coming of America Smashercomic story18pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanSpy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Admiral Corby; America Smasher (villain, introduction)
10-comic story1
11The Death Battalioncomic story15pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoMr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky Butler; The Death Battalion [Horned Hood; Ghost, Black Clown; Thorn; Laughing Skull; Dr. Death; Brain [Loomis] (introduction)] (villains)
12Spy Smasher no. 2promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset

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2003On eBay ›
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ISBN 0-345-25535-6-695
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