Spy Smasher

Spy Smasher (real name Alan Armstrong) is a DC Comics superhero, formerly owned by Fawcett Comics.

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DC Comics - Superhero - Fawcett Comics

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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 (1940) alongside Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher became one of the magazine's most popular characters. Like Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher was adapted into a popular film serial in 1942. Spy Smasher featured actor Kane Richmond in the title role.

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Batman - Blue Beetle - Airplane - Automobile - Submarine - Bill Parker - Whiz Comics - 1940 - Captain Marvel - Film - Serial - 1942 - Kane Richmond

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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.

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World War II - 1953 - Superman

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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 Scott, now an aged man, often recounts his adventures as Spy Smasher. Power of Shazam! #24 was dedicated to Scott's recounting of a Cold War-era mission with an archaeologist named CC Batson to Batson's children, Billy and Mary.

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1972 - The Power of Shazam! - 1990s - Cold War - Billy - Mary

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An episode of ', "Gray Ghost", pays tribute to the character.

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