Crime Smasher (1948 Fawcett) comic books 1955 or before

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Cover by Earl Lonsbury. Stories and art by Earl Lonsbury and others. The WWII superhero formerly known as Spy Smasher starts a postwar career as a hardboiled private eye named Crime Smasher. Hired to deliver a mysterious package, Crime Smasher discovers a dead body and tries to figure out the meaning of the three-legged rabbit statue. Crime Smasher goes after a mob boss and his army of goons, facing a sinister trap by two thugs dressed as women. A Death Row inmate's last request is that Crime Smasher prove that his innocence by catching the real killer. The Trapping of Public Enemy No. 1; Sherlock the Monk; The Last Request; The Unlucky Rabbits Foot; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Lumber Camp Mystery! Only issue of the series; the Spy Smasher character did not return until revived by DC in the famous "Earth-S" crossover in Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) in the 1970s. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.