America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) comic books

America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) 2 GD+ 2.5

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.

America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) 8 VG- 3.5

.5" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by C.C. Beck and Otto Binder. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Captain Marvel meets the multi-armed inhabitants of Mars, and teaches them to play baseball. When the aptly named Judge Lynch snaps and begins taking the law into his own hands, Bulletman and Bulletgirl must stop him. Captain Marvel Jr. battles Mr. Morpheus, who uses his power to control dreams to steal US defense secrets for the Nazis. Captain Marvel Plays Baseball on Mars; The Adventures of Silent Sims; Captain Midnight: The Race Around the World!; Bulletman: Meets Judge Lynch!; Flowers of Death; Spy Smasher: The Filming of Spy Smashers Fall!; Golden Arrow: The Feud That Fizzled!; Captain Marvel Jr.: Beware Mr. Morpheus. Final issue of the series. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.