Object Details
maker
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Description
America’s Greatest Comics issue No. 1 was published by Fawcett Publications, Inc. in the fall of 1941 and sold for 15 cents. The cover features the superhero characters Spy Smasher, Bullet Man, Captain Marvel, Minute-Man, and Mr. Scarlet.
This issue features the stories of: Captain Marvel defeating the Ghost of the Deep; Bulletman and Bulletgirl taking down the thieving Invisible Man; the Minute-Man destroying the sinister Mr. Skeleton; Spy Smasher routing America Smasher; and Mr. Scarlet battling the Death Battalion.
Issues of America’s Greatest Comics included several stories, each featuring a different hero, within its 100 page full color book. The superheroes featured in these comics were the most popular characters of Fawcett Publications who also appeared in other comics.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer
date made
1941
ID Number
2013.0086.004
catalog number
2013.0086.004
accession number
2013.0086
Object Name
comic book
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 1/4 in x 10 in; 18.415 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: Connecticut, Greenwich
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Comics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1446174