Object Details
maker
Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Description
America’s Greatest Comics issue No. 2 was published by Fawcett Publications, Inc. February through May of 1942 and sold for 15 cents. The cover features the superhero Captain Marvel bursting through a star, surrounded by Bulletman, Minute-Man, Spy Smasher and Mr. Scarlet.
This issue features the stories of: Captain Marvel reforming a wayward group of street tough boys; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battling the Black Rat; Minute-Man defeating the Black Poet; Spy Smasher foiling a Japanese plan to ruin a Spy Smasher movie; and Mr. Scarlet and Pinky unravelling the plot of counterfeiters.
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
1942
ID Number
2013.0086.005
catalog number
2013.0086.005
accession number
2013.0086
Object Name
comic book
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 in; 19.05 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_1446175