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America’s Greatest Comics No. 7

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Object Details

maker

Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Description

America’s Greatest Comics issue No. 7 was published by Fawcett Publications, Inc. in the spring of 1943 and sold for 15 cents. The cover features the superhero Captain Marvel showing a young boy a model of a futuristic city.
This issue features the stories of: Captain Marvel foiling Dr. Ratte’s plot for a secret Nazi invasion using Ratte’s transporter invention; Commando Yank battling the Nazis in Holland; Mr. Scarlet busting a gang of diamond smugglers; Minute-Man stealing priceless art from Joseph Goebbels and selling it for War Bonds; Balbo the Boy Magician stopping Nazi spies from stealing a secret formula for explosives; and Bulletman and Bulletgirl defeating Jascha Vodka and a burglary scheme at a theatre.
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

1943

ID Number

2013.0086.008

catalog number

2013.0086.008

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: Kentucky, Louisville

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Comic Books

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Comics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc2a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1446290

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