Spy Smasher
Real Name	Alan Armstrong
First Appearance	Whiz Comics #2 (1940)
Original Publisher	Fawcett
Created by	Bill Parker and C.C. Beck

Golden Age Origin Edit

Alan Armstrong was an expert pilot, a wealthy playboy, and the confidant of his fiancé Eve's father, Admiral Corby. The Admiral suspected that spies had infiltrated America and needed help, so Armstrong put on a costume and became the Spy Smasher. When WWII ended, he changed his name to Crime Smasher and shifted his focus towards fighting crime. He has no powers; instead, he uses both his smarts and his Gyrosub, which combines "the functions of an airplane, auto gyro, speedboat, and submarine." Eve sometimes helps him since she knows his secret identity.

His enemies included America-Smasher, Dark Angel, Death, Dr. Blizzard, Golden Wasp, Grosso, Horrido, Jap Devil Dragon, Man in the Iron Mask, the Mask, the Red Death (Fawcett), Angelo Spigetti, and the Tigress (Fawcett).

Golden Age Appearances Edit

• Whiz Comics #2-32, #34-75,#76-83(as Crime Smasher)
• Spy Smasher #1-11
• America’s Greatest Comics #1-6, #8
• All Hero Comics #1
• Crime Smasher #1 (as Crime Smasher)
• Gift Comics 1-2
• Holiday Comics 1
• Mighty Midget Comics: Spy Smasher (11)
• Spy Smasher Dime Action Book
• Wheaties Giveaway
• X-Mas Comics 1-2
• Badge of Justice #22-23

See Also Edit

Toonopedia

International Hero

Wikipedia