America's Greatest Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1942.
Synopsis for Captain Marvel: "The Park Robberies"
Appearing in Captain Marvel: "The Park Robberies"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sterling Morris
- Miss La Verne
- Chief Brannigan (First appearance)
- Officer Hoolihan (First appearance)
- Officer Shaunessy (First appearance)
- Steamboat (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Stinko (First appearance)
- Stinko's gang (First appearance)
- Babyface
- Bubble
- Chuggers
- Littletoe
Other Characters:
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Vehicles:
Synopsis for Bulletman: "The Return of the Black Rat"
Appearing in Bulletman: "The Return of the Black Rat"
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Synopsis for Minute-Man: "The Return of the Black Poet"
Appearing in Minute-Man: "The Return of the Black Poet"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- U.S. Army Intelligence, G-2
- Sgt. Smear
Antagonists:
- The Black Poet
- his gang: Brutus, Cameo, others
Other Characters:
- Morgan Bittergate (Dies)
- Thaddeus (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Metropolis Museum
Items:
- The Kamoon Jewels
Synopsis for "The Spy Smasher Movie Peril"
Appearing in "The Spy Smasher Movie Peril"
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Antagonists:
- Japanese saboteurs and assassins
Other Characters:
- Ralph Bingham (producer of a Spy Smasher film)(Single appearance; dies)
- Cast and crew of the Spy Smasher film (Single appearance)
- Jeff Bailey (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-S
- California
- Hollywood
- Colossus Pictures lot
- Hollywood
- California
Items:
Vehicles:
- Gyrosub
- Japanese bombers
- An American aircraft carrier
Synopsis for Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: "Crimes for a Penny"
Appearing in Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: "Crimes for a Penny"
Featured Characters:
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Antagonists:
- Judge Peabody (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Charles Hobson (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Vera Hobson
- John D. Rokkafeller (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- A private detective (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
Items:
- A penny
Vehicles:
Notes
- Captain Marvel: "The Park Robberies" was reprinted in Shazam Archives Volume 4.
- Minute Man gets a bulletwound in the arm, from a police tommygun.
- Also appearing in this issue of America's Greatest Comics were:
- "The Camera Sees Death" (text story)
- Chubby: "Oh boy!" by Tom McNamara
- Strange But True
See Also
- Cover gallery for the America's Greatest Comics series
- Images from America's Greatest Comics Vol 1 2
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