Spy Smasher Vol 1 8

"The Deserter": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Deserter"
Cover
Spy Smasher Vol 1 #8
November, 1942
Publisher	Fawcett Publications
Executive Editor	Ralph Daigh
Cover Artists	Alex Blum
The Deserter
Pencilers	Al Camy
Editors	Al Allard
Krishnu, Prophet of Evil
Pencilers	Emil Gershwin
Inkers	Emil Gershwin
The Quest of the Secret Weapon
Pencilers	Alex Blum
Sir Butch: "Loki and the Man In the Moon"
Writers	Dave Berg
Pencilers	Dave Berg
Inkers	Dave Berg
"Spy Smasher, On Convoy Duty"
Pencilers	Alex Blum
Previous Issue	Spy Smasher # 7
Next Issue	Spy Smasher # 9

Spy Smasher #8 is an issue of the series Spy Smasher (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1942.

Appearing in "The Deserter"

Featured Characters:

• Spy Smasher

Supporting Characters:

• Admiral Corby (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

• Japanese Spies
  • their American stooges

Other Characters:

• Leslie Wallace

Locations:

• West Coast

Vehicles:

• Japanese Dive Bombers, at least ten (Destroyed)
  

Appearing in "Krishnu, Prophet of Evil"

• Spy Smasher

Supporting Characters:

• Admiral Corby

Antagonists:

• Krishnu (Dies)
  • many fanatical disciples (some die)
  • his Thuggee Assassin (Dies)

Other Characters:

• Herbert Mathews (Dies)

Locations:

• Egypt

Items:

• Krishnu's Sword
  

Appearing in "The Quest of the Secret Weapon"

• Spy Smasher

Supporting Characters:

• Admiral Corby
• Eve Corby

Antagonists:

• Gestapo assassin
• Von Schmutz, German Officer
  • his troops
• Benito Mussolini

Other Characters:

• Leonardo Da Vinci (Cameo)
• Silver Sashes, Italian Underground
  • Dr. Grazzi (Dies)
  • Rodolfo

Locations:

• Washington, D.C.
  • Smithsonian Institution
• Rome
  • Horatius's Bridge
  • Garden of the Gods
  • Prison
  • Coliseum
  • Catacombs

Items:

• Leonardo Da Vinci's Coded Notes

Vehicles:

Appearing in Sir Butch: "Loki and the Man In the Moon"

Featured Characters:

• Sir Butch

Supporting Characters:

• Goity
• Button-Hook-In-Button

Antagonists:

• Loki, God of Mischief
  • his trolls and their molls

Other Characters:

• the Man in the Moon
  • his Cupids
• Atlas
• King Whodyakalit
  • his 36 daughters
  • their 36 suitors

Locations:

• Waydaheckout

Items:

• the Cupids's (mixed up) Arrows
• Vulcan's (stolen) Thunderbolts
  

Appearing in "Spy Smasher, On Convoy Duty"

• Spy Smasher

Supporting Characters:

• Eve Corby (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

• Herman
• Migo
  • their sabotage crew
• U-boat commander
  • his crew

Other Characters:

• Captain of the Keno
• Steersman Stevens

Locations:

• Gray Line Steamer Docks, near New York City
• Atlantic Ocean

Vehicles:

• S.S. Keno, freight steamship
• U.S. convoy of freight steamships
• U.S. escorting destroyers and cruisers
• German U-boat

Notes

• Spy Smasher's Gyrosub is not seen or mentioned in three out of this issue's four Spy Smasher stories.
• The third story, "The Quest of the Secret Weapon", is narrated by Spy Smasher. In the fifth panel of the final page, Spy Smasher also breaks the Fourth Wall to assure his readers that Leonardo Da Vinci's Great Invention, while kept secret for the moment, will soon be put to use against the Axis.
• Loki's appearance in this issue's Sir Butch episode is very different from his appearance in Whiz Comics #50.
• Also appearing in this issue of Spy Smasher was:
  • "Bright Flames of War" (text story) by Carl Formes

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Spy Smasher series
• Images from Spy Smasher Vol 1 8

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