Spy Smasher
Real Name: Alan Armstrong
Nicknames: Defender of Democracy
Former Aliases: Crime Smasher
Other Current Aliases: No other current aliases
Status
Occupation: Crime fighter
Legal Status: Spy Smasher is a citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Married
Group Affiliation: Former member of Shazam's Squadron of Justice; Currently an ally of the Marvel Family.
Base of Operations: Fawcett City
Origin
Origin of character unknown.
Place of Birth: Virginia
Known Relatives: Eve Corby (wife); Admiral Corby (father-in-law)
First Appearance: (Historical) Whiz Comics #2; (Modern) Power of Shazam #8
Final Appearance: Infinite Crisis #6
History
History of character unknown.
Characteristics
Height: x'xx"
Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Unusual Features: No unusual features
Powers
Known Powers: No known powers.
Known Abilities: Spy Smasher was an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and a skillful gadgeteer.
Strength Level: In his prime, Spy Smasher possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intensive regular exercise.
Miscellaneous
Equipment: Flight goggles
Transportation: Gyrosub
Weapons: No known weapons.
Notes
- Spy Smasher was created by writer Bill Parker and artist C.C. Beck for Fawcett Publications. In 1953, National Periodical Publications filed a lawsuit against Fawcett citing that the character of Captain Marvel bore too much of a resemblence to their own character, Superman. After settling the case, Fawcett discontinued publication of their comic book line of products and Spy Smasher lapsed into obscurity. In 1972, DC Comics purchased many of the lingering Fawcett characters, including Spy Smasher and migrated them to a fictional parallel world known as Earth-S. The Fawcett characters made several appearances throughout various Silver Age DC titles including, Shazam, World's Finest and Justice League of America.
Trivia
- Spy Smasher's original costume was two-tone brown. He later swtiched to a green costume with a red cape.
The Spy Smasher movie serial by Republic Pictures; Kane Richmond as Spy Smasher
Recommended Readings
- Crime Smasher
- Power of Shazam
- Spy Smasher
- Whiz Comics
Related Articles
Spy Smasher's Gyrosub
External Links
- Spy Smasher biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Spy Smasher biography page at the Marvel Family Web
- Spy Smasher biography page at International Hero
- Spy Smasher chronology page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- The Unofficial Spy Smasher biography
- Spy Smasher (1942) serial entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
References
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