America’s Greatest Comics issue No. 1 was published by Fawcett Publications, Inc. in the fall of 1941 and sold for 15 cents. The cover features the superhero characters Spy Smasher, Bullet Man, Captain Marvel, Minute-Man, and Mr. Scarlet.
This issue features the stories of: Captain Marvel defeating the Ghost of the Deep; Bulletman and Bulletgirl taking down the thieving Invisible Man; the Minute-Man destroying the sinister Mr. Skeleton; Spy Smasher routing America Smasher; and Mr. Scarlet battling the Death Battalion.
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.
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