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AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS #8

Cover Date: Summer 1943
Cover Price: $.15
Publication Date: 1943-06-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: C.C. Beck
Inks: Pete Costanza


Story: "Captain Marvel Plays Baseball on Mars" (19 Pages)

Credits:

ArtC.C. Beck Shop
EditingRon Reed

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel

Supporting Character(s):

Sterling Morris

Villain(s):

Stqstas (first appearance for all; group of rebellious children lead by General Hddy)

Location(s):

Brooklyn, NY
Mars

Comment(s):

This story takes place during baseball season.
This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Second Story: "The Race Around the World" (15 Pages)

Credits:

EditingRod Reed

Feature Character(s):

Spy Smasher
Captain Midnight (Captain Albright)

Supporting Character(s):

Icky (Ichabod Mudd; Captain Midnight's mechanic)

Villain(s):

Yellow Hawk and his agent (first appearance for all; Japanese elite spies)
Nazis

Location(s):

Nevada
Occupied France


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Third Story: "Judge Lynch" (16 Pages)

Credits:

InksPete Riss
EditingRod Reed

Feature Character(s):

Bulletman

Supporting Character(s):

Bulletgirl
Lt. Kent

Villain(s):

Judge Lynch and his gang (Voss; first appearance for all; an insane politician who kills the members of his party who would not nominate him for judgeship; dies)


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Fourth Story: "The Filming of Spy Smasher's Downfall" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
EditingRod Reed

Feature Character(s):

Spy Smasher

Supporting Character(s):

Eve Corby

Villain(s):

Joseph Goebbels (creates a propaganda film showing the defeat of Spy Smasher)
Nazis

Location(s):

Berlin, Germany
Hollywood, CA

Comment(s):

This story revolves around a Spy Smasher serial and ends on May 28th.


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Fifth Story: "The Feud that Fizzled" (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtDave Berg
EditingRod Reed

Feature Character(s):

Golden Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

White Wind

Villain(s):

Bart Gonifer and his gang (first appearance for all; a rancher)

Location(s):

American West

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the 19th Century?


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (12 Pages)

Credits:

EditingRod Reed

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel Jr.

Villain(s):

Mr. Morpheus (Kurt; first appearance for all; creates a way to create nightmares)


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