<i>America’s Greatest Comics</i> No. 3
date: label: date made
content: 1942
name: label: maker
content: Fawcett Publications, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <i>America’s Greatest Comics</i> issue No. 3 was published by Fawcett Publications, Inc. May through August 1942 and sold for 15 cents. The cover features large figures of the superheroes Captain Marvel, Bulletman and Spy Smasher rolling up their sleeves and approaching "Tokio" (Tokyo) by sea with U.S. battleships in the background.
label: Description
content: This issue features the stories of: Captain Marvel defeating the mad scientist Sivana and his Magno-Ray; Mr. Scarlet fighting Morto the Spirit of Murder who had teamed up with Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito; the Spy Smasher battling the Nazi’s in occupied France; Minute-Man solving the mystery of a millionaire’s murder; and Bulletman vanquishing the million year old man of evil.
label: Description
content: Issues of <i>America’s Greatest Comics</i> 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Louisville
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: a gift from Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson- in honor of Peter Bozzer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0086.006
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0086.006
label: accession number
content: 2013.0086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 in; 19.05 cm x 25.4 cm