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Alan Armstrong was a wealthy aviator and athlete from Virginia. In early winter of 1940, he met a young woman named Eve Corby. Alan and Eve fell in love and were quickly engaged. Eve's father was an Admiral in the intelligence division of the United States Navy and often conferred with the playboy concerning matters of state. One evening, Admiral Corby told Alan about a suspected ring of saboteurs operating in the area.

Inspired by the notion of taking aim against enemy agents, Alan began putting together a new identity for himself. He designed a multifunctional vehicle known as a Gyrosub--which was capable of traversing nearly any level of terrain be it land, sea or air. He also fashioned a brown costume and aviator goggles for himself and took the name Spy Smasher.

Smashing Spies

Spy Smasher became a champion of justice and fought to keep foreign powers away from American interests. After his first initial adventures, Alan adopted a more stylish wardrobe consisting of a green two-piece uniform and a brilliant red cape. Although many of his adventures took place stateside, Spy Smasher was also extremely active in the European theater of operations during the Second World War. Near the close of the war, Spy Smasher teamed up with other patriotic heroes including Bulletman and Minute-Man to fight Nazi forces in Berlin, Germany.

After the war ended, Alan continued adventuring well into the Cold War era. During this time he briefly adopted the name Crime Smasher, but reverted back to his Spy Smasher identity before ultimately retiring.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Abilities

Expert Combatant: Spy Smasher was an excellent hand-to-hand combatant.
Gadgeteer: Skillful gadgeteer.
Aviator: He was also an accomplished aviator.

Strength level

Above Average: In his prime, Spy Smasher possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intensive regular exercise.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Flight goggles; various hand-held gadgets

Transportation

Gyrosub

NotesEdit

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 Comics and Justice League of America.

TriviaEdit

Spy Smasher's original costume was two-tone brown. He later swtiched to a green costume with a red cape.

C.C. Beck stated that he based the look of Armstrong on Errol Flynn.

Known AdversariesEdit

America Smasher
Baroness Von Todt
Baron Von Kurtz
Beetle, The
Dark Angel
Doctor Blizzard
Faker, The
Golden Wasp
Eye, The
Krishnu
Manco Largo
Mask
Mister Gloom
Red Death
Satan (a German spy)
Tigress
Vikranz
War Hatchet

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