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The Trapping of Public Enemy #1

Summary

Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Month: Summer
Year: 1948

Credits

Editor in Chief: Wilford H. Fawcett
Head Writer: Head writer unknown
Writers: Writers unknown
Cover Artists: Cover artists unknown
Pencilers: Pencilers unknown
Inkers: Inkers unknown
Colourists: Colourists unknown
Editors: Virginia Provisiero

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Crime Smasher

Locations:

Fawcett City

First Appearances: Alan Armstrong as Crime Smasher (formerly known as Spy Smasher)
Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

The Last Request

Credits

Head Writer: Head writer unknown
Pencilers: Pencilers unknown
Inkers: Inkers unknown
Colourists: Colourists unknown
Editors: Virginia Provisiero

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Crime Smasher

Locations:

Fawcett City

First Appearances: No first appearances
Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Richard Richard, Private Dick

The Lumber Camp Mystery

Credits

Head Writer: Head writer unknown
Pencilers: Pencilers unknown
Inkers: Inkers unknown
Colourists: Colourists unknown
Editors: Virginia Provisiero

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Richard Richard

First Appearances: No first appearances
Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

The Unlucky Rabbit's Foot

Credits

Head Writer: Head writer unknown
Pencilers: Pencilers unknown
Inkers: Inkers unknown
Colourists: Colourists unknown
Editors: Virginia Provisiero

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Crime Smasher

Locations:

Fawcett City

First Appearances: No first appearances
Final Appearances: Crime Smasher (resumes Spy Smasher identity shortly after this story)

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Notes

This one-shot issue was produced by Fawcett Publications, but contains characters that are now considered the licensed property of DC Comics.

Trivia

Crime Smasher is more popularly known as the Spy Smasher. Spy Smasher was the spotlight character of his own title, and also maintained a back-up feature in the anthology magazine, Whiz Comics. Some time after this issue, Alan Armstrong resumed the name Spy Smasher and became a major supporting character in the Power of Shazam title.

Alan Armstrong appears next as Spy Smasher in Justice League of America (Volume 1) #135.

External Links

References

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-[[Image:Isis 5.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Isis #5]]
+[[Image:Crime Smasher 1.JPG|right|DC]]
-''' Perilous Pyramid Power '''
+''' The Trapping of Public Enemy #1 '''
 ==Summary==
 '''Volume:''' 1 <br>
-'''Issue:''' 5 <br>
+'''Issue:''' 1<br>
-'''Month:''' June-July <br>
+'''Month:''' [[:Category:1948, Summer|Summer]]<br>
-'''Year:''' [[:Category:1978|1978]] <br>
+'''Year:''' [[:Category:1948|1948]]<br>
 ==Credits==
-'''Head Writer:''' [[Jack C. Harris]] <br>
+'''Editor in Chief:''' [[Wilford H. Fawcett]] <br>
-'''Cover Artists:''' [[Mike Vosburg]] and [[Vince Colletta]] <br>
+'''Head Writer:''' Head writer unknown <br>
-'''Pencilers:''' [[Mike Vosburg]] <br>
+'''Writers:''' Writers unknown <br>
-'''Inkers:''' [[Vince Colletta]] <br>
+'''Cover Artists:''' Cover artists unknown <br>
-'''Editors:''' [[Denny O'Neil]] <br>
+'''Pencilers:''' Pencilers unknown <br>
+'''Inkers:''' Inkers unknown <br>
+'''Colourists:''' Colourists unknown <br>
+'''Editors:''' [[Virginia Provisiero]] <br>
 ==Synopsis==
 '''Cast of Characters:'''
-* [[Isis (Andrea Thomas)]]
+* [[Crime Smasher]]
-* Akhenaten
-* Aten
-* [[Cindy Lee]]
-* Joshua Barnes
-* [[Rick Mason]]
-* Nefertiti
 '''Locations:'''
-* [[Earth-S]]
+* [[Fawcett City]]
-:*[[Egypt]] ''(in flashback)''
-:*[[United States of America]]
+'''First Appearances:''' Alan Armstrong as [[Crime Smasher]] (formerly known as [[Spy Smasher]])<br>
-'''Items:'''
+'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
-* [[Amulet of Isis]]
+'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
-'''First Appearances:''' Akhenaten (an Egyptian Pharaoh); Aten (an Egyptian creator God); Nefertiti (an Egyptian Queen)<br>
-'''Final Appearances:''' Akhenaten; Aten; Nefertiti<br>
+== The Last Request ==
-'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
+===Credits===
+'''Head Writer:''' Head writer unknown <br>
+'''Pencilers:''' Pencilers unknown <br>
+'''Inkers:''' Inkers unknown <br>
+'''Colourists:''' Colourists unknown <br>
+'''Editors:''' [[Virginia Provisiero]] <br>
-==Notes==
+===Synopsis===
+'''Cast of Characters:'''
-* With this issue, the cover price raises from .30 cents per copy to .35 cents per copy.
+* [[Crime Smasher]]
+'''Locations:'''
-* The Akhenaten, Aten and Nefertiti that appear in this issue are exclusive to the continuity of [[Earth-S]].
+* [[Fawcett City]]
+'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances<br>
-* Dr. Joshua Barnes is once again portrayed as a caucasion, similar to his representation in [[Isis 3 (1977)|Isis #3]]. The character is actually African American.
+'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
+'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
+== Richard Richard, Private Dick ==
+''' The Lumber Camp Mystery '''
+===Credits===
+'''Head Writer:''' Head writer unknown <br>
+'''Pencilers:''' Pencilers unknown <br>
+'''Inkers:''' Inkers unknown <br>
+'''Colourists:''' Colourists unknown <br>
+'''Editors:''' [[Virginia Provisiero]] <br>
+===Synopsis===
+'''Cast of Characters:'''
+* Richard Richard
+'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances<br>
+'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
+'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
+== The Unlucky Rabbit's Foot ==
+===Credits===
+'''Head Writer:''' Head writer unknown <br>
+'''Pencilers:''' Pencilers unknown <br>
+'''Inkers:''' Inkers unknown <br>
+'''Colourists:''' Colourists unknown <br>
+'''Editors:''' [[Virginia Provisiero]] <br>
+===Synopsis===
+'''Cast of Characters:'''
+* [[Crime Smasher]]
+'''Locations:'''
+* [[Fawcett City]]
+'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances<br>
+'''Final Appearances:''' [[Crime Smasher]] (resumes [[Spy Smasher]] identity shortly after this story) <br>
+'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
+==Notes==
+* This one-shot issue was produced by [[Glossary:F#Fawcett Publications|Fawcett Publications]], but contains characters that are now considered the licensed property of DC Comics.
 ==Trivia==
+* [[Crime Smasher]] is more popularly known as the [[Spy Smasher]]. Spy Smasher was the spotlight character of his [[Comics Spy Smasher|own title]], and also maintained a back-up feature in the anthology magazine, [[Comics Whiz Comics|Whiz Comics]]. Some time after this issue, Alan Armstrong resumed the name Spy Smasher and became a major supporting character in the [[Comics Power of Shazam|Power of Shazam]] title.
-* Akhenaten, Aten and Nefertiti are all characters from Egyptian history and lore.
+* Alan Armstrong appears next as Spy Smasher in [[Justice League of America 135 (Volume 1, 1976)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #135]].
 ==Recommended Readings==
-* [[Comics Isis|Isis]]
+* [[Comics Power of Shazam|Power of Shazam]]
+* [[Comics Spy Smasher|Spy Smasher]]
+* [[Comics Whiz Comics|Whiz Comics]]
+:*''Appearances as Crime Smasher''<br>
+:*[[Whiz Comics 76 (1946)|Whiz Comics #76]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 77 (1946)|Whiz Comics #77]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 78 (1946)|Whiz Comics #78]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 79 (1946)|Whiz Comics #79]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 80 (1946)|Whiz Comics #80]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 81 (1946)|Whiz Comics #81]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 82 (1947)|Whiz Comics #82]]
+:*[[Whiz Comics 83 (1947)|Whiz Comics #83]]
 ==Related Articles==
-* [[Cover Art Gallery Isis|Isis cover art gallery]]
+* [[Cover Art Gallery Spy Smasher|Spy Smasher cover art gallery]]
+* [[Spy Smasher/Appearances|Spy Smasher appearances list]]
-* [[Isis (Adrianna Tomaz)]]
-* [[Isis (TV Series)]]
+* [[Eve Corby]]
+* [[Gyrosub]]
+* [[Mask]]
 ==External Links==
+* [http://www.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=spysmasher Spy Smasher biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
-* [[Wikipedia:Isis (DC Comics)|Isis character page at Wikipedia]]
+* [http://www.marvelfamily.com/WhosWho/whoswho.asp?castid=239 Spy Smasher biography page at the Marvel Family Web]
-* [[Wikipedia:Isis|Isis (Goddess) article at Wikipedia]]
+* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/spysmash.htm Spy Smasher biography page at International Hero]
-* [[Wikipedia:The Secret of Isis|Isis (TV Series) article at Wikipedia]]
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072516/ Isis (TV Series) entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)]
+* [http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=spysmasher Spy Smasher chronology page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
-* [http://www.70slivekidvid.com/isis.htm Secret of Isis Unofficial web-site]
+* [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2972/Spysmasher_Bio.htm The Unofficial Spy Smasher biography]
-* [[MDP:Isis|Isis (Marvel Character) page at the Marvel Database Project]]
+* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035372/ Spy Smasher (1942) serial entry at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)]
-* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=isis Isis (Goddess) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
-[[Wikipedia:Akhenaten|Akhenaten article at Wikipedia]]
-[[Wikipedia:Aten|Aten article at Wikipedia]]
-[[Wikipedia:Nefertiti|Nefertiti article at Wikipedia]]
 ==References==
+* [[Wikipedia:Spy Smasher|Spy Smasher article at Wikipedia]]
-* None
+* [http://www.crimeboss.com/history01-1.html Crime Boss]
+* [http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=6832 Grand Comics Database] ''(story titles)''
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