Volume: #7, Issue: #1 (19)
Published: August 1941, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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| Comic Story (18 pages) |
Origin of the American Crusader |
| Synopsis: |
Delighted that he has discovered a new planet near Uranus, Professor Masters rushes off to tell Professor Scott and accidently enters a test chamber of Scott's atom smasher, and, as a result, has his entire atomic structure rearranged, giving him unlimited powers. He needs them for he must battle an ex-Nazi officer and his gang of traitors who intend to destroy democracy in the United States. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
The American Crusader [Professor Archie Masters] (introduction, Origin) Jane Peters (Master's Secretary, Introduction) Professor Scott (physicist, Introduction) Doug (G-Man, Introduction) Lola (Doug's Fiancee, Introduction) Un-named Criminal Boss (villain, Introduction) The Boss' Gang [Augie Rest Un-named] (villains, Introduction For All) Kruz (villain, Ex-Senator, Introduction) Scarface Nick Polazi (villain, Gangster, Introduction) General Oyster (villain, Ex-Nazi Officer, Introduction) |
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