America's Greatest Comics #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Park Robberies," Captain Marvel takes matters into his own hands when a string of thefts rocks Central Park, only to be met with skepticism from the police. Disguised as a cop, he sets out to catch a gang of young hoodlums—before they strike again. Written by Ed Herron and illustrated by C. C. Beck and Mac Raboy, with cover art by Mac Raboy, this 1942 Fawcett classic captures the Golden Age spirit with bold action and a touch of humor.
In "The Park Robberies," Captain Marvel takes matters into his own hands after a string of thefts shakes Central Park, only to be met with skepticism from the police. Disguised as a patrolman, he sets out to catch the culprits—leading to a tense showdown with a gang of young hoodlums.
When the Black Poet—a murderous criminal who's recently escaped prison—sends a cryptic poem challenging the Minute-Man, Private Jack Weston recognizes the threat and races to intercept the villain at the docks at midnight. But the Black Poet has a sinister trap prepared: he frames Weston for the theft of the Kamoon jewels and the murder of a museum curator, leaving the hero unconscious and planted with stolen evidence for the police to find. Now Weston must prove his innocence while the Black Poet slips away with his prize.
When a private detective is murdered for a single penny during the investigation of a murder trial, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky must uncover the connection between the smallest coin in circulation and a killer who's willing to die—or kill—to possess it. As Brian Butler works to save an innocent man from execution, his crimson-robed alter ego races to recover the penny before the real murderer strikes again, in "Crimes for a Penny" from America's Greatest Comics #2.
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Reprinted in The Shazam! Archives #4 (2004), PS Artbooks Softee: America's Greatest Comics #1 (2024), America's Greatest Comics #2 (2025), Gwandanaland Comics #1133
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