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Cover: Mac Raboy
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America's Greatest Comics #2

Feb 1942 · Fawcett · 0.15 USD
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In "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.

Contains 7 stories
The Park Robberies
20 pp · Superhero
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]Sterling MorrisMiss La VerneChief Brannigan (introduction)Officer Hoolihan (introduction)Officer Shaunessy (introduction)Steamboat Bill (introduction)Napoleon (a horse)Stinko [Stenko] (villain, introduction)Stinko's gang [BabyfaceBubbles (Stinko's girl)ChuggersLittletoe] (villains, introduction for all)

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.

The Return of the Black Rat
18 pp · Superhero
Black Rat (villain)
The Return of the Black Poet
18 pp · Superhero
Black Poet (villain)

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.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
The Spy Smasher Movie Peril
18 pp · Spy, Superhero
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Crimes for a Penny
15 pp · Superhero
Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]Pinky [Pinky Butler]John D. Rokkafeller (murder victim)

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.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $141
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,032*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $915
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $673
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $519
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $514*
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CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $514
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $313
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $283
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $210
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $210
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $163
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $148*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $80
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Full credits

writer Ed Herron
artist, inker C. C. Beck
artist, inker Mac Raboy
cover pencils, inks Mac Raboy

Reprints

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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