Alan Armstrong was an expert pilot, a wealthy playboy, and the confidant of his fiancé Eve's father, Admiral Corby. The Admiral suspected that spies had infiltrated America and needed help, so Armstrong put on a costume and became the Spy Smasher. When WWII ended, he changed his name to Crime Smasher and shifted his focus towards fighting crime. Eve sometimes helps him since she knows his secret identity.

He has no powers; instead, he uses both his smarts and his Gyrosub, which combines "the functions of an airplane, auto gyro, speedboat, and submarine."

*Whiz Comics #2-32, 34-75
**76-83 (as Crime Smasher)
*Spy Smasher #1-11
*America’s Greatest Comics #1-6, 8
*All Hero Comics #1
*Crime Smasher #1 (as Crime Smasher)
*Gift Comics #1-2
*Holiday Comics #1
*Mighty Midget Comics: Spy Smasher
*Spy Smasher Dime Action Book
*Wheaties Giveaway
*X-Mas Comics #1-2
*Badge of Justice #22-23

*Warner Bros. used the character in their DC Animated Universe series, ''Justice League: Unlimited''.
*Spy Smasher was played by Kane Richmond in [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035372/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk2 the movie]. He also played Bruce Gordon.

*[http://www.toonopedia.com/spysmash.htm Toonopedia]
*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/spysmash.htm International Hero]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_Smasher Wikipedia]
*[https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Spy_Smasher DC Wikia]
*[https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Spy_Smasher DC Animated Wikia]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035372/characters/nm0725122?ref_=tt_cl_t1 IMDb]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/spy-smasher/4005-19155/ Comicvine]
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