Born into wealth, perhaps bored with his life, a millionaire playboy named Alan Armatrong decided to follow the budding trend of adopting an alias as a costumed crime fighter. And so was born the Spy Smasher of Earth-S during World War II, and after the war as Crime Smasher. His counterpart on Earth-Two was Mister Terrific aka Terry Sloans while his cosmic twin on Earth-One in Mister Miracle.
Spy Smasher like Mister Terrific was a genius inventor, all-star athlete and successful businessman. Armstrong piloted his engineering marvel, the Gyrosub, capable of traversing the skies as well as land and sea, which the goggled guardian flew. And similar to Mister Miracle, Smasher fought government oppression from authoritarian regimes during his costumed career.
Alan's fiancee Eve Corby was his alter ego's partner, just as Wanda Wilson was the girlfriend and confidant of Terry while Barda was the wife and powerhouse partner of a Scott. After several years as Spy Smasher, Armstrong adopted the alias of Crime Smasher and battled local threats instead of foreign ones as he had in the past.
Early in his costumed career, Armstrong had several confrontations with the sinister Mask who headed a spy syndicate. Eventually, the Mask succeeded in ensnaring his arch enemy in a device that mental brainwashed Spy Smasher into becoming a spy himself. However, the effect of this device led to him becoming an anarchist against all spies including the Mask, whom he stayed. Following this, Spy Smasher had a series of confrontations versus Captain Marvel, who eventually helped restore Armstrong's mind to its natural heroic disposition.
Alan's fiancee Eve Corby was his alter ego's partner, just as Wanda Wilson was the girlfriend and confidant of Terry while Barda was the wife and powerhouse partner of a Scott. After several years as Spy Smasher, Armstrong adopted the alias of Crime Smasher and battled local threats instead of foreign ones as he had in the past.
Early in his costumed career, Armstrong had several confrontations with the sinister Mask who headed a spy syndicate. Eventually, the Mask succeeded in ensnaring his arch enemy in a device that mental brainwashed Spy Smasher into becoming a spy himself. However, the effect of this device led to him becoming an anarchist against all spies including the Mask, whom he stayed. Following this, Spy Smasher had a series of confrontations versus Captain Marvel, who eventually helped restore Armstrong's mind to its natural heroic disposition. 
The Mask's counterparts on Earths One and Two were the Sandmen aka Garrett Sanford and Wesley Dodds, themselves masters of mental manipulation as they like the Mask inflicted nightmares upon their opponents' psyche. Only they were fighting for right unlike the Mask. During Spy Smasher's brown bodysuit clad adventures while opposing and then later aiding the Mask, this correlated with Dodd's adventures after abandoning his green business suit for a purple and yellow spandex uniform.
Towards the early 1950's, Alan resumed his Spy Smasher career and while attending a rally for the Marvel Family, became ensnared in a trap set by the Sivana Family on all of those present. ;Armstrong was kept in Sivana's Suspendium bubble with the others present for decades, being revived in the modern day to become a member of the Squadron of Justice, his world's version of the Justice Society which Terrific was a member of and of the Justice League which Miracle was a frequent ally of throughout the years.
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