 The second is a female anti-terrorism government agent often featured as an antagonist of the vigilante team Birds of Prey.Similar to Batman and the Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Spy Smasher (secretly the "wealthy Virginia sportsman" Alan Armstrong) is a master detective, equipped with a number of gadgets and a specialized vehicle, the "Gyrosub", which was a combination of an airplane, an automobile, and a submarine.Created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, Spy Smasher was introduced in "Whiz Comics" #2 (February 1940).