Flash Comics #12

(December 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Trouble in Kurtavia] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

At Jay Garrick's home in the city...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Ambassador of Kurtavia; The Nuralian Armed Forces (villains)

Synopsis

The Scarlet Speedster is hired to protect the inhabitants of the defenseless nation of Kurtavia from the war-like advances of Nural.

Reprints

• in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

[Introducing Les Watts] (Table of Contents: 3)

Les Watts, Radio Amateur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Don Cameron

Inks

Don Cameron

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Down in the little town of Willow-Point...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Les Watts; Doctor Burns; Joe Magee; Biff Tolly; Gus; Lennie

Indexer Notes

Not the same Don Cameron who wrote Superman and Batman.

[Johnny's Date] (Table of Contents: 4)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

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Oh, Daisy, I'd like to take you to a movie...

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darlng; Mrs. Darling; Grover de Lillys; Gaston

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

[Trapped] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Whip / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth (credited as John B. Wentworth)

Pencils

Homer Fleming (credited)

Inks

Homer Fleming (credited)

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A gang of land swindlers...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Hale (crook); Chief Running Elk; Marisa Dillon

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Witch and the Emeralds] (Table of Contents: 7)

King Standish / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Harry Lampert (credited)

Inks

Harry Lampert (credited)

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Letters

Harry Lampert (credited)

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Along a sidestreet...

Genre

adventure

Characters

The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain); Greer; Jan Opdorp

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[Encounter with the Wolf] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cliff Cornwall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John E. Ayman (signed as John Ayman)

Inks

John E. Ayman (signed as John Ayman)

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That is Tossa...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Cornwall; The Wolf (villain); Goldie (spy)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich. Ayman signs in the final panel.

The Moon King's Trophy, Part I (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

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typeset

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A low curious sound...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy; Prince Dor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Table of Contents: 11)

Flash Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Two Comic Magazines You Can't Afford to Miss!!! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Flash Comics; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Manhattan Madman (Table of Contents: 13)

Minute Movies / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Ed Wheelan

Inks

Ed Wheelan

Colors

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Letters

Ed Wheelan

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here are the featured players who will appear...

Genre

adventure; humor; drama

Characters

Dick Dare; Ralph McSneer; Blanche Rouge; Will Power; Andrew Handy; Honey Dearie; Paul Vogue; Herbert Honey; Mary Pleasant; Lota Talent

Early Stamps of China (Table of Contents: 14)

Flash Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

The Heart Patient (Table of Contents: 15)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

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...Fighting the fight of the just and the oppressed...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Tommy Rogers; Dr. Halliday (villain); Betty Tremont (villain)

Synopsis

Carter Hall nearly falls victim to a greedy doctor who is feeding his patients drugs that seem to seriously weaken their hearts.

Reprints

• in Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #25 (April-May 1968)
• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006])

Indexer Notes

In this story, the oval keeper on his wing straps is colored blue instead of red throughout the story.

The last panel of the story is another in the series "Weapons of the Past": 1400.

Credits by Craig Delich. Story title from the Archives reprint.

Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - on both first and last pages.

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Audels New Auto Guide / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)