(January 1941)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
All-American Comics, Inc.
Brand:
A DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

none (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [signed as Shelly]
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff [signed as Shelly]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Sheldon Moldoff [signature only]; rest typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1
  • in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.

[The Silver Mine Mystery] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Jim Carter; Sheriff Bill (villain); Tex (villain)
Synopsis:
When Jay Garrick's long-time friend Jim Carter is found shot in the back near his recently opened mine, he decides the Flash should find out why the local Sheriff has not brought the criminals to justice.
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Oddity: Panel 5 on Page 2 shows Flash's uniform in a closet, and the pants have the lightning bolt down the leg, but in the story, the bolt doesn't appear on the pants; Editor Sheldon Mayer's last name appears on a building on Page 11, panel 6; writer credit by Craig Delich; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.


[The Creeps] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Stan Aschmeier
Inks:
Stan Aschmeier
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; Johnny wears a costume in the splash only.


Adventure of the Monster of the Tombs (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Don Cameron
Inks:
Don Cameron
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Les Watts

The Distilatomic Dynamo (Table of Contents)

The Whip / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; western
Characters:
The Whip [Rod Gaynor]

Warning from the Witch (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Harry Lampert
Inks:
Harry Lampert
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07.


The Capture of Snowland (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John E. Ayman
Inks:
John E. Ayman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Cliff Cornwall

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.


Shadows of the Past (Table of Contents)

Flash Picture Novelette / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[Satana, the Tiger Girl] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; V: Satana the Tiger Girl.
Synopsis:
Hawkman faces the threat of a girl who has discovered a way to transplant human brains into tigers----a fate she has planned for Shiera.
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Silver Mine Mystery]
    The Flash
  2. 2. [The Creeps]
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. Adventure of the Monster of the Tombs
    Les Watts, Radio Amateur
  4. 4. The Distilatomic Dynamo
    The Whip
  5. 5. Warning from the Witch
    King Standish
  6. 6. The Capture of Snowland
    Cliff Cornwall
  7. 7. Shadows of the Past
    Flash Picture Novelette
  8. 8. [Satana, the Tiger Girl]
    Hawkman
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  • Bob Hughes
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