Flash Comics #16

(April 1941)

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Target for Death: The Flash!] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Hal Sharp (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard)

Inks

Hal Sharp (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

On the dock of the American Oceans Line...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Dane (introduction); Jose Salvez (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A gang of thugs attempt to kill the Flash in order to get at a very valuable Mexican silver mine.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

The Flash lives in New York City.

The Flash is announced as being awarded the next quarterly single-hero comic.

The newspaper shown on the last panel of the story contains the name "Sharp", which the artist, Hal Sharp, put on himself.

The Flash Wins (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Secretary] (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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We've got to make life miserable...

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Oscar Ovaseer; Bucks

Synopsis

Oscar Ovaseer thinks Johnny is competition for his job, and wants him dead.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

The Thunderbolt takes on human form in this story.

The Adventure of the Marshland Counterfeiters (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

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Pencils

Don Cameron (signed as Don Cameron)

Inks

Don Cameron (signed as Don Cameron)

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Well it's all set up, Skipper...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Les Sparks; Joe Magee; Captain Dick Bilge; Punch; Cuthie

Synopsis

Les and Joe track down a bunch of counterfeiters.

Indexer Notes

Les Sparks leads a bunch of young "radio amateurs". The strip is influenced by Terry and the Pirates in art, and to a certain extent in story; The stories are picturesque adventures in different settings. The strip is now re-named from Les Watts.

Don Cameron the scriptwriter appears to be a different creator to Don Cameron the artist.

[The Armored Car on the Prairie] (Table of Contents: 6)

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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One day as Rod and Marisa Dillon...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Wing Tai; Carlos; Marisa Dillon; Kranz

[Murder by the King] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Harry Lampert (credited)

Inks

Harry Lampert (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ha -- Got him!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

The King [King Standish]; Patrolman Corrigan

Synopsis

The King is accused of murder.

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Strip title is changed in this issue from King Standish.

[Duty in the Canal Zone] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

John E. Ayman

Inks

John E. Ayman

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With the thunder of big guns roaring in Europe...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Cornwall, Secret Agent; Tanya; Itchy; Basil Devolta (a spy)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

The Hidden Museum (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 9)

Jack Raymond / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer ? (spot illustration)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer ? (spot illustration)

Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ever see a stone like that before?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy

World's Best Value! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

World's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

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Letters

typeset

Philippine Commonwealth Commemoration (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

A Fine Day for a Murder! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Ed Wheelan (signed as Ed Wheelan)

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (signed as Ed Wheelan)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (signed as Ed Wheelan)

Colors

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Letters

Ed Wheelan (signed as Ed Wheelan)

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Startling and sinister story...

Genre

adventure; humor; drama

Characters

Dick Dare; Hazel Dearie; Ralph McSneer; Andrew Handy

[The Graydon Expedition] (Table of Contents: 14)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

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At home...The Hawkman taking his ease...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Targo, King of Dravidia; Daki (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Hearing that an expedition to Northern Mongolia has been wiped out -- an expedition Shiera Sanders was on -- the Hawkman decides to investigate the tragedy.

Reprints

• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Hawkman remarks in this story that he has been re-incarnated many times, a fact never reflected in the origin story in Flash #1. The last actual story panel shows Carter reading a copy of Flash Comics #9. The first panel on page 3 was used, in part, as the cover to Flash Comics #19.

The last panel of the story features another in the series "Weapons of the Past": Helmet....Greece.

Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - in both splash and final panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Prizes for All! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

There's Power for You! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)