(April 1942)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Flash Goes to Hollywood! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
E. E. Hibbard (signed)
Inks
E. E. Hibbard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Marlene Dietrich (background); Gary Cooper (background); Judy Garland (background); Mickey Rooney (background); Charles Boyer (background); Clark Gable (background); Orson Welles (background); Betty Grable (background); Ginger Rogers (background); Tyrone Power (background); Hawkman (inset)

Indexer Notes

Background character list is bottom left, up and to the right

Cover Thumbnail for Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #28
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

How You Can Defend Your Home! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Flash Goes to Hollywood!] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
E. E. Hibbard (credited)
Inks
Hal Sharp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams
Synopsis
A cheap publicity man in New York signs up the Flash and Joan to a movie contract to make a film titled "Guns of Gangland." Unaware that he has also signed up several gangsters to kill the Flash, the Scarlet Speedster has his hands full trying to complete the film AND remain alive!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Peachy Pet's Plane Ride] (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Wentworth
Pencils
Stan Asch
Inks
Stan Asch
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Daisy Darling

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Daisy Darling.

[The Costume Brawl] (Table of Contents: 6)

Les Sparks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don Cameron (signed)
Pencils
Don Cameron (signed)
Inks
Don Cameron (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Les Sparks

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Les Sparks.

[The Witch] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[Uncle Sharp] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
John Wentworth ?
Pencils
Homer Fleming (signed)
Inks
Homer Fleming (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]

Mystery of the Purple Moon (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Letters
typeset

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

Sensation Comics; Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Augustus and the Mountains (Table of Contents: 12)

Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer
Inks
Sheldon Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Flash Stamps / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ascension Island issues its own stamps...

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Masquerade Mystery (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Ed Wheelan
Pencils
Ed Wheelan
Inks
Ed Wheelan
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Wheelan
Genre
adventure; humor; drama

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

The Inkling Kid; Minute Movies / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Wheelan
Pencils
Ed Wheelan
Inks
Ed Wheelan
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Wheelan
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Lo, boss! Any good letters about me this month?
Genre
adventure; humor

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[The Mechanical Master] (Table of Contents: 17)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders
Synopsis
A giant white bird suddenly appears in Hawk Valley and begins kidnapping people, but Hawkman draws the line on such activity when one of the victims is Shiera.
Keywords
Hawk Valley

Prizes for All! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Flash Goes to Hollywood!
    The Flash
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    How You Can Defend Your Home!
  3. 2. [The Flash Goes to Hollywood!]
    The Flash
  4. 3. ["Here it is again!"]
  5. 4. ["500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!"]
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  6. 5. [Peachy Pet's Plane Ride]
    Johnny Thunder
  7. 6. [The Costume Brawl]
    Les Sparks
  8. 7. [The Witch]
    The King
  9. 8. [Uncle Sharp]
    The Whip
  10. 9. Mystery of the Purple Moon
    A Jack Raymond Story
  11. 10. ["She's back again!"]
    Sensation Comics; Wonder Woman
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Augustus and the Mountains
    Books Worth Reading
  14. 13. ["Ascension Island issues its own stamps..."]
    Flash Stamps
  15. 14. Masquerade Mystery
    Minute Movies
  16. 15. ["'Lo, boss! Any good letters about me this month?"]
    The Inkling Kid; Minute Movies
  17. 16. Now on Sale
  18. 17. [The Mechanical Master]
    Hawkman
  19. 18. Prizes for All!
    American Seed Co.
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Science Simplified
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • CTGarry
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jim Van Dore
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