All-Flash #5

(Summer 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Three Indians Bit the Dust! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Josette Frank

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Letters

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This is a true story of a real little Dutch boy in America and how he...

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover. Page also includes Superman Code Message and indicia. Ad for "The Matchlock Gun" by Walter D. Edmonds.

[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter One: The Case of the "Patsy Colt"! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is a story of a race horse...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan (introduction); Blinky Boylan (introduction); Noddy Toylan (introduction); Trudy Edwards; Short Shanks (a horse); Blackie; Walter King; Bill Hayward

Synopsis

Flash meets Winky, Blinky and Noddy while visiting the Cumberly Horse Farm with Joan. Joan's friend Trudy owns a horse named "Short Shanks," a very fast horse that shows little promise of racing fame...until a mysterious fire and sale of the horse at public auction.

Keywords

Cumberly Horse Farm; Kentucky

Indexer Notes

The story is narrated by the horse, Short Shanks.

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

Glover's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Morgenthau Jr. (credited)

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Letters

?; typeset

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A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.

Indexer Notes

This PSA appears in comics from multiple publishers in 1942.

[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Two: A Horse on Mr. King! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I didn't know what to expect, as Bill, the blacksmith, led me away...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Trudy Edwards; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bill Hayward

Synopsis

A blacksmith buys the horse and discovers that the horse has one leg shorter than the others, so he constructs special shoes that allow the horse a chance to become a champion. Meanwhile, the Flash discovers that the Three Dimwits have a photo in their possession showing the guilty party who set the fire at the horse farm: Trudy!

Indexer Notes

The story is narrated by the horse, Short Shanks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

We Were All Kids Once! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Art Helfant

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Art Helfant

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Art Helfant

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Art Helfant

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Well, here we are at the zoo at last...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A father brings his two children to the zoo; after his oldest child gives an elephant a bucket of water, the father is drenched by the elephant.

Keywords

elephant; zoo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Butch McLobster, The Super Mobster / comic story / 2 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

Now fer de roll call, mugs!

Genre

humor; crime

Characters

Butch McLobster; Killer Diller; Lefty Wright; Spider Webb; Red Flannel; Scar Marx

Synopsis

Butch and his gang plot to steal a bunch of cats.

[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Three: Melodrama in a Sawmill! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

One of the most happy periods of my life began right after the big race!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Trudy Edwards; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bill Hayward; Honeyball (a horse); Hal Griffon

Synopsis

Walter King persuades the Three Dimwits to set traps to kill the Flash in hopes of taking full possession of the horse, now a proven contender in racing, and they nearly succeed in sawing the Flash in two!

Indexer Notes

The story is narrated by the horse, Short Shanks.

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

Runaway Plane (Table of Contents: 11)

A Hop Harrigan Story / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Hop.

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Marie Dillon; Walter Gray

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

An Important Message to the Members of the All-American Flying Club (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Four: The Big Race! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I couldn't relax among the zoo noises that went on all day and night around my cage!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Trudy Edwards; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bobo (a monkey); Bill Hayward; Honeyball (a horse); Billy Hayward Jr.; Short Shanks Jr. (a horse)

Synopsis

The blacksmith and Trudy kidnap "Short Shanks" and paint him to look like a zebra in order to outwit King. While the Police round up and jail King, Joan Williams decides to ride the horse in a local race.

Indexer Notes

The story is narrated by the horse, Short Shanks.

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

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

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

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