Flashback
#16
([May] 1974)
DynaPubs Enterprises,
1973 Series
- Price
- 3.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1974-05-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Special Edition Reprints
- Editing
- Alan Light (reprint editor); Abner J. Sundell (original editor)
Issue Notes
Mostly complete reprint of Pep Comics #17.
[no title indexed]
Hangman; The Shield / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here he is fellows, the Hangman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shield; Dusty; Hangman
- Reprints
-
from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
[The Case of the Kid Lookout]
The Shield / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten (signed as Shorten)
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Look up there!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Slats Gordon; Mrs. Gordon; Sen. Blowhard; Blinker (villain); his gang
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
[The Origin of the Hangman]
Hangman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten ?; Abner J. Sundell ? (as Cliff Campbell)
- Pencils
- George Storm
- Inks
- George Storm
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sibilant, mocking laugh pierces the thick drapes of gloom.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hangman [Bob Dickering] (origin); The Comet [John Dickering] (death); Thelma Gordon (intro); Big Boy Malone (villain); Chugger
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
Indexer Notes
Death of The Comet and origin of The Hangman.
[Prisoners of the Cyclops]
Danny in Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten (signed as H. Shorten)
- Pencils
- Lin Streeter (signed as L. Streeter)
- Inks
- Lin Streeter (signed as L. Streeter)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Danny in the last episode succeeded in rescuing some bad little boys and girls...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- Danny; a giant cyclops; Kupkake; Margie
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
[Trapped by the Fuzzy Wuzzies]
Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A handful of desperate men is all that remains...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Boyle; Corporal Collins; Capt. Twerp; the Fascists; Fuzzy Wuzzies
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
[The Sailboat Smugglers]
Fireball / comic story / 6.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're dropping the stuff, Mike!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; gang of smugglers (villains)
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
Indexer Notes
Second half of the last page is taken up with advertisements for fireworks and a booklet on epilepsy.
[The Corruption of Carl Janssen]
Madam Satan / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Go forth on Earth, my dear!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); Carl Janssen, Anita Lewis; Mr. and Mrs. John Janssen; Brother Sunbeam
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
[Man without a Face]
Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world's heavyweight champion is about to lose...
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Slug (villain); Rip
- Synopsis
- On his wedding day, Kayo's face is badly burned. Ashamed of his scarred face, he flees and becomes a hobo. While on a train he befriends a man who has tuberculosis. To get money to have him treated, Kayo fights a local fighter in a small town.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
Indexer Notes
Kayo's scarred face is never shown.
The Parachute Killer
Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Bentley; Roger Kimberley (villain); Sir Archibald Waverley (death), Linda Waverley; John Waverley; Reginald Waverley; Jarvis (a butler)
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #17 (July 1941)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Here he is fellows, the Hangman!"]
Hangman; The Shield -
1.
["Use this coupon!"]
The Shield -
2.
[The Case of the Kid Lookout]
The Shield -
3.
[The Origin of the Hangman]
Hangman -
4.
[Prisoners of the Cyclops]
Danny in Wonderland -
5.
[Trapped by the Fuzzy Wuzzies]
Sergeant Boyle -
6.
[The Sailboat Smugglers]
Fireball -
7.
["Free fireworks"]
-
8.
[The Corruption of Carl Janssen]
Madam Satan -
9.
Special Offering for Pep Comics Fans
Pep Comics -
10.
[Man without a Face]
Kayo Ward -
11.
The Parachute Killer
Bentley of Scotland Yard -
12.
["Flashback $3.00 each or any 4 for $10"]
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13.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Merlin Haas
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
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