All-Flash #6

(September-October 1942)

The Ray That Changed Men's Souls!: Prologue (Table of Contents)

The Flash / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard (signed)

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky; Blinky Toylan; Noddy

Synopsis:

[See synopsis in Chapter 1]

Indexer Notes

Some info added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

The Ray That Changed Men's Souls!: Chapter 1: The Adventure of the Riotous Ray! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 13 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]; Winky; Blinky Toylan; Noddy; Trigger Tom (villain), Ada White; Sarah Norheart; Joan Williams; Red Grant

Synopsis:

The Three Dimwits, trying to charge an old car battery, pour in a variety of chemicals, then attach a sunlamp to it as a power source. The resulting "purple ray", they find, has a strange effect upon people: it affects the secretions of the bodie's gands, resulting in changes in poise, conduct, and even in the brain itself!

Indexer Notes

Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

The Ray That Changed Men's Souls!: Chapter 2: The Curse of Fame! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 12 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]; Winky; Blinky Toylan; Noddy; Trigger Tom (villain); Joan Williams; Ada White; Jim Baker; Sarah Norheart; Red Grant; Big Louie (villain)

Synopsis:

People stream into the Three Dimwits, wanting to bathe in the purple ray, wanting to become someone else. The nitwit's fame reaches far and wide, including to the criminal element, who endeavor to get in on the action. The Flash must deal with that problem as well as the complaints from people whose personalities have been altered.

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

The Minute Man Answers the Call (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

M. C. Gaines (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

public service

Indexer Notes

This feature appears in many DC comics with this date. It was a War Bond promotion.

The Ray That Changed Men's Souls!: Chapter 3: Adventure of the Topsy-Turvy Town! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 13 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]; Winky; Blinky Toylan; Noddy; Joan Williams; Red Grant; Trigger Tom (villain); Big Louie (villain); District Attorney Belmont

Synopsis:

"Trigger" Tom and his gang succeed in stealing the purple ray. Flash successfully gets it back, but the ray plays on him and the Three Dimwits, giving them the Flash's personality and giving the Scarlet Speedster theirs!

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

Volts from the Blue (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

none (Table of Contents)

Butch McLobster, The Super Mobster / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Butch McLobster

The Ray That Changed Men's Souls!: Chapter 4: The Case of the Chameleon Characters! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 13 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]; Winky; Blinky Toylan; Noddy; Joan Williams; Trigger Tom (villain); Big Louie (villain); Red Grant

Synopsis:

After regaining his personality, the Flash tracks down "Trigger" Tom and his hoods, all of whom have been taking advantage of a "Flash-less" city, and destroys the purple personality ray for good measure.

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.