(October 1942)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

The Robbers of the Round Table (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Hal Sharp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash

Indexer Notes

Ink credit by Craig Delich 10/04.


The Robbers of the Round Table (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Hal Sharp
Inks:
Lou Ferstadt
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis:
A modern-day blacksmith succeeds in creating a paper-light suit of armor that resists all bullets. When crooks suddenly appear in Keystone City wearing such armor, the Flash thinks them merely to be extras in a medieval picture he is working in.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.


Nazism and Fascism (Table of Contents)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ted Udall; Emmanuel Demby
Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Ghost Patrol

Indexer Notes

Writer credits by Craig Delich 10/04.


[Out at Sea] (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Stan Aschmeier
Inks:
Stan Aschmeier
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

The Men Who Sought Arrest (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Harry Lampert
Inks:
Harry Lampert
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
The King

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich 10/04.


Japanese Spies (Table of Contents)

Whip / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; western
Characters:
The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]

Blood and Thunder (Table of Contents)

Minute Movies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Wheelan
Pencils:
Ed Wheelan
Inks:
Ed Wheelan
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; humor

A Second Guess (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]
Synopsis:
A clever criminal organizes the "Second Guessers Club," composed of crooks who study the mistakes of other criminals, and then profits from that knowledge.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.


none (Table of Contents)

Flying Colors / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
John M. Jenks
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

This filler MAY be out of sequence. Added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.


none (Table of Contents)

How to Spot Planes in the Skies / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Falcon Mathieu
Pencils:
Falcon Mathieu
Inks:
Falcon Mathieu
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

This filler MAY be out of sequence. Added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Robbers of the Round Table
    Flash
  2. 2. Nazism and Fascism
    Ghost Patrol
  3. 3. [Out at Sea]
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. The Men Who Sought Arrest
    The King
  5. 5. Japanese Spies
    Whip
  6. 6. Blood and Thunder
    Minute Movies
  7. 7. A Second Guess
    Hawkman
  8. 8. none
    Flying Colors
  9. 9. none
    How to Spot Planes in the Skies
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