Flash Comics #37

(January 1943)

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

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

Sons of the Hurricane (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Crime Goes Crazy (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)

Pencils

Hal Sharp (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard)

Inks

Hal Sharp (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Underworld strikes hard...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams

Synopsis

As part of an initiation ceremony for Joan, the Flash must convince the authorities that he is insane and be committed to an institution. Unfortunately for the Flash, the warden is a crook and Joan blows the Scarlet Speedster's cover.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich.

They're Back Again! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Ted Udall (signed)

Pencils

Frank Harry (signed)

Inks

Frank Harry (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Japan's hordes spill across war-torn China...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; war

Characters

The Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]

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

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

Script

John Wentworth (signed)

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What happened to Johnny Thunder shouldn't happen to a dogfish...

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Rausch

The New World's First Banner! (Table of Contents: 8)

Flying Colors / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Jenks (signed as J M Jenks)

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

500 years before Columbus...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Erik the Red

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

The Last of the Old Whalers (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Sam Burlockoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The last of the old whaling ships...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

The King [King Standish]; Jim Conley; The Witch (villain); Big Mike (crook)

Indexer Notes

Credits from Craig Delich.

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

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

Script

John Wentworth (credited as John B. Wentworth)

Pencils

Homer Fleming (credited)

Inks

Homer Fleming (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's a price on the Whip's head, and it's a fancy price!

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Marisa Dillon; Wing Tai; Carlos; Scraggy McGee (crook)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

If Time Would Only Tell! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is 2415 A.D., and again war looms...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Jack Raymond; Time

Indexer Notes

Concluded from the previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

The Commandos Are Here! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Minute Movies Revue (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Ed Wheelan (credited)

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (credited)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Director Art Hokum the genial Master of Ceremonies

Genre

adventure; humor; drama

Characters

Art Hokum; Dick Dare; Hazel Dearie; Fuller Phun; Ralph McSneer; Blanche Rouge

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Fat and Slat / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Wheelan ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee, Fat, this poster sure looks swell now...

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Fat [Fuller Phun]; Slat [Archibald Clubb]

Indexer Notes

War Bonds ad.

Bermuda (Table of Contents: 18)

Flash Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sidney Elias

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...Three little jewel chests - One gold, one silver and one copper...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Chance (villain); Crystal Chalmers

Synopsis

The Hawk is trapped by a man named Chance who gives the Feathered Fury the opportunity to choose his fate: freedom, slavery or death!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Craig Delich.

Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - in both the first and last panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)