(March 1943)

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); Dorothy Roubicek (assistant editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

none (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman; Hawkgirl

Indexer Notes

Hawkgirl is unmasked on the cover.


Play of the Year (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis:
A theatre promoter devises a plan to revive a play with its original cast of stars as the drawing card. Although the Flash thinks the man is crazy, crookdom decides it's too good to pass up!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.


A Street in Holland (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Ted Udall
Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Ghost Patrol

[Count Orf] (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

Crime Plays Ball (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Joe Gallagher
Inks:
Joe Gallagher
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
The King

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.


The Diablo Cafe Mystery (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Whip [Rod Gaynor]

Matinee Murder Mystery (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

The Timetable of Crime (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 former railroad man devises a foolproof timetable for crimes to be committed, each guaranteed to outwit the law and the Hawkman.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.


none (Table of Contents)

Fat and Slat / filler / ? pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Fat and Slat

Indexer Notes

This filler MAY be out of sequence. Added 9-7-07 by Craig Delich.


March of Dimes (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / public service announcement / ? pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff?
Pencils:
Harry G. Peter?
Inks:
Harry G. Peter?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
Wonder Woman
Synopsis:
PSA for the March of Dimes featuring Wonder Woman.

Indexer Notes

This PSA MAY be out of sequence. Added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Play of the Year
    Flash
  2. 2. A Street in Holland
    Ghost Patrol
  3. 3. [Count Orf]
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. Crime Plays Ball
    The King
  5. 5. The Diablo Cafe Mystery
    The Whip
  6. 6. Matinee Murder Mystery
    Minute Movies
  7. 7. The Timetable of Crime
    Hawkman
  8. 8. none
    Fat and Slat
  9. 9. March of Dimes
    Wonder Woman
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