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

The Man Who Could Read Men's Souls (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Lou Ferstadt
Inks:
Lou Ferstadt
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 10/04.


The Man Who Could Read Faces (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]; VILLAIN: Johnny Bonham
Synopsis:
When young Johnny Bonham steals a parchment from an Egyptian mummy and attempts to re-create an experiment based upon the symbols found within, the Flash must face the result: a man who can not only read the thoughts of others, but interpret their desires as well!

Indexer Notes

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


[Into Frozen Russia] (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

Keep Away Unless You're a Dive (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

Double Trouble (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.


Case of the Patriotic Boys (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; western
Characters:
The Whip [Rod Gaynor]

The Heart of Cha Ming (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

Give Them the Bird (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:
Through a series of misadventures, and with a little help from the Feathered Fury, a college board of trustees is convinced to listen to a lecture on birds and what they could learn from them.

Indexer Notes

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


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Victory Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
A. W. Nugent
Pencils:
A. W. Nugent
Inks:
A. W. Nugent
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Man Who Could Read Faces
    Flash
  2. 2. [Into Frozen Russia]
    Ghost Patrol
  3. 3. Keep Away Unless You're a Dive
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. Double Trouble
    The King
  5. 5. Case of the Patriotic Boys
    The Whip
  6. 6. The Heart of Cha Ming
    Minute Movies
  7. 7. Give Them the Bird
    Hawkman
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Victory Puzzles
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross