(August 1943)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
60
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); Dorothy Roubicek (assistant)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

[The Liars Club] (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 Liars' Club (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]; Liar's Club (first appearance)
Synopsis:
Jay Garrick and two other members of the Liar's Club are instructed to relate 'whoppers' about the Fastest Man Alive. Jay wins the contest with a truthful story of his alter ego!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-16-07.


[The Subway Chase] (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 Demented Dictator (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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.


Puritan Perils (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 Curse of the Alverados (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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

The Haunted Man (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]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis:
The Feathered Furies must battle a man's superstition of seeing a dagger prior to a major tragedy occuring.

Indexer Notes

Sundopsis added by Craig Delich 9-16-07.


Fat and Slat (Table of Contents)

Fat and Slat / filler / 1 page (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, and was added by Craig Delich 9-16-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Liars' Club
    Flash
  2. 2. [The Subway Chase]
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. The Demented Dictator
    Ghost Patrol
  4. 4. Puritan Perils
    Minute Movies
  5. 5. The Curse of the Alverados
    The Whip
  6. 6. The Haunted Man
    Hawkman
  7. 7. Fat and Slat
    Fat and Slat
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  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bob Hughes
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