(January 1944)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia Publisher:
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Dorothy Roubicek (assistant)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched
Issue Notes
Indicia states:
"January Flash No. 49 Entire contents copyrighted 1943 by J. R. Publishing Co."
none (Table of Contents)
Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed) [as Shelly]
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed) [as Shelly]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Hawkman [Carter Hall]
The Flashlight That Never Failed! (Table of Contents)
Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Lou Ferstadt
- Inks:
- Martin Naydel
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams
- Synopsis:
- A young man's father discovers "carbon light", which can pick up and move any object, no matter how heavy. When criminals accidentally learn of this invention from the Flash himself, the Scarlet Speedster, Joan and the young man fall victim to its strange powers.
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-28-07.
[Impossible Assignment] (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 White Elephant] (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:
- The Ghost Patrol
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.
Deserters from Disaster (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
Gold on the Hoof (Table of Contents)
The Whip / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Homer Fleming
- Inks:
- Homer Fleming
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
The Human Dynamo (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:
- A freak accident turns a meek scientist into a "human dynamo," and, in order to discover a cure, the scientist finds that he must steal large amounts of money to finance the experiements, some the Hawkman & Hawkgirl seek to prevent while trying to help him.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-28-07.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Flashlight That Never Failed!
Flash -
2.
[Impossible Assignment]
Johnny Thunder -
3.
[The White Elephant]
Ghost Patrol -
4.
Deserters from Disaster
Minute Movies -
5.
Gold on the Hoof
The Whip -
6.
The Human Dynamo
Hawkman
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Bob Hughes
- Allen Ross
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