(June 1944)

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) , Julius Schwartz, Ted Udall (story editors)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

Issue Notes

This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society.


[The Mysterious Bottle from the Sea] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash; Winky; Blinky; Noddy

The Bottle from the Sea (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky, Blinky and Noddy.
Synopsis:
A mysterious bottle containing a love potion washes up on the beach and into the hands of the Three Dimwits. The Flash becomes involved when a multi-millionaire drinks of the potion and a gang of crooks learns about it.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-18-07.


The Inventor (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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.


Let's Mind Our Own Business (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Ghost Patrol

Romance of Old Russia (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

Congo Wiles 'neath Texas Skies (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 Great Radium Mystery (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:
The Hawkman must deal with an emergency situation when the city's entire supply of radium mysteriously disappears, creating an urgent situation at the local hospitals.

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-18-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Bottle from the Sea
    Flash
  2. 2. The Inventor
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. Let's Mind Our Own Business
    Ghost Patrol
  4. 4. Romance of Old Russia
    Minute Movies
  5. 5. Congo Wiles 'neath Texas Skies
    The Whip
  6. 6. The Great Radium Mystery
    Hawkman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross