(January 1945)

DC, 1940 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
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

Hawkman and the Beanstalk (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

The Magic of Ultra-Speed (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]; V: Midget Joe.
Synopsis:
The Flash disguises himself as a magician to perform feats of "magic" for children in a hospital ward. While using his speed to grant the wishes of his young audience, he unwittingly stops crimes in progress perpetrated by his old nemesis. Midget Joe.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.


Construction for Crime (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Ghost Patrol

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.


The Story of the Huguenots in Florida (Table of Contents)

A Picture Story from American History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
M. C. Gaines
Pencils:
Don Cameron
Inks:
Don Cameron
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Reprinted:
  • in Picture Stories from American History (EC, 1945 series) #1

Meet... Broadcast Bill (Table of Contents)

Who's Who in Zooville / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Pencils:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Inks:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Page count and sequence order corrected per Len Wolinsky, November 2008.


[Hot News] (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

Meet... Gunner Gus (Table of Contents)

Who's Who in Zooville / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Pencils:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Inks:
Ronald Santi (signed as R. Santi)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

This sequence was added by Craig Delich on 11-24-07. Page count and sequence order corrected per Len Wolinsky, November 2008.


Grapevine to the Sky (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:
In a futuristic version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' the Feathered Fury accidently runs into such a vine, which leads to a city in the clouds whose inhabitants only have one urge: to kill!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Magic of Ultra-Speed
    Flash
  2. 2. Construction for Crime
    Ghost Patrol
  3. 3. The Story of the Huguenots in Florida
    A Picture Story from American History
  4. 4. Meet... Broadcast Bill
    Who's Who in Zooville
  5. 5. [Hot News]
    Johnny Thunder
  6. 6. Meet... Gunner Gus
    Who's Who in Zooville
  7. 7. Grapevine to the Sky
    Hawkman
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