(April 1945)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand:
An All-American Publication
Editing:
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

[no title indexed] (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 Fire Bandits (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 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:
The Three Dimwits decide that they want to be firemen and the Flash must deal with the ineptness as well as a mysterious tipster who predicts future fires.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-02-07.


The Story of Benjamin Franklin (Table of Contents)

Picture Stories 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
Characters:
Benjamin Franklin

[Cousin Howie] (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

Adventure of the Man Who Quit Too Late (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

The Man with the Magic Monocles (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; VILLAIN: The Monocle (first appearance)
Synopsis:
The Feathered Fury faces the Monocle, a criminal genius who uses the knowledge of optics and their relation to the invisible rays in the atmosphere, to become the most feared man in the city.

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-02-07.


Victory Puzzles (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:
?

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich on 12-02-07 and is most likely out of sequence.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Fire Bandits
    Flash
  2. 2. The Story of Benjamin Franklin
    Picture Stories from American History
  3. 3. [Cousin Howie]
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. Adventure of the Man Who Quit Too Late
    Ghost Patrol
  5. 5. The Man with the Magic Monocles
    Hawkman
  6. 6. Victory Puzzles
    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