(August-September 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

Issue Notes

This issue contains an ad for Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

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

The Flash and the Black Widow (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bloch
Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky, Blinky and Noddy; VILLAIN: the Black Widow
Synopsis:
The Three Dimwits visit the zoo and run into a talking chimp. When Jay Garrick doubts what they have seen, the chimp being kidnapped by thugs arouses his interest, and he discovers a terror beyond belief!
Reprinted:
  • in Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1991 series) #nn

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-02-07.


[Cheerful Service Week] (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 Dweller in the Sea (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: Neptune Perkins (first appearance)
Synopsis:
When a strange baby is born in a little town off a sea coast shore.....a baby needing constant salt solutions fed through his skin, little does the Hawkman know the fate in store for him.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Jerry Bails. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-02-07.


The Story of Young George Washington (Table of Contents)

Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
George Washington

The Perils of Patsy (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jon L. Blummer
Pencils:
Jon L. Blummer
Inks:
Jon L. Blummer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Adventure; aviation
Characters:
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

This strip usually runs in All-American Comics.


Simp O'Dill (Table of Contents)

Simp O'Dill / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
W. A. Carlson
Pencils:
Sol Hess (signed as Hess)
Inks:
Sol Hess (signed as Hess)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

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


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Flash and the Black Widow
    Flash
  2. 2. [Cheerful Service Week]
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. The Dweller in the Sea
    Hawkman
  4. 4. The Story of Young George Washington
    Picture Stories from American History
  5. 5. The Perils of Patsy
    Hop Harrigan
  6. 6. Simp O'Dill
    Simp O'Dill
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