All-Flash #27
(February-March 1947)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946-12-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Blylan; Noddy Toylan

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Flash Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Thinker Cooks with Gas! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed as mn)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed as mn)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; The Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (villain)
Synopsis
Fearing the Flash, but respecting him at the same time, the Thinker devises the one escape-proof trap that he feels that will finally eliminate the Scarlet Speedster for all time. The Fastest Man Alive, however, uses the Thinker's own weapon against him!

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

Want to Be a Champion Dancer? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fighting Over Fish! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed as mn)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed as mn)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AF 27
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Deuces Wilde (villain); Eraser Eddie (villain); Hijack Harry (villain)
Synopsis
The Three Dimwits buy a ferry boat and begin service on Caliph Lake, even stocking the lake with fish in order to attract tourists. Unknown to them, years earlier, a criminal named "Eraser" Eddie had dropped a chamois bag of jewels into the lake. Now he discovers that he has a lot of competition to recover the swag.
Keywords
Caliph Lake

Indexer Notes

Part 1. Script credit from Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The management wishes to take this opportunity...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

4 gags.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher: National Comics Publications
480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.
Editor: Sheldon Mayer;
Owners: Harry Donenfeld, Gussie Donenfeld, Paul Sampliner, Sophia Sampliner, Jack Liebowitz, Rose Liebowitz, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld.

A Boat Can Be Bad Business! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AF 27
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Eraser Eddie (villain); Hijack Harry (villain); Deuces Wilde (villain)
Synopsis
Deuces Wilde enters the picture as he is forced by mobster Hijack Harry to find out why "Eraser" Eddie is hanging around Caliph Lake. And when he does, you can be sure that the Flash is not far behind!

Indexer Notes

Part 2. Script credit from Craig Delich.

Squeeze Play (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (signed as John Osgood)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Gangplank Gus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr

Job Number
OH#2
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skeeek-k-k!" "A sea-gull! Wotta chance to practice cannon-shootin'!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Gangplank Gus

Indexer Notes

Credits from Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Don't miss this latest adventure of the Flash!"]
    Flash Comics
  4. 3. The Thinker Cooks with Gas!
    The Flash
  5. 4. Want to Be a Champion Dancer?
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Fighting Over Fish!
    The Flash
  7. 6. ["The management wishes to take this opportunity..."]
    Ton o' Fun
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. A Boat Can Be Bad Business!
    The Flash
  10. 9. Squeeze Play
  11. 10. ["Skeeek-k-k!" "A sea-gull! Wotta chance to practice cannon-shootin'!!"]
    Gangplank Gus
  12. 11. ["Don't miss these new issues..."]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore