(September 1947)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

[Hawkman Meets the "Foil"] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Inks:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman; Hawkgirl

Peril at High Tide (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Inks:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; VILLAIN: the Foil
Synopsis:
A notorious criminal named the Foil is allowed to escape from prison so that the Feathered Furies can round up his entire gang. During an attempt to capture the felons, however, Hawkgirl believes that her partner has died in an explosion.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.


[The Package of Peril] (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino; George Storm?
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Johnny Thunder; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The "Boss" (villain)
Synopsis:
Johnny loses a package containing a stuffed owl that contains evidence that will convict a dangerous criminal, and, with the Black Canary, must try to retrieve it.
Reprinted:
  • in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([January] 2001)

Indexer Notes

George Storm art credit by Steven Rowe on 9/04; revised pencil credit by Craig Delich 12-12-07 (formerly Irwin Hasen). Credits in the Black Canary Archive are wrong. Thunderbolt does not appear in this story. [Note: Craig Delich reports that George Storm NEVER drew this feature.] Revised story title taken from the Archives edition.


Knights Must Fall (Table of Contents)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Bob Oksner
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; occult
Characters:
Ghost Patrol

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.


Al Pratt's Problem (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Greene
Pencils:
Jon Chester Kozlak
Inks:
Jon Chester Kozlak
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04. This feature formerly appeared in All-American Comics.


The Phantom Bell of the Bayous (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis:
The Flash is confronted by a mysterious "ghost bell" destroyed 50 years earlier, but still ringing out death for members of the Craig family.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.


Ton o' Fun (Table of Contents)

Ton o' Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-12-07 and is probably out of proper sequence.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Peril at High Tide
    Hawkman
  2. 2. [The Package of Peril]
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. Knights Must Fall
    Ghost Patrol
  4. 4. Al Pratt's Problem
    Atom
  5. 5. The Phantom Bell of the Bayous
    Flash
  6. 6. Ton o' Fun
    Ton o' Fun
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross