Flash Comics #2

(February 1940)

[The Opera House Shootings] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Harry Lampert

Inks:

Harry Lampert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; the un-named doctor from origin story (cameo); Theo Parker (introduction); Greta Garson (introduction); Stella Rollins (introduction); Della Roberts (introduction); Mr. Rogers (introduction); Lord Donelin (introduction); Goll (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

The Flash investigates the mysterious shootings of female singers in a local opera house, the trail leading directly to one man each of the women knew.

Reprinted:

• in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

Indexer Notes

The Flash uses a metal lightning bolt as his calling card in this story. Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).

[The Panama Canal Scheme] (Table of Contents)

Cliff Cornwall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Cornwall

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich; updated 9/04.

[The Globe Conquerors] (Table of Contents)

The Hawk-man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F.Fox

Pencils:

Dennis Neville

Inks:

Dennis Neville

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Alexander the Great (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

A great physicist named Alexander the Great invents a machine that increases an object's weight 1000 times, and Hawkman must stop him before he succeeds in destroying all the seaboard cities of the United States.

Reprinted:

• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

The title given here is used in the table of contents in the Archive. Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-2007).

[Johnny Becomes a Boxer] (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunderbolt / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darling (intro); unnamed thug (villain); Mike Trainer; Suicide Kid

Synopsis:

Through the use of his powers [that he knows nothing about], Johnny signs a fight contract to battle the Suicide Kid, and that same unknown power helps Johnny win the contest.

Reprinted:

• in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

Indexer Notes

There is a brief origin recap. The title given here is used in the table of contents in the Archive. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-14-2008.

[The Captured Moon Transport] (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Jepson (signed)

Pencils:

Paul Jepson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Jepson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rod Rian

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Corrected 9/04.

Warfare In Space (Part 2) (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer (spot illustrations)

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer (spot illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Billy Morton; Port Commander Worth; Ralph "The Ruthless" Farnham (villain)

Synopsis:

In the orbit of Jupiter, Billy's spaceship, armed with a new weapon, confronts the spaceships of the murderer of his father.

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Flash Comics (1940 series) #1.

Flash Stamps (Table of Contents)

Flash Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Includes a discussion about local postage stamps, as well as classified ads from six stamp dealers. The logo is similar to the logo for the Flash feature, including speed lines.

The Demon Dummy: Part Two (Table of Contents)

Flash Picture Novel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Harry Dunstan; Red the Dummy (villain); Billy Devlin; Hope Fulton

Indexer Notes

Story continued from previous issue.

[Vigilantes of Seguro] (Table of Contents)

The Whip / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

George Storm

Inks:

George Storm

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

The Whip [El Castigo; Rod Gaynor]; Marissa Dillon; Wing Tai; Sheriff Todds; Broaker; Mr. Dillon; Carlos; Cokey; Spike

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for All-American Comics #11 featuring Gary Concord, on sale "about Dec. 20th". Appears on the back cover of this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Total of 2 one-page ads for: Rush 3¢ for 604 page Catalog of Amazing Novelties (novelties, Johnson Smith & Co.) and Rush Coupon for Mammoth Catalog (novelties, Johnson Smith & Co.). Appear on pages 2 and 67 in this issue.