(February 1948)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Carmine Infantino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]
Reprinted:
  • in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #61
  • in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([January] 2001)

Indexer Notes

Black Canary awarded her own feature, inker credit by Craig Delich 9/04. Credit in Black Canary Archives is wrong.


The Timeless City (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Lee Elias
Inks:
Lee Elias
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; VILLAIN: the Black Templar
Synopsis:
From out of deep, dark recesses of time comes the Black Templar, who takes an entire city hostage and challenges the Flash to battle.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04- verified by Martin O'Hearn; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.


Huntress of the Highway (Table of Contents)

Black Canary / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance (introduction, boy friend, private detective)
Synopsis:
Black Canary must help Larry in his quest to discover why trucks keep disappearing on the Franklin Turnpike.
Reprinted:
  • in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974)
  • in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([January] 2001)

The Ghostly Ghost Breakers (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.


Carnival of Crime (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joseph 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.


Riddle of the Clown (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; VILLAIN: the Ghost
Synopsis:
Hawkman must decipher the meaning of a cryptic four line puzzle, or Hawkgirl will dies at the hands of the Ghost. In the process, he uses a "Hawkoscope", his hand-held version of an X-ray machine, to try and determine the true identity of the Ghost.
Reprinted:
  • In Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #439 (February-March 1974).

Indexer Notes

Synopsis revised by Craig Delich 12-12-07.


none (Table of Contents)

Millie an' Billie / 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 most likely out of proper sequence.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Timeless City
    Flash
  2. 2. Huntress of the Highway
    Black Canary
  3. 3. The Ghostly Ghost Breakers
    Ghost Patrol
  4. 4. Carnival of Crime
    Atom
  5. 5. Riddle of the Clown
    Hawkman
  6. 6. none
    Millie an' Billie
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