(April 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

none (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]

The Rug People Rise Again (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders); Mrs. Duvane; Dr. Barnes
Synopsis:
While showing off a beautiful Navajo rug to a party of invited friends, Carter Hall is shocked to suddenly see the figures on the rug spring to life and attempt to rob his guests!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-13-07.


The Images of Doom (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Maria Flura; Joan Williams; Professor Lexon; The Secret City.
Synopsis:
The Flash must solve the riddle of Dr. Maria Flura, an eminant scientist who wakes up one morning on death row and having no idea of how she got there.....all of this, as Professor Lexon attempts to kill Jay Garrick to prevent him from discovering the truth about Dr. Flura.
Reprinted:
  • In Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #232 (March-April 1975)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, updated 9/04 inker credit by Craig Delich; synopsis modified by Craig Delich 12-13-07.


Driveway for Crime (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bernard Krigstein
Inks:
Paul Reinman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James (misspelled Jennis)
Synopsis:
Al and Mary get hit by a truck used to conceal getaway cars.

Indexer Notes

penciller id by Roy Thomas 2/23/09 inker id by Greg Sadowski


The Haunted Man (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; occult
Characters:
Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]; Norah Blane, the Ghost-Breaker; The Ghost Gangsters; Paul Blane; Muggs; Basher
Synopsis:
Norah Blane tries to convince Paul there aren't any ghosts, so he needn't be afraid of the Ghost Gangsters, but she needs the Ghost Patrol to help her do it.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.


Wild Goose Chase (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Corsage of Death (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance; G.N. Lester (inventor); Van Nell (death); Duchess (villain)
Synopsis:
Larry buys flowers from a flower girl near Dinah's shop, but has them taken away by the girl who gives them to another man, who promptly is killed. When Black Canary gets involved in the case, she discovers that the murdered man and an inventor have created a flashlight, termed the Photon Smasher, which hypercharges light rays and operates like a miniature atom smasher.
Reprinted:
  • in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([January] 2001)

Indexer Notes

Revised inker credit by Craig Delich 2007-12-13 (formerly was Joe Giella), and revised synopsis added on 2011-12-17.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hopeless Henry / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Leave It to Binky #2 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Bob Oksner
Inks:
Bob Oksner
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
teen; humor

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Rug People Rise Again
    Hawkman
  2. 2. The Images of Doom
    Flash
  3. 3. Driveway for Crime
    Atom
  4. 4. The Haunted Man
    Ghost Patrol
  5. 5. Wild Goose Chase
  6. 6. Corsage of Death
    The Black Canary
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Hopeless Henry
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Leave It to Binky #2
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