Flash Comics #4

(April 1940)

[The Gambling Ship] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Marcia van Doorn (first appearance); Jimmy Norton (first appearance); Mr. Norton (first appearance); un-named group of gamblers (villains)

Synopsis:

The Flash must rescue the son of a steel magnate who is kidnapped and held for ransom because his father supports a bill that makes gambling ships illegal.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Corrected 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).

The Stolen Message (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 [9/04].

The Thought Terror (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; V: The Thought Terror (I).

Synopsis:

Hawkman faces a ruthless individual who pretends to foretell the future to people, then hypnotizes them to carry out the future he predicted for them.

Reprinted:

• in Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn
• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

1st Moldoff Hawkman; synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).

[Johnny Fights for the Law] (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunderbolt / comic story / 6 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; Herman Darling; V: Gyp the Jeep.

Synopsis:

Daisy's father wins a bundle off the fight that Johnny won, but a thug is determined to take that bundle of loot, no matter what. When Johnny rounds up the criminal, he is offered a position as a G-Man.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

The Thunderbolt appears as a yellow streak of lightning. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-22-08.

[The Deadly Pool] (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Pencils:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Inks:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rod Rian

Indexer Notes

Corrected 9/04.

[The Stolen Washton Jewels] (Table of Contents)

King Standish / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Harry Lampert

Inks:

Harry Lampert

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

The King [King Standish]

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credit by Craig Delich [corrected (9-2-07)].

Where There's a Will (Table of Contents)

Flash Picture Novelette / 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:

adventure

[The Plundered Peons] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Homer Fleming

Inks:

Homer Fleming

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; western

Characters:

The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]