Flash Comics #5

(May 1940)

[Case of the Murderous Art Collector] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 12 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]; Boleau (first appearance); The Vandal (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis:

The Flash must terminate the evil desires of The Vandal, an art collector extra-ordinary who would do anything to make his collection more valuable, even if he has to kill the artists of the works he owns!

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

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

Get the King (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

All credits by Craig Delich, 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07.

[The Kidnapping of Ione Craig] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 10 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]; Ione Craig; Villains: Abdul Ben Hathor [D], Hassan Ibn Sadah [D].

Synopsis:

Hawk follows a female secret agent to the hidden city of Alamut, home to an ancient league of assassins who are attempting to kill the leaders of the world.

Reprinted:

• in Great Comic Book Heroes, The (Dial Press, 1965 series) #nn
• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).

[Johnny Becomes a G-Man] (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; Simon P. Thunder; Villains: Cut Perce and his gang.

Synopsis:

Johnny's life as a G-Man begins by looking into a case where crooks have stolen an entire safety deposit vault....and his father along with it!

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 3-23-08.

[The Mephisians Attack] (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Jepson

Pencils:

Paul Jepson

Inks:

Paul Jepson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

corrected 9/04

The Snow King (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Cornwall; V: the Snow King [I]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04 and verified 9-2-07.

You Can't Get Away with It (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Wheelan

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan

Inks:

Ed Wheelan

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Judge Frawd's Court] (Table of Contents)

Whip / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Wentworth

Pencils:

Homer Fleming

Inks:

Homer Fleming

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; western

Characters:

The Whip [Rod Gaynor]