(May 1940)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
All-American Comics, Inc.
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The King / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jon L. Blummer
Inks:
Jon L. Blummer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
The King [King Standish]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

[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]

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [Case of the Murderous Art Collector]
    The Flash
  2. 2. Get the King
    King Standish
  3. 3. [The Kidnapping of Ione Craig]
    Hawkman
  4. 4. [Johnny Becomes a G-Man]
    Johnny Thunderbolt
  5. 5. [The Mephisians Attack]
    Rod Rian of the Sky Police
  6. 6. The Snow King
    Cliff Cornwall
  7. 7. You Can't Get Away with It
    Flash Picture Novelette
  8. 8. [Judge Frawd's Court]
    Whip
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross