(June 1940)

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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer
Format: 
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Case of the Drugged Olympic Athletes]
    The Flash
  2. 2. The Witch
    King Standish
  3. 3. [Sheba, Queen of the Desert]
    Hawkman
  4. 4. none
    Rod Rian of the Sky Police
  5. 5. Tally Ho!
    Johnny Thunderbolt
  6. 6. [The War Material Smugglers]
    Cliff Cornwall
  7. 7. Don Fuel and the Mystery Planet
    Flash Picture Novelette
  8. 8. [The Kidnapping]
    The Whip
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross
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Issue Notes

Spelling corrected 9/04.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

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

Indexer Notes

[Cover story notes are the same as the issue notes (see Issue Notes above). This may mean that one or both set of notes need editing as a result of our recent migration to having separate issue and cover notes.]


[The Case of the Drugged Olympic Athletes] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / 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}; Joan Williams; Wally Stevens (first appearance); J. Edwin Dorn (first appearance; villain); Maloney (first appearance; villain); Jonsey (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis:
In order to uncover the head man behind a gambling operation at the Olympic Trials, Jay Garrick enters himself in the running events, and promptly sets world records in each!
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Corrected 9/04; synposis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.


The Witch (Table of Contents)

King Standish / story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Harry Lampert
Inks:
Harry Lampert
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credit by Craig Delich.


[Sheba, Queen of the Desert] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / 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]; Ione Craig; Villains: Shiek Abdullah [D], Sheba; Major Brent.
Synopsis:
While resting from their return trip from Alamut, Hawkman and Ione Craig are attacked by desert raiders, who take Ione captive to sell at the local slave market.
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.


none (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / story / 3 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.


Tally Ho! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunderbolt / 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

[The War Material Smugglers] (Table of Contents)

Cliff Cornwall / 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.


Don Fuel and the Mystery Planet (Table of Contents)

Flash Picture Novelette / 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:
sci-fi

[The Kidnapping] (Table of Contents)

The Whip / story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero, western
Characters:
The Whip [Rod Gaynor]

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