(July 1940)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Whip [Rod Gaynor] (inset); The King [King Standish] (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset)
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1
  • in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

[The Metal Disintegrator] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 11 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]; Jimmie Dolan (first appearance); Mr. Smith (first appearance); Belle Smith (first appearance); Black Mike (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis:
An inventor and his daughter are kidnapped by a ruthless criminal in order to obtain control of the inventor's metal dissolving machine.
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

Indexer Notes

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


The Witch and the Lawyer (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:
adventure
Characters:
The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.

Indexer Notes

Writer & letterer credit by Craig Delich, 9/04.


[The Statue That Came to Life] (Table of Contents)

The Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Boris Nickaloff (Villain, Introduction, Death); Czar (Villain, Introduction, Death)
Synopsis:
Hawkman must defeat a seemingly unbeatable foe when a sculptor finds a way to bring statues to life!
Reprinted:
  • in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.


The Gorilla (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic 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.


The Mystery Woman (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

Indexer Notes

Johnny wears a uniform in this issue; writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 9/04.


The Clue Criminal (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Leonard Sansone?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Cliff Cornwall

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.


The Circus Curse (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 San Creso Mine (Table of Contents)

The Whip / comic 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].

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Metal Disintegrator]
    The Flash
  2. 2. The Witch and the Lawyer
    King Standish
  3. 3. [The Statue That Came to Life]
    The Hawkman
  4. 4. The Gorilla
    Rod Rian of the Sky Police
  5. 5. The Mystery Woman
    Johnny Thunderbolt
  6. 6. The Clue Criminal
    Cliff Cornwall
  7. 7. The Circus Curse
    Flash Picture Novelette
  8. 8. The San Creso Mine
    The Whip
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross