Flash Comics #7

(July 1940)

Attention! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

All-American Comics; The Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Metal Disintegrator] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

In an automobile factory at Duluth...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Jimmie Dolan (introduction); Mr. Smith (inventor, introduction); Belle Smith (Smith's daughter, introduction); Black Mike (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

An inventor and his daughter are kidnapped by a ruthless criminal in order to obtain control of the inventor's metal dissolving machine.

Reprints

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

[The Witch and the Lawyer] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Harry Lampert

Inks

Harry Lampert

Colors

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Letters

Harry Lampert

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This is the spot for The Witch to apear next!

Genre

adventure

Characters

The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain); Andy Carpon (crook); Graves

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[Czar, the Unkillable Man] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

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What a strange sort of person...

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!

Reprints

• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006])

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. Story title from Archives reprint.

Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - in both the first and last panels.

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Table of Contents: 6)

Flash Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 0.75 page (report information)

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Baltimore Fireworks / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[The Gorilla] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Paul Jepsen (signed as Paul H. Jepson)

Pencils

Paul Jepsen (signed as Paul H. Jepson)

Inks

Paul Jepsen (signed as Paul H. Jepson)

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That night, a gorilla scales the blockade...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Rod Rian; Karin; Loro

Reprints

• from Rod Rian of the Sky Police Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Panels are extensively reshaped and rearranged.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Rosati Accordions / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[The Mystery Woman] (Table of Contents: 12)

Johnny Thunderbolt / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

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Aw say you go bag your head!

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder [The Thunderbolt]; Daisy Darling; Ma Thunder; La Belle Tartes (villain)

Indexer Notes

Johnny wears a uniform in this issue and adopts the name The Thunderbolt.

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

[The Clue Criminal] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Leonard Sansone

Colors

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I wonder what's in this morning's mail...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Cornwall, Special Agent

Indexer Notes

Script and inks credits by Craig Delich. Inks credit confirmed by Jerry Bails and Sheldon Moldoff.

Planet of the Metal Men, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

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On this tiny planet...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Flash Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Circus Curse (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (signed)

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Letters

Ed Wheelan (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Omigosh. Dude.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pop Benson; Dot Leroy; Bob Stanley; Blackie Shaw

[The San Creso Mine] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Whip / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth (credited as John B. Wentworth)

Pencils

Homer Fleming (credited)

Inks

Homer Fleming (credited)

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Four hundred years ago...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Jim Shiner; Sairy Shiner

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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)