Flash Comics #9

(September 1940)

[The Creatures from the Canyon] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic 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]; George; Poseidon; Villains: King Jupo [I, D], Ivor.

Synopsis:

Hawkman is drawn into a mystery thousands of feet beneath the waters of New York harbor where a strange race called the Kogats is planning an invasion of the United States.

Reprinted:

• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

Indexer Notes

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

The Witch's Revenge (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 credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07.

The Orphanage Benefit (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].

Antarctic Adventure (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.

Magic's in the Air (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Wentworth

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Johnny Thunder

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

Preparation for War (Table of Contents)

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 5 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.

A Case of Hives (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 Giant Animals] (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]; Jim Evans; Dr. Tyler; un-named criminals (villains)

Synopsis:

A ruthless gang kidnaps an old scientist who has invented a serum that vastly enlarges smaller animals, which the gang then uses to terrorize the Flash and the inhabitants of desert towns while they make "unauthorized" bank withdrawals.

Reprinted:

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

Indexer Notes

Spelling corrected 9/04; according to info provided in this story, the Flash can travel at speeds up to 1000 MPH; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.