Flash Comics
#31
(July 1942)
DC,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-05-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines (managing editor, credited); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor, credited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Hawkman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
- Reprints
in 
[Trouble at Gorman's Department Store]
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
- Pencils
- Hal Sharp (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard)
- Inks
- Hal Sharp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Socks Striker (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- When delivery of Joan's new dress is overdue, the Flash discovers that Socks Striker is threatening department store managers with bodily harm unless they cut him in on the profits.
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich.
[One More Chance]
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder
[The Invasion of England]
Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- war; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Ghost Patrol [Slim; Fred; Pedro]
Indexer Notes
Writer credits by Craig Delich. Credits read: "by DEMBY - FRANK TED."
The Affair of the Twin Actors!
The King / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Harry Lampert (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Lampert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Harry Lampert
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- The King [King Standish]
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
[The Stolen Song]
The Whip / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Charles Reizenstein (signed as Chas. Reizenstein)
- Pencils
- Homer Fleming (signed)
- Inks
- Homer Fleming (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
The Blue Light, Part 2
A Jack Raymond Story / text story / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Evelyn Gaines
- Letters
- typeset
[A Stamp Started the American Revolution!]
Flash Stamps / cartoon / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
[The Land Where the Dragon Walks]
Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hawkman; the Orm (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Hawkman and his feathered friends must find a way to overcome a weird and mighty sea monster legend calls The Orm of Olaus Magnus.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Hawkman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
2.
[Trouble at Gorman's Department Store]
The Flash -
3.
[no title indexed]
Glover's -
4.
[One More Chance]
Johnny Thunder -
5.
[The Invasion of England]
Ghost Patrol -
6.
The Affair of the Twin Actors!
The King -
7.
[The Stolen Song]
The Whip -
8.
The Blue Light, Part 2
A Jack Raymond Story -
9.
["Have you been following Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics?"]
Sensation Comics; Wonder Woman -
10.
[A Stamp Started the American Revolution!]
Flash Stamps -
11.
[no title indexed]
Popsicle -
12.
El Bandido
Minute Movies -
13.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
14.
Bob and the Railroad
Good Books Worth Reading -
15.
[The Land Where the Dragon Walks]
Hawkman -
16.
["Boys and girls! Here's the summer issue!"]
All-Flash Quarterly -
17.
["Have you your copies of these two winners?"]
All-Star Comics; Green Lantern -
18.
[no title indexed]
Muscle Power Co. -
19.
The Tootsie Roll of Honor
Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Juan Gonzalez
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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