(February 1943)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-12-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor); Dorothy Woolfolk (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[School for Crime] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Ferstadt
Inks
Lou Ferstadt
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Christmas Gift Books (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The College of Criminal Knowledge (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Lou Ferstadt (credited as E. E. Hibbard)
Inks
Lou Ferstadt (credited as E. E. Hibbard)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When crooks go to school and study hard...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Dean (villain); Joan Williams; Miss Norbert
Synopsis
When the Underworld lays low for two weeks, the Flash realizes something is up. But when he discovers that the reason is that the crooks are attending school to sharpen their larceny skills, maybe it's time for him to go back to school...for a different reason.

Indexer Notes

Credits from Craig Delich.

Brand New! (Table of Contents: 4)

Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited)
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Many months ago the courageous commandos made a sudden and sensationally successful attack...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
The Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]; Adolf Hitler

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Wentworth
Pencils
Stan Asch
Inks
Stan Asch
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After drifting around in a lifeboat for sixty days...
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Daisy Darling; Krause (Nazi)

Jack and the Beanstalk (Table of Contents: 7)

Minute Movies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Wheelan (credited)
Pencils
Ed Wheelan (credited)
Inks
Ed Wheelan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Wheelan (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As soon as I catch that boy...
Genre
adventure; humor; drama
Characters
Herbert Honey; Ralph McSneer; Lotta Talent

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

All-Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They're back again!
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks, boys and girls for the wonderful reception you're giving Wonder Woman!

The Man Who Wouldn't Work!! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Whip / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Wentworth
Pencils
Homer Fleming (signed as Homer Fleming)
Inks
Homer Fleming (signed as Homer Fleming)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Answer yes or no, Marisa Dillon...
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Marisa Dillon; Frank Krow (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

The Divided Old Glory! (Table of Contents: 11)

Flying Colors / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Jenks (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Samuel F. B. Morse, famed inventor...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Samuel F. B. Morse

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich.

Thousand-Face, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 12)

A Jack Raymond Story / text story / 1.55 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Jack Raymond; Diablo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 0.12 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A pair of small ads.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Victory Picture Frames / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Story of Daniel, Part One (Table of Contents: 15)

Picture Stories from the Old Testament / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Montgomery Mulford
Pencils
Don Cameron
Inks
Don Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
M. C. Gaines (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nebuchadnezzar, King of the Chaldeans...
Genre
historical; religious
Characters
Daniel; Nebuchadnezzar; Belshazsar
Reprints

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

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
religious

A Stamp and a Canal (Table of Contents: 17)

Flash Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

Go Get It (Table of Contents: 18)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hearty laughter booms over the air waves...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Officer Casey; Fatty Fell (crook)
Synopsis
A new radio program, loosely based on a form of a scavenger hunt, becomes a source of headaches for the Flying Furies when they discover the program is sponsored by the Underworld!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Moldoff signs, as 'Shelly', in the penultimate panel.

Another Meeting of the Justice Society! (Table of Contents: 19)

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

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

Mutt and Jeff; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The funniest quarterly and the most exciting!
Genre
humor; superhero

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

Institute for Physical Development / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [School for Crime]
    The Flash
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Christmas Gift Books
  4. 3. The College of Criminal Knowledge
    The Flash
  5. 4. Brand New!
    Comic Cavalcade
  6. 5. ["Many months ago the courageous commandos made a sudden and sensationally successful attack..."]
    Ghost Patrol
  7. 6. ["After drifting around in a lifeboat for sixty days..."]
    Johnny Thunder
  8. 7. Jack and the Beanstalk
    Minute Movies
  9. 8. ["They're back again!"]
    All-Flash
  10. 9. ["Thanks, boys and girls for the wonderful reception you're giving Wonder Woman!"]
    Wonder Woman
  11. 10. The Man Who Wouldn't Work!!
    The Whip
  12. 11. The Divided Old Glory!
    Flying Colors
  13. 12. Thousand-Face, Part 1
    A Jack Raymond Story
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Victory Picture Frames
  16. 15. The Story of Daniel, Part One
    Picture Stories from the Old Testament
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  18. 17. A Stamp and a Canal
    Flash Stamp Page
  19. 18. Go Get It
    Hawkman
  20. 19. Another Meeting of the Justice Society!
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  21. 20. ["The funniest quarterly and the most exciting!"]
    Mutt and Jeff; Green Lantern
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Institute for Physical Development
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore