Flash Comics
#59
(November 1944)
DC,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-09-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Hawkman and the Pied Piper!
Hawkman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Pied Piper
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Secret of the Great Stone Face!
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Chester Kozlak (signed as CK)
- Inks
- Chester Kozlak (signed as CK)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]
- Synopsis
- While on vacation, Jay discovers a Seneca Indian about to go over the falls in a canoe, and he saves him. Mistaken for Hiawatha, Flash is taken to an ancient tribe, unknown and undiscovered by the progress of time.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Inks
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's polishing up on his Jap lingo...
- Genre
- humor; military
[The Cosmic Curtain]
The Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- The Ghost Patrol [Slim; Fred; Pedro]
The Story of Leif Ericsson and the Norsemen
Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Leif Ericsson
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint. We formerly credited the art to Don Cameron in error.
[Johnny Kids Peachy]
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- John Wentworth (credited as John B. Wentworth)
- Pencils
- Stan Asch (credited as Stan Josephs)
- Inks
- Stan Asch (credited as Stan Josephs)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet
[no title indexed]
Fat and Slat / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Ed Wheelan (signed)
- Pencils
- Ed Wheelan (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Wheelan (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ed Wheelan
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those chefs of comedy who dish out the 'corn'.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fat; Slat
Circus Act
text story / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Jesse Merlan)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Len Wolinsky.
Boys and Girls Join the Junior Justice Society of America
The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
The Piper and the Pugs
Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Pied Piper (introduction)
- Synopsis
- A weird character appears in Carter Hall's hometown that has abilities similar to the Pied Piper of Hamlin, a fact mighty interesting to certain criminals.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Hawkman and the Pied Piper!
Hawkman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Milkweed Goes to War!
-
3.
The Secret of the Great Stone Face!
The Flash -
4.
["He's polishing up on his Jap lingo..."]
Wheaties -
5.
[The Cosmic Curtain]
The Ghost Patrol -
6.
Fortified with Energy!
Baby Ruth -
7.
The Story of Leif Ericsson and the Norsemen
Picture Stories from American History -
8.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
9.
[Johnny Kids Peachy]
Johnny Thunder -
10.
[no title indexed]
Illinois Merchandise Mart -
11.
["Those chefs of comedy who dish out the 'corn'."]
Fat and Slat -
12.
Circus Act
-
13.
Boys and Girls Join the Junior Justice Society of America
The Junior Justice Society of America -
14.
The Piper and the Pugs
Hawkman -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
16.
An Important Message to the Boys and Girls of America!
-
17.
["Now that's what I call a pocket flashlight"]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Juan Gonzalez
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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