Flash Comics
#62
(February 1945)
DC,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 6
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-12-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
An All-American Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
High Jinks on the Rinks
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For thrills...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
High Jinks on the Rinks
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
- Pencils
- E. E. Hibbard (credited)
- Inks
- E. E. Hibbard (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Joan Williams; Cutthroat Charley (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Three Dimwits read an ad in the local newspaper encouraging them to remove any savings that they have and to invest it. They do: in a roller rink that's $50,000 in debt!
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick MacKay (signed)
- Inks
- Dick MacKay (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She suggested keeping me company...
- Genre
- humor; adventure
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
Picture Stories from American History / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Credits from reprint. We formerly credited the art to Don Cameron in error.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Inks
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All she gave us was fruit...
- Genre
- humor
[Telegram from Daisy]
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; Daisy Darling; Peachy Pet; Egghead [John B. Wentworth]
- Synopsis
- Johnny tries to get to the station to pick up Daisy, while Peachy Pet criticizes the story's writer for forgetting the Thunderbolt.
Indexer Notes
Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt does not appear this issue.
Race with Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Without Warning
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Jay Marr)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
The Big All-American Comic Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes-- Boys & girls...
Join the Junior Justice Society of America!
The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
[no title indexed]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great Scott! That thief stole my wallet!
- Genre
- superhero
A Day in Doodleville
The Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- The Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]
- Keywords
- Doodleville
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
The Painter and the $100,000
Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Aaron Moore; C. Granford Jamieson
- Synopsis
- A famous painter laments over his new found wealth since he can't collect one cent while he still has in his possession $100,000 that he stole years before.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
High Jinks on the Rinks
The Flash -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["For thrills..."]
-
3.
High Jinks on the Rinks
The Flash -
4.
["She suggested keeping me company..."]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries -
5.
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
Picture Stories from American History -
6.
["All she gave us was fruit..."]
Wheaties -
7.
[Telegram from Daisy]
Johnny Thunder -
8.
Race with Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
9.
Without Warning
-
10.
["Yes-- Boys & girls..."]
The Big All-American Comic Book -
11.
Join the Junior Justice Society of America!
The Junior Justice Society of America -
12.
["Great Scott! That thief stole my wallet!"]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes -
13.
A Day in Doodleville
The Ghost Patrol -
14.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
15.
The Painter and the $100,000
Hawkman -
16.
[no title indexed]
The Weather Man -
17.
[no title indexed]
-
18.
[no title indexed]
Picture Stories from the Bible -
19.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Juan Gonzalez
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Jim Van Dore
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