Flash Comics
#69
(February-March 1946)
DC,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1945-12-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of December 12 in ad in All-Star Comics #27.
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
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 laughs we brought you first...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Adventure of the Violent Violin!!
The Flash / comic story / 12 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
- Synopsis
- The Flash comes across the Three Dimwits who have a violin in their possession that can't be heard, but causes tremendous destruction!
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Inks
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The other team isn't here yet, coach...
- Genre
- humor; sports
[no title indexed]
Fat and Slat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, Fat, I'm a bachelor but, believe me, I could have married anybody I pleased!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fat; Slat
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Ton 'o Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now tell me a story about a big bad wolf...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 gags. Sequence added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did you ever consider the home life of a thunderbolt seriously?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; The Thunderbolt (Archibald); Mildred (Thunderbolt's wife); Shocko (the Thunderbolt's son, introduction)
- Synopsis
- By saying "Sez Me," Peachy Pet conjures up the son the Thunderbolt.
Indexer Notes
Richard Arndt reports that the wife of the Thunderbolt calls her husband Archibald in more than one story.
[no title indexed]
The Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ever read the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- The Ghost Patrol [Slim; Fred; Pedro]
[no title indexed]
Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's about time we started reconversion too!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
4 gags.
No Dogs Allowed!
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Evelyn Gaines (credited as Lynne Lovelace)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Thank You!!!
Tippie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; animal; children
- Characters
- Tippie
- Reprints
- from Cap Stubbs and Tippie Sunday (George Matthew Adams Service) ?
[no title indexed]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- His super-magnetic powers avert disaster when the 'Atom-Express' runs wild!
- Genre
- superhero
The Flaming Curse!!
Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hawkman [Carter Hall]
- Synopsis
- While investigating the background of a man supposedly cursed, the Feathered Fury runs across a strange man who bears a strong resemblance to Sherlock Holmes.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Craig Delich.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["For laughs we brought you first..."]
-
3.
The Adventure of the Violent Violin!!
The Flash -
4.
["The other team isn't here yet, coach..."]
Wheaties -
5.
["Yes, Fat, I'm a bachelor but, believe me, I could have married anybody I pleased!"]
Fat and Slat -
6.
["Now tell me a story about a big bad wolf..."]
Ton 'o Fun -
7.
[no title indexed]
Fleers Gum -
8.
["Did you ever consider the home life of a thunderbolt seriously?"]
Johnny Thunder -
9.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Pep -
10.
["Ever read the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves?"]
The Ghost Patrol -
11.
["It's about time we started reconversion too!"]
Ton o' Fun -
12.
[no title indexed]
History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
13.
No Dogs Allowed!
-
14.
Thank You!!!
Tippie -
15.
["His super-magnetic powers avert disaster when the 'Atom-Express' runs wild!"]
Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes -
16.
The Flaming Curse!!
Hawkman -
17.
Henry Iba
Wheaties -
18.
[no title indexed]
Luminous Dial Compass -
19.
[no title indexed]
National Radio Institute -
20.
"Vest Pocket" Power
Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Juan Gonzalez
- Bob Hughes
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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