Flash Comics #6

(June 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Case of the Drugged Olympic Athletes] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Wally Stevens (introduction); J. Edwin Dorn (villain, introduction); Maloney (villain, introduction); Jonsey (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

In order to uncover the head man behind a gambling operation at the Olympic Trials, Jay Garrick enters himself in the running events, and promptly sets world records in each!

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 (1999)

The Witch (Table of Contents: 3)

King Standish / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Harry Lampert

Inks:

Harry Lampert

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Lampert

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[Sheba, Queen of the Desert] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Ione Craig; Major Brent; Shiek Abdullah (villain, death); Sheba (villain)

Synopsis:

While resting from their return trip from Alamut, Hawkman and Ione Craig are attacked by desert raiders, who take Ione captive to sell at the local slave market.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005)

Robin Hood and His Merry Men (Table of Contents: 5)

Flash Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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

Rod Rian of the Sky Police / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Pencils:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Inks:

Paul H. Jepson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"The strangers would change one who is like us to a form like their own!!"

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Rod Rian

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Flash Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[Tally Ho!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Johnny Thunderbolt / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Stan Asch

Inks:

Stan Asch

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; superhero

Characters:

Johnny Thunder

[The War Material Smugglers] (Table of Contents: 10)

Cliff Cornwall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Cornwall

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Planet of the Metal Men, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy; Wee-Pee-I; Queen Ha; Zoopians

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Rosati Accordions / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Don Fuel and the Mystery Planet (Table of Contents: 15)

Flash "Picture Novelette" / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Wheelan

Genre:

science fiction

[The Kidnapping] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Whip / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Homer Fleming

Inks:

Homer Fleming

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

The Whip [Rod Gaynor]

Children's Crusade for Children (Table of Contents: 17)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Spencer Fireworks Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)