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Issue Details

Issue #21
Published Winter 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; Ted Udall (assistant editor); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor)

Cover Details - "The Fastest Man Alive Versus the Slowest Man Alive"

Characters The Flash; the Turtle; Winky; Blinky; Noddy
Genre superhero
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed as Mn)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed as Mn)
Notes Cover carries the DC bullet once again.

12 page The Flash story "The Man with the Touch of Gold"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Monk Holmes (villain)
Synopsis Monk Holmes has discovered an ancient Indian ceremonial fire that has the odd ability to turn worthless scrap metal into solid gold.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

13 page The Flash story "The Fastest Man Alive vs. the Slowest Man Alive"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Turtle (villain, 1st appearance); Winky; Blinky; Noddy
Synopsis The Tghree Dimwits learn some mighty erroneous ideas from the Turtle, a new villain that contends the slower you commit a crime, the more successful it will be!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

2 page text story "Escape to New Orleans"

Genre adventure
Script Jim Robinson (signed)
Letters typeset

Half page Watt, the Question Man filler

Characters Watt
Genre gag
Script Ronald Santi
Pencils Ronald Santi
Inks Ronald Santi
Letters Ronald Santi
Notes Credits revised from Ed Wheelan to Ronald Santi by Craig Delich 8-22-09.

13 page The Flash story "A Sock at Christmas Time"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky; Blinky; Noddy
Synopsis The Three Dimwits are hired by an expert window decorator to come up with some original displays. They do --- but they're unaware their boss is a crook and is using their displays to hide stolen property!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-09.