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Issue Details

Issue #26
Published December-January 1946-1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer, [Julius Schwartz, assistant]

Cover Details - "Wanted By the Flash"

Characters The Flash; Shrimp Coogan; The Boss; The Chef.
Genre superhero
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed as Mn)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed as Mn)

12 page The Flash story "The Secret of the Criminal Cake"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Chef Dolan (villain); Winky; Blinky; Noddy.
Synopsis The Flash becomes involved in a case involving "Chef" Dolan, who works in a bakery where the Three Dimwits also have jobs. The Chef is placing plans for crimes into certain pies, but, unfortunately for Dolan, he forgets what pie he put the plans into.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-19-09.

13 page The Flash story "The Man Who Talked Too Much"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Shrimp Coogan (villain).
Synopsis Shrimp Coogan has a remarkable ability: a silver plate put in his head picks up the electrical vibrations of the human brain, as it thinks and connects them with the motor controls of a person's speech. Although he can't read people's thoughts, he can speak them, a situation the Scarlet Speedster finds difficult to overcome.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-19-09.

13 page The Flash story "Mrs. Bramley's Boarding house"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mrs. Bramley; Winky; Blinky; Noddy; The Boss (villain).
Synopsis The Three Dimwits have a difficult time with a practical joker living at their boarding house, who is in reality a big boss of crime. Jay Garrick decides to take up residence at the boarding house to uncover him, but he must deal with an unexpected complication: Mrs. Bramley is falling in love with him!
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-19-09.

2 page text story "Poor Old Pete"

Characters Pete
Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall [signed as Charles King]
Letters typeset

5 page Cotton-Top Katie story "The Ball Game"

Characters Cotton-Top Katie
Genre teen
Script Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Letters Harry Lampert