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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published February-March 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer, [Julius Schwartz, assistant]

Cover Details

Characters The Flash; Winky; Blinky; Noddy.
Genre superhero
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)
Letters typeset

12 page The Flash story "The Thinker Cooks with Gas"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; The Thinker [Clifford Devoe](villain).
Synopsis Fearing the Flash but respec ting him at the same time, the Thinker devises the one escape-proof trap that he feels that will finally eliminate the Scarlet Speedster for all time. The Fastest Man Alive, however, uses the Thinker's own weapon against 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 8-18-09.

13 page The Flash story "[The Secret of Caliph Lake]: Chapter 1: Fighting over Fish"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky; Blinky; Noddy; Deuces Wilde (villain); Eraser Eddie (villian); Hijack Harry (villain).
Synopsis The Three Dimwits buy a ferry boat and begin service on Caliph Lake, even stocking the lake with fish in order to attract tourists. Unknown to them, years earlier, a criminal named "Eraser" Eddie had dropped a chamois bag of jewels into the lake. Now he discovers that he has a lot of competition to recover the swag.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Story code: AF27. Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Story title revision, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-09.

Half page Ton o' Fun filler

Genre gag
Script Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre fact
Script Jack Liebowitz
Letters typeset
Notes Publisher: National Comics Publications 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. Editor: Sheldon Mayer; Owners: Harry Donenfeld, Gussie Donenfeld, Paul Sampliner, Sophia Sampliner, Jack Liebowitz, Rose Liebowitz, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld.

13 page The Flash story "[The Secret of Caliph Lake]: Part 2: A Boat Can Be Bad Business"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky; Blinky; Noddy; Eraser Eddie (villain), Hijack Harry (villain); Deuces Wilde (villain).
Synopsis Deuces Wilde enters the picture as he is forced by mobster Hijack Harry to find out why "Eraser" Eddie is hanging around Caliph Lake. And when he does, you can be sure that the Flash is not far behind!
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 3/03. Revised story title, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-09.

2 page text story "Squeeze Play"

Genre adventure
Script John Broome [signed as John Osgood]
Letters typeset

6 page Gangplank Gus story

Characters Gangplank Gus
Genre humor
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr
Notes Story Code OH#2. Credits by Craig Delich 3/03.