Issue | #15 |
Published | March 1941 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant) |
Notes | First J. R. Comics issue. J. R. stands for Jessie Gaines and Rosa Liebowitz. |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) |
Notes | First J. R. Comics issue. J. R. stands for Jessie Gaines and Rosa Liebowitz. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36; in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1. |
Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Nellie Craft (first appearance); Muggsy (first appearance; villain); Spike (first appearance; villain) |
Synopsis | In order to keep a circus from going under financially, the Fastest Man Alive becomes the star attraction. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
Pencils | Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard) |
Inks | Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard) |
Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36; in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 |
Characters | Johnny Thunder; Ma Thunder. |
Synopsis | Johnny gets a job as a fireman. |
Genre | superhero; humor |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Characters | Les Watts; Joe Magee; Roy Buckley. |
Synopsis | Les, Joe and Roy Buckley use their ham radio gear to rescue an heiress. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Don Cameron |
Pencils | Don Cameron |
Inks | Don Cameron |
Notes | Note at end of story says title of feature changes next month to Les Sparks. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Characters | The Whip [Rod Gaynor] |
Synopsis | The assistant tax collector kidnaps a little boy to keep his grandmother from testifying against him. |
Genre | superhero; western |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | Homer Fleming |
Inks | Homer Fleming |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Characters | The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch. |
Synopsis | The Witch and the King spar over the Hilton jewels. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Harry Lampert |
Inks | Harry Lampert |
Letters | Harry Lampert |
Notes | The King is a master of disguise. Unnamed in the early stories, he wears a simple domino mask, perhaps with a top hat, when he is not impersonating some one else. Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich, up-dtaed 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Characters | Cliff Cornwall; Lys Valliere. |
Synopsis | German agents use toys to smuggle military secrets out of the country. |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Ben Flinton |
Inks | Leonard Sansone |
Notes | Credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Evelyn Gaines (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Continued from last issue. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Letters | typeset |
Genre | mystery |
Script | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Pencils | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Inks | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Letters | Ed Wheelan |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36 |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Teddy Thayer; V: The Hand [Elwin Thayer][I & D]. |
Synopsis | The Hawkman must somehow contend with the horrible invention of a bodiless killer hand that is being used to steal and kill in order that a man become sole heir to a valuable estate. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly) |
Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis re-written by Craig Delich 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (Funnies Publishing Company, Inc., 1976 series) #36; in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1. |