Issue | #18 |
Published | June 1941 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant) |
Notes | Credits by Craig Delich 9/04. |
Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Hal Sharp |
Inks | Hal Sharp |
Notes | Credits by Craig Delich 9/04. |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006) |
Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Brenda Forest; Morgan [Fred Devere] (first appearance; villain); Morgan's gang (first appearance; villains) |
Synopsis | A young girl discovers that her restaurant manager is involved in a criminal scheme to bleed protection money from her establishment, and the Flash decides to dish out their just desserts! |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
Pencils | Hal Sharp [as ghost for E. E. Hibbard] |
Inks | Hal Sharp [as ghost for E. E. Hibbard] |
Notes | The early Flash has more than a touch of the slapstick in it; credits by Craig Delich 09/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006) |
Characters | Johnny Thunder; Manny Bucks. |
Genre | superhero; humor |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
Notes | Johnny has command of his Thunderbolt for an hour after he says the magic words, Cei-U. Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04. |
Characters | Les Sparks |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Don Cameron |
Pencils | Don Cameron |
Inks | Don Cameron |
Notes | Note the foreign troops were written in as Germans, but "German" was edited out in favor of "foreign". Note this was written in early '41. |
Characters | The Whip [Rodney Gaynor] |
Genre | superhero; western |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | Homer Fleming |
Inks | Homer Fleming |
Characters | The King [King Standish] |
Genre | detective |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Harry Lampert |
Inks | Harry Lampert |
Letters | Harry Lampert |
Notes | The King appears in top hat, tails, and domino mask for the first time; writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich, updated 9-2-07. |
Genre | adventure; humor |
Script | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Pencils | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Inks | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Letters | Ed Wheelan |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Hank Sanders [Shiera's cousin]; Jim Baker; Villains: Mr. Harrel, Nogtcha. |
Synopsis | Shiera heads for Alaska to locate her cousin who is involved in a large gold strike that has drawn its share of publicity --- and greed! |
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 added by Craig Delich 9-2-07. |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Genre | humor |
Script | Ray McGill (signed) |
Pencils | Ray McGill (signed) |
Inks | Ray McGill (signed) |
Letters | Ray McGill? |
Notes | Sequence MAY be out of order. Added by Craig Delich 9-2-07. |