Captain Flash (1954) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Nov 1954 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Mort Meskin. Super-heroics from publisher Sterling featuring Captain Flash, an early atomic-powered hero. At a children's circus benefit, Captain Flash reveals how "cobalt rays" gave him the ability to create "miniature atomic blasts" in his body that give him super-powers. Joined by Ricky as a teen sidekick, he decided to become Captain Flash to battle evil. Another fun character in this series is Tomboy, a teen girl whose family has no idea that she's also a motorcycle-riding crimefighter and action girl. Tomboy battles the Claw, who schemes to cause a jetliner crash as a distraction for a museum robbery. A strange creature emerges from mirrors to fatally drain scientists of their silicon, so Cap Flash and Ricky try to send it back to its mirror dimension. Cover resembles a famous scene from the film Dr. Strangelove, which was released 14 years later. The Beginning; The Iron Mask; Tomboy: The Claw; The Young Brave; The Mirror Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$245 CAPTAIN FLASH # 1 STERLING PUB 1954 CGC 2.5 ORIGIN SEKOWSKY COVER & ART Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #2
Published Mar 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Edvard Moritz. Super-heroics from publisher Sterling featuring Captain Flash, an early atomic-powered hero. Supervillain the Black Knight uses a combination of medieval weaponry and a miniature jet plane to lead his criminal gang on aerial heists and jousts. The master of disguise known as The Actor uses his ability to impersonate anyone to rob banks and elude Captain Flash and Ricky. Action girl Tomboy seeks the master criminal Sound Wave, who uses "simulated sounds" to carry out his crimes. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. The Black Knight; The Actor; Tomboy: Crime Wave; A Trip Through Space; Return of the Mirror Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published May 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Mike Sekowsky and Edvard Moritz. Super-heroics from publisher Sterling featuring Captain Flash, an early atomic-powered hero. While investigating doctored uranium, Captain Flash must save a poisoned Ricky by finding an antidote. The job is complicated when frozen dinosaurs are accidentally awakened from their icy slumber. Another girl masquerades as action girl Tomboy, and promptly gets abducted by Tomboy's gangster enemies, forcing the real Tomboy into action. Cap and Ricky battle the strange undersea menace of the Sharkmen. The Fight of the Century; The Beasts from 1,000,000 B.C.; Tomboy; Fighting Kit Carson; Sharkmen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Jun 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Mike Sekowsky and Edvard Moritz. Super-heroics from publisher Sterling featuring Captain Flash, an early atomic-powered hero. Crooks try to outwit Captain Flash by spreading the rumor that he doesn't actually exist. Tomboy leaps into action when her policeman father is accused of colluding with an illegal gambling syndicate. Cap and Ricky battle invading saucer aliens, in yet another story inspired by the flying-saucer craze of the 1950s. Man or Myth?; The Invaders; Tomboy: Outside the Law; Sky Web. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
