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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published March 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing), Sheldon Mayer (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Cliff Cornwall; Johnny Thunder (inset); The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); The Whip [Rod Gaynor] (inset); Rod Rian (inset); the King [King Standish] (inset); The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Genre adventure
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

13 page The Flash story "The Trial of Major Williams"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Major Williams; Mr. Eddens (first appearance); Mr. Berstoff (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis When Joan's father is arrested for being a spy, the Flash speeds up his investigation of the foreign government behind the apparent frame-up.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Corrected 9/04; takes place in New York; synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

6 page Cliff Cornwall story "The Romance of Cliff Cornwall"

Characters Cliff Cornwall
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich [9/04].

10 page The Hawk-man story "The Secret of Dick Blendon"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Dick Blendon; Villains: Count Torgoff, Una Cathay, Rolf.
Synopsis The Hawkman investigates the threat of a scientist who has discovered the secret of keeping a human body alive long after it is clinically dead.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Dennis Neville
Inks Dennis Neville
Notes Carter Hall's home address is given as 20 Hudson Terrace. Hall's identity as the Hawkman is discovered by Dick and several of his friend's. Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07).
Reprinted in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

6 page Johnny Thunderbolt story "Fight with Gunpowder Glantz"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darling; Gunpowder Glanz
Synopsis After his initial win in the ring, Johnny begins training for his next fight against Gunpowder Glanz. To top things off, Daisy agrees to marry Johnny if he loses the fight, but Johnny's mysterious power strikes again and he becomes the heavyweight champion!
Genre superhero
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-22-08.
Reprinted in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

3 page Rod Rian of the Sky Police story "The Mephisian Menace"

Characters Rod Rian
Genre science fiction
Script Paul H. Jepson (signed)
Pencils Paul H. Jepson (signed)
Inks Paul H. Jepson (signed)
Notes Corrected 9/04.

1 page filler "Flash Stamps"

Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes Information about stamps. Sequence added per Len Wolinski, December 2008.

6 page King Standish story "The Terror of the Underworld"

Characters The King [King Standish] (intro); Boss Barton (villain)
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils William Smith
Inks William Smith
Notes Credits by Craig Delich.

1 page text story "Adventure in a Time Warp"

Script Gardner F. Fox
Letters typeset
Notes Story concludes in issue #4. Sequence added per Len Wolinski, December 2008.

1 page All American Comics promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes House ad for All American Comics #12. Sequence added per Len Wolinski, December 2008.

8 page Flash Picture Novelette story "The Scarlet Scarab"

Genre adventure
Script Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks Ed Wheelan (signed)
Letters Ed Wheelan

8 page The Whip story "Get the Whip"

Characters The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
Genre superhero; western
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm