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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published December 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing), Sheldon Mayer (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

11 page The Flash story "Trouble in Kurtavia"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Ambassador of Kurtavia; The Nuralian Armed Forces (villains)
Synopsis The Scarlet Speedster is hired to protect the inhabitants of the defenseless nation of Kurtavia from the war-like advances of Nural.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

6 page Les Watts, Radio Amateur story "Introducing Les Watts"

Characters Les Watts
Genre adventure
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron
Notes Not the same Don Cameron who wrote Superman and Batman.

6 page Johnny Thunder story "Johnny's Date"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

7 page The Whip story "Trapped"

Characters The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Genre superhero; western
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

6 page King Standish story "The Witch and the Emeralds"

Characters The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07.

6 page Cliff Cornwall story "Encounter with the Wolf"

Characters Cliff Cornwall; V: the Wolf.
Genre adventure
Pencils John E. Ayman
Inks John E. Ayman
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

7 page Minute Movies story "Manhattan Madness"

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

8 page Hawkman story "The Heart Patient"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Tommy Rogers; Villains: Dr. Halliday, Betty Tremont.
Synopsis Carter Hall nearly falls victim to a greedy doctor who is feeding his patients drugs that seem to seriously weaken their hearts.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes In this story, the oval keeper on his wing straps is colored blue instead of red throughout the story; Shiera's first name is spelled "Shierra" in this story; credits by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #25 (April-May 1968); in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1.