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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published June 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

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

12 page The Flash story "The Case of the Drugged Olympic Athletes"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick}; Joan Williams; Wally Stevens (first appearance); J. Edwin Dorn (first appearance; villain); Maloney (first appearance; villain); Jonsey (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis In order to uncover the head man behind a gambling operation at the Olympic Trials, Jay Garrick enters himself in the running events, and promptly sets world records in each!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Corrected 9/04; synposis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

6 page King Standish story "The Witch"

Characters The King [King Standish]; The Witch (Villain)
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Writer & letterer credit by Craig Delich.

9 page Hawkman story "Sheba, Queen of the Desert"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Ione Craig; Shiek Abdullah (Villain; Death); Sheba (Villain); Major Brent
Synopsis While resting from their return trip from Alamut, Hawkman and Ione Craig are attacked by desert raiders, who take Ione captive to sell at the local slave market.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

3 page Rod Rian of the Sky Police story

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.

6 page Johnny Thunderbolt story "Tally Ho!"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Genre superhero
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

6 page Cliff Cornwall story "The War Material Smugglers"

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

8 page Flash Picture Novelette story "Don Fuel and the Mystery Planet"

Genre science fiction
Script Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks Ed Wheelan (signed)
Letters Ed Wheelan

7 page The Whip story "The Kidnapping"

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