Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	September 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Reprinted	in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

9 page Hawkman story "The Creatures from the Canyon"

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; George; Poseidon; Villains: King Jupo [I, D], Ivor.
Synopsis	Hawkman is drawn into a mystery thousands of feet beneath the waters of New York harbor where a strange race called the Kogats is planning an invasion of the United States.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1

6 page King Standish story "The Witch's Revenge"

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

7 page The Whip story "The Orphanage Benefit"

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

6 page Cliff Cornwall story "Antarctic Adventure"

Characters	Cliff Cornwall
Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Leonard Sansone?
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Johnny Thunderbolt story "Magic's in the Air"

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

5 page Rod Rian of the Sky Police story "Preparation for War"

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.

8 page Flash Picture Novelette story "A Case of Hives"

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

11 page The Flash story "The Giant Animals"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Jim Evans; Dr. Tyler; un-named criminals (villains)
Synopsis	A ruthless gang kidnaps an old scientist who has invented a serum that vastly enlarges smaller animals, which the gang then uses to terrorize the Flash and the inhabitants of desert towns while they make "unauthorized" bank withdrawals.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard
Inks	Everett E. Hibbard
Notes	Spelling corrected 9/04; according to info provided in this story, the Flash can travel at speeds up to 1000 MPH; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1