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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