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.