Issue Details

Issue	#20
Published	August 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant)
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

Cover Details

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard
Inks	Everett E. Hibbard
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

13 page The Flash story "The Adventure of the Auctioned Utility Company"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Coleman (first appearance); Cheekers (first appearance); Uncle Thistlewit (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	While visiting an auction house with Jay, Joan Williams accidently purchases a bankrupt utility company. Only the keen wits of the Flash keeps the company from being destroyed by its former owner's father.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)
Inks	Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. 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) #2 (January 2006)

8 page Johnny Thunder story "The Fake Accidents"

Characters	Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt.
Genre	superhero; humor
Script	John B. Wentworth
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier
Notes	Johnny figures out that "Say You" is the phrase that summons his magic Thunderbolt. Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Les Sparks, Radio Amateur story "Adventure of the Harbor Day Invasion"

Characters	Les Sparks
Genre	adventure
Script	Don Cameron
Pencils	Don Cameron
Inks	Don Cameron

7 page The King story "The Witch's Double"

Characters	The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.
Genre	detective
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.

6 page The Whip story "In New York"

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

8 page Minute Movies story "The Terror Trio"

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

9 page Hawkman story "The Mad Bomber"

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Villains: Big Frenchy, "Bomb Baby" Sathan
Synopsis	A crazed czar of crime invents bombs guided by remote control in order to wreak havoc on the city he intends to take over.....unless Hawkman can stop him first.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes	The last panel features one of Hawkman's "Weapons of the Past": signals by shield; writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1