Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	September 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shierra Sanders; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Reprinted	in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1; in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

13 page The Flash story "The Lottery"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Tuffy Hecke (first appearance; villain); Lefty (first appearance; villain); Mugs (first appearance; villain); Moe (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	Joan wins a contest for $1000, but is not present for the drawing, so the Flash decides to wisk her to the drawing at ultra speed. But when Joan is paid, the payoff is made with a phony $1000 bill.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils	Hal Sharp [as ghost for E. E. Hibbard]
Inks	Hal Sharp [as ghost for E. E. Hibbard]
Notes	Joan Williams address is given as 222 LaFayette Park Road in this story; credits 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 "Johnny Joins the Rodeo"

Characters	Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet [I].
Synopsis	Johnny meets and adopts Peachy Pet.
Genre	superhero; humor
Script	John B. Wentworth
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Les Sparks, Radio Amateur story "Adventure of the Phantom Churchyard"

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

7 page The King story "The Apartment Robbers"

Characters	The King [King Standish]
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 "Blackmail"

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

8 page Minute Movies story "Super Crime"

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

9 page Hawkman story "Menace from Space"

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; V: Noel Ratchford, Neptunian boy [D].
Synopsis	The Hawkman spies an alien space ship crashing to Earth, and, upon investigation, discovers that its huge passengers are dead....but a weird egg has survived!
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes	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